Brooklyn Law fellows in health law and family law present research
BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — Health Law & Policy Fellows and Marsha Garrison Family Law & Policy Fellows presented the findings of their major research projects and resulting papers to the Law School community and friends on April 8. The centerpiece of the year-long fellowships, these research projects focus on a legal or policy issue in their…
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GOODWIN LAW –Goodwin’s 2L Diversity Fellowship Program for the 2023 Summer Associate class is open for applications. The Diversity Fellowships provide second-year law students from historically excluded groups with the opportunity to earn a position in Goodwin’s 2023 Summer Associate program, in addition to receiving an award of $30,000. Finalists for the 2L Fellowship will be…
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TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a University of Pittsburgh Law Review Online article by Jonathan Todres (Georgia State University Law) calling for professors to consider the work-life balance of their students to combat substance abuse and mental health issues.
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USC GOULD LAW — For USC Gould alumni Elizabeth E. Atlee (JD 1993), and Steve Atlee (JD 1990), giving back has always been a shared goal. The couple achieved that aim in a personally meaningful way in March 2021 by establishing the Elizabeth and Steve Atlee Endowed Scholarship, an endowed fund that supports Latino students at…
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TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article by professor Victoria Sutton (Texas Tech Law) on the perceptions of law students about the transition to online learning as well as the return to in-person classes.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Education Department said Wednesday night that at President Joe Biden’s request, it is continuing to give student loan borrowers a break from making their monthly payments for another nine months, until Sept. 30. The department’s student aid website was also updated to reflect the pause had been extended.
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Excess of Democracy (By Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) shares his approach and plan for a hybrid law school classroom for the fall semester.
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PrawfsBlawg (By Jessica Erickson) — Professor Erickson (University of Richmond Law) continues her series on preparing to teach online this fall with a post focusing on techniques that help students reflect on the material.
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — John Nolan likes running an active classroom. A lecturer in the college of business at the University of Nevada at Reno, he favors the Socratic method as he walks among his 150 or so business-law students.
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YAHOO! NEWS — Students are taking the bar exam Wednesday, but other options are available in the coming months.
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