Denver Law debuts part-time JD program
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER — The University of Denver Sturm College of Law transformed its part-time JD program to make it more accessible to students with competing professional or familial commitments.
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BERKELEY LAW — The program, which serves area high school students from disadvantaged backgrounds, provides paid law-related internships and classes at Berkeley Law that integrate a legal curriculum with life and leadership skills.
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AKRON LEGAL NEWS — A new summer pipeline program at The University of Akron School of Law provides students from diverse or underrepresented backgrounds an in-depth preview of the law school experience.
Read More about University of Akron Law launches summer program legal pipeline program for high school studentsGeorgia State University Law students use data analytics to predict case outcomes
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY NEWS — At The Legal Analytics Lab at Georgia State University College of Law, law and analytics students use text mining and other tools to build models that predict the outcome of various cases.
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UA NEWS — In a new program developed jointly by the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law and the Mexican Foreign Ministry (Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores), Mexican diplomats are learning the foundations of American law.
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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CAREY SCHOOL OF LAW — The Transnational Environmental Accountability project will focus on strategies for holding multinational companies accountable for harm caused by their activities in developing countries.
Read More about University of Maryland Carey Law launches transnational environmental accountability projectLegal scholars from Duke Law launch project focused on criminal justice research and policy
DUKE LAW — Criminal justice research and policy in North Carolina will be the focus of a new interdisciplinary project at Duke. The project will collect and analyze local state-level data relevant to a wide range of policies, including those aimed at improving the fairness of criminal justice outcomes.
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DRAKE UNIVERSITY — Drake University Law School has established a new Institute for Justice Reform and Innovation, which will serve as a center for research and training on topics including implicit bias, sentencing reform, and improving trial procedures.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Students at the UVA School of Law interested in fighting injustice will be able to gain experience and course credit through the Civil Rights Clinic, a new offering this spring.
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LONG ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS — Hofstra Law Dean A. Gail Prudenti discusses Hofstra’s new Center for Applied Legal Technology and Innovation, where law students will be taught to use current and emerging technology, and how to apply those skills and expertise to provide cutting-edge legal services.
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