Legal Education Roundup (Oct 4, 2019)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"Decision Day Approaches for Admission Counselors," Inside Higher Ed
"White Borrowers? Almost Paid Off. Black Borrowers? Still Indebted," The Chronicle of Higher Education
"Student Debt Reinforces the Racial Wealth Gap, Study Finds," Inside Higher Ed
"Student debt is hitting African Americans the hardest. These experts have a plan to fix it," The Washington Post
"Law School Enrollment By Race And Ethnicity," TaxProf Blog
"Wilmer Hires New Diversity Director From Boston College," The National Law Journal
"AccessLex: What Do We Know About Law Student Indebtedness?," TaxProf Blog
"The 2019 Summer Associates Survey: Wined, Dined and Worried," The American Lawyer
"Employers Helping Tackle the Student Debt Explosion," Connecticut Law Tribune
"'The Best and the Brightest' Clerks: Why the Justices Should Look Beyond Harvard and Yale," The National Law Journal
"2019 Survey of Admissions Leaders: The Pressure Grows," Inside Higher Ed
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