Legal Education Roundup (Jul 29, 2022)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"Hybrid JD Programs Gaining More Traction at Law Schools," Law.com
"Law students want more distance education classes, according to ABA findings," ABA Journal
"California Western Law Receives Largest Gift in School's History," Law.com
"Number of 2022 Law School Applicants Still Outpacing 2020 Applicants—But Just Barely," Law.com
"Penn Law dean wants 'major sanctions' against lightning rod professor," Reuters
"This Year Is Still Different: An Outdated Bar Exam In Troubled Times," TaxProf Blog
"LSO reaches important milestone in ongoing investigation into leaked bar examination questions," Law Times
"Black Law Student Attrition In The Age Of Affirmative Action: Why America's Current Diversity Framework Is Failing," TaxProf Blog
"Despite Renewed Commitment to Diversity, Colleges Make Little Progress, Report Says," The Chronicle of Higher Education
"Lots of Talk About Diversity, but the Numbers Don't Budge," Inside Higher Ed
"Racial and Ethnic Equity in U.S. Higher Education," McKinsey
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