Albany Law students help launch guide to nonprofit advocacy
ALBANY LAW SCHOOL – Thanks to a team effort between Albany Law School and University at Albany students, nonprofit organizations now have access to a new online resource that will guide their advocacy and lobbying efforts while preserving their nonprofit status.
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW – American University Washington College of Law has launched a new faculty webinar series – “WCL Faculty Speaks” – to address key legal and policy issues impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. The series of live webinars, hosted by Washington College of Law legal experts, address the state of international human…
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UC IRVINE — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) has announced the creation of its first scholarship endowment targeted at “first-generation” students. The endowment is being generously funded by Carol and Eugene Choi and will be named the Choi Family Endowed Law School Scholarship Fund.
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NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL — The COVID-19 pandemic—with its devastating and unequal impacts on health, education, and employment, particularly for communities of color—has generated new issues in family law and impacted families’ access to justice. NYLS, an established leader0 in family law through its Diane Abbey Law Institute for Children and Families, is expanding its programming to promote…
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PEPPERDINE CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — In response to the challenges posed by COVID-19 on summer employment opportunities, Pepperdine Caruso Law has recently implemented several programs to assist current students and recent graduates in enhancing their legal skills and launching their careers.
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TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The Texas A&M School of Law Residency Externship Program in Public Policy is pleased to announce the 2020-2021 Class of law students who will be representing the school in Austin, Texas and Washington, D.C.
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UCHICAGO NEWS — Released June 10 by the International Human Rights Clinic, the report comes amid growing demands for police reform at local, state and federal levels following the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Laquan McDonald and many other black Americans.
Read More about University of Chicago Law International Human Rights Clinic releases report on police use-of-force policiesPenn Law hosts Global Institute for Human Rights 2020
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW — At a time of a global pandemic, international experts and thought leaders from around the world, from India, China, Zimbabwe, London, France, Brazil, Egypt and Lebanon convened on June 8-19 through the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Global Institute for Human Rights.
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW — This past week, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s innovative Master in Law (ML) program welcomed over 90 students into its summer session, double the number that enrolled last summer, for what will be the school’s first ever completely remote term.
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WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — West Virginia University College of Law students are working throughout the region this summer for legal organizations that help those in need. The students are Public Interest Advocates Summer Fellows. They work for 10 weeks in paid, full-time positions for organizations that provide legal services to low income clients, the elderly, children, victims…
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