Mitchell Hamline Law launches Visiting Assistant Professor program to help diversify the legal academy
MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Among Mitchell Hamline’s six newest faculty members are three women of color who are the school’s initial Visiting Assistant Professors (VAPs):Engy Abdelkader, Maikieta Brantley, and DeShayla Strachan.
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THE NATIONAL JURIST — Willamette University College of Law is expanding its law clinic services to focus on the school’s signature strengths (some of which include public service and health law) and has appointed two new faculty members to help with the new programs. Sarah Matsumoto, from Sturm College of Law at the University of Denver,…
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INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY — Six-month course enables graduates to practice law and represent clients in tribal courts.
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UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Maine School of Law has expanded its offerings to include a new Certificate in Business and Transactional Law.
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WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY — With growing interest in its experiential learning opportunities, Willamette Law excitedly announces a significant investment into the Clinical Law program with the hiring of Professor Sarah Matsumoto, from Sturm College of Law at the University of Denver, and the appointment of Distinguished Practitioner-in-Residence, Professor Susan Cook, to the full-time faculty. Both will assume their positions…
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WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL — The school wants to provide more scheduling flexibility by starting some clinics in the fall or spring semesters and guarantee a spot to every student who wants one beginning in the 2022-23 school year…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — The past year has brought both mental health and racial justice to the forefront for many college leaders. A survey of college presidents from the American Council on Education found that more respondents rated the mental health of students as a pressing issue than said the same about spring enrollment numbers.
Read More about Pilot program implements well-being support recommendations for students of color at 18 collegesCase Western Reserve Law launches summer JumpStart program for incoming first-year law students
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — With its new JumpStart program CWRU School of Law is providing incoming 1L students the opportunity to begin their law school career a few months early. The JumpStart program offers an eight-week summer experience designed to help students excel in law school and beyond.
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law launches summer JumpStart program for incoming first-year law studentsUSC Gould Law Center for Transnational Law and Business launches project to monitor antitrust enforcement trends
USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — With countries around the world seeing a rise in antitrust and competition enforcement in digital and technology sectors, the Center for Transnational Law and Business, based at the USC Gould School of Law, has launched an international study group to track trends and developments in the Americas.
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UC BERKELEY SCHOOL OF LAW — An education program developed at UC Berkeley aimed at stamping out antisemitism on campus is finding a national audience, with help from a $25,000 grant and a video that strives to put a complex history into simpler terms.
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