Legal Education Roundup (Apr 12, 2024)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"Bar exam data bodes well for February pass rates, after a two-year slump," Reuters
"Education in the Age of Gen AI: Experiential Training Is Essential for Success," Legaltech News
"Government Expands Student Placement Opportunities at University of Saskatchewan College of Law," Education News Canada
"Support for ABA Proposal to Accredit Fully Online Law Schools Wanes," Law.com
"Law deans oppose proposal to accredit online law schools," Reuters
"Unseen struggle: Foreign lawyers' journey to the Canadian bar," Law360 Canada
"After DEI Ban, UT-Austin Eliminates a Division and Lays Off Its Former Diversity Staff," The Chronicle of Higher Education
"Law student diversity, especially at top schools, shrank after affirmative action bans, study finds," Reuters
"Affirmative Action And Racial Diversity In U.S. Law Schools, 1980-2021," TaxProf Blog
"Law School Diversity Dips Amid Affirmative Action Bans," Law360
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