Legal Education Roundup (Mar 26, 2021)

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

• "Ruth Bader Ginsburg celebrated in song by Illinois university," Australasian Lawyer

• "Record Number of Black Students Take the Reins at Flagship Law Journals," Law.com

• "The new top editor of Georgetown's flagship law journal is 'undocumented and unafraid'," The Washington Post

• "Black law students are thriving at places like Georgetown, but there still aren't enough of them," The Washington Post

• "Three Ways To Build an Antiracist Law Classroom That Confronts Structural Violence," New York Law Journal

• "Exploring Race and Racism in the Law School Curriculum: An Administrator's View on Adopting an Antiracist Curriculum," Rutgers Race and the Law Review

• "Eliminate the Bar Exam for Lawyers," Wall Street Journal

• "Required USC course on race is expected to help law students with various viewpoints," ABA Journal

• "Law School is Expensive. A New Database of 800 Scholarships Aims to Help.," Law.com

• "Virtual Judicial Internships for Law Students Coming Back This Summer," Daily Report

• "75% Of The Way Through The Fall 2021 Law School Admissions Cycle: Applications Are Up At 96% Of Law Schools, With Biggest Increases Among The Highest LSAT Bands," TaxProf Blog

• "Another Georgetown Law Professor Departs Amid Racial Controversy," Law.com

• "Alberta regulator's shortened articling period to remain for 2021-2022," Canadian Lawyer

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