Legal Education Roundup (Jun 18, 2021)

Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.

• "In New Bar Exam Data, Racial and Ethnic Disparities Persist," The Recorder

• "July 2021 Bar Exams Will Be Online in 29 Jurisdictions; NCBE To Remove Online Option Beginning With February 2022 Exam," TaxProf Blog

• "'A Perfect Fit'? More Law Schools Embrace Legal Ops to Match Student Interests, Employer Needs," Legaltech News

• "Teach-out plan for Florida Coastal approved; classes will end after summer term," ABA Journal

• "It Looks Like End of the Line for the Embattled Florida Coastal School of Law," Daily Business Review

• "The Fall 2021 Admissions Cycle: The Best Of Times (For Law Schools), The Worst Of Times (For Applicants)," TaxProf Blog

• "Anger. Anxiety. Depression. Unprecedented Law School Admissions Cycle Is Taking a Mental Toll on Applicants," Law.com

• "'Powerful, Collective Voice': Independent Law Schools, Standalone Graduate Schools Team Up to Build Lobbying Muscle," Law.com

• "5 Things to Consider When Launching a Hybrid JD Program," Legaltech News

• "Australian Law Schools Start Teaching Students How to Respond to Sexual Harassment," Law.com International

• "Gripped by 'Dinner Party-gate,' Yale Law Confronts a Venomous Divide," The New York Times

• "Anatomy of an elite law school quasi-scandal," The Washington Post

• "Stanford Law Seeks to Distance Itself From Stanford University in Federalist Society Free-Speech Debacle," Law.com

• "A Law Student Mocked the Federalist Society. It Jeopardized His Graduation.," The New York Times

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