Southwestern Law launches online JD program  

October 2, 2023

SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL — Southwestern Law School is proud to announce the launch of the nation’s first online J.D. program offering both full-time and part-time options with a mainly asynchronous curriculum.

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Akron Law partners with Central State University on accelerated ‘3+3’ Bachelor’s/JD program

September 27, 2023

THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Akron School of Law (Akron Law) and Central State Universitytoday announced a degree partnership to create a seamless, sequential system for students to obtain both a bachelor‘s degree from Central State and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Akron Law in just six years instead of

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UC Irvine Law collaborates with engineering school for scholarship program

September 27, 2023

UCI LAW —  The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) and the University of California, Irvine’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering have established the Engineering-Law Scholarship Program, a collaboration to offer Samueli School of Engineering graduates access to scholarship funds at UCI Law.

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Touro Law to offer hybrid program at Times Square location

September 25, 2023

NATIONAL JURIST — Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center will be offering a JD program in New York City. The American Bar Association and New York State Education Department recently approved the school’s FlexTime program to be located at the university’s new Cross River Campus in New York City.

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Gift to Northwestern Law to establish public advocacy fellows program

September 19, 2023

NORTHWESTERN PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW — Charles H. Rivkin and Robert S. Rivkin have made a $100K gift in honor of their late father William Rivkin (JD ’48) to help establish the William R. Rivkin Law and Public Advocacy Fellows Program.

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Rutgers Law receives state funding for New Jersey Housing Justice Project  

September 19, 2023

RUTGERS — In 2020, the Legislature passed NJSA 22A:2-51a, funding law school programs to prepare more law students to help with the housing crisis.

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BYU-Idaho and Ensign College receive approval for three-year expedited undergraduate program 

September 13, 2023

INSIDE HIGHER ED — Three-year bachelor’s degrees are coming to Brigham Young University–Idaho and affiliated Ensign College next year, following approval of the truncated programs by an accrediting body.

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Pepperdine Law Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution to host mediation training program in Switzerland

September 8, 2023

PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — The Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution’s popular Mediating the Litigated Case (MLC) professional training program is going global.

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Syracuse University creates law-social work partnership to assist veterans and families 

September 7, 2023

THE DAILY ORANGE — Syracuse University’s College of Law and David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics are forming a joint Legal-Social Work Partnership program designed to legally assist aging veterans and their families.

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Rutgers Law celebrates first year of Certificate in Cannabis Law and Business Program   

August 23, 2023

RUTGERS LAW — At the beginning of this year, a group of entrepreneurs and advocates convened for the first session of Rutgers Law School’s new Certificate in Cannabis Law and Business.

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