Legal Education Roundup (May 29, 2020)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"More States Move Upcoming Bar Exams Online in Response to Virus," Bloomberg Law
"Citing COVID-19, Minnesota Law Graduates Seek to Bypass Bar Exam to Practice in Wisconsin," Newsweek
"July Bar Exam Update: Colorado, Delaware, Kansas, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Washington," TaxProf Blog
"William & Mary's First African American Dean to Take the Helm in an Unprecedented Time," Law.com
"Harvard Law School Makes Online Zero-L Course Free for All U.S. Law Schools Due to Coronavirus," The Harvard Crimson
"Law school still out of compliance with ABA admissions standard and dealing with fraud allegations," ABA Journal
"Pandemic X: To the class of 2020," Law21
"U.S. Department Of Education Extends Online Education Flexibility Through Fall 2020 Semester," TaxProf Blog
"Expanded online law school classes could continue under plan endorsed by ABA legal ed council," ABA Journal
"Largest law firms stay the course with summer programs, employ students at home," The Globe and Mail
"University of California Will End Use of SAT and ACT in Admissions," The New York Times
"Golden State Blockbuster: U. of California Will Replace ACT and SAT With New Test — or None at All," The Chronicle of Higher Education
"Dropping the SAT and ACT — for Good," Inside Higher Ed
"Go Ahead, California, Get Rid of the SAT," New York Times
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