Legal Education Roundup (Nov 12, 2021)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"Law students report exhaustion, anxiety, food insecurity amid pandemic," Reuters
"After N.Y. bar exam results disappoint, focus turns to California," Reuters
"New York sees decrease in pass rate for July bar exam," ABA Journal
"Yale Law dean says new curriculum needed for next batch of leaders," Reuters
"UC Hastings leaders move to change name linked to Native American massacres," San Francisco Chronicle
"UC Hastings law school will advocate for name change because of namesake's role in massacres," ABA Journal
"Hastings Law to Change Name Linked to Native Massacres," The New York Times
"Columbia Law Students Go On Location for the Time-Honored Brooklyn Bridge Hypothetical," New York Law Journal
"US renews ABA status as law school accreditor; lawyer gets NBA scoring gig," ABA Journal
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