Legal Education Roundup (Oct 26, 2018)

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

• "A Boost for Graduates of U.S. Universities in H-1B Visa Pool?" Inside Higher Ed

• "Fixed Maximum Terms for Student Visas?" Inside Higher Ed

• "Conservative group suspends clerkship boot camp after questions about secrecy and loyalty pledges," ABA Journal

• "Curing the Cost Disease: Legal Education, Legal Services, and the Role of Income-Contingent Loans," Journal of Legal Education

• "Bar Exam Failure Is A Harbinger of Professional Discipline," TaxProf Blog

• "Why Public Service Loan Forgiveness Is So Unforgiving," NPR

• "Valparaiso Won't Say Whether Law School Will Close," Inside Higher Ed

• "Tennessee Rejects Plan to Move Law School," Inside Higher Ed

• "Tennessee Higher Ed Commission Rejects Transfer Of Valparaiso Law School To Middle Tennessee State University," Tax Prof Blog

• "Obama Student Loan Rule to Take Effect," Inside Higher Ed

• "DeVos' attempt to curtail debt forgiveness to defrauded students meets judicial roadblocks," ABA Journal

• "Law School Suits Provide Rare Glimpse into ABA Accreditation Process," Law.com

• "No Spring Enrollment for Embattled Thomas Jefferson School of Law," Law.com

• "An Empirical Analysis Of 'Public Interest Drift' In Law School," TaxProf Blog

• "Student Affairs Leaders Lean Left," Inside Higher Ed

• "The Real Cost of College Is Flattening as Schools Give More Scholarships," The Wall Street Journal

• "Law school grads reach a new low on Mass. bar exam," Boston Business Journal

• "Ahead of the Curve: Neurolaw Comes to Campus," Law.com

• "High-Powered Legal Factions Gear Up for Harvard Admissions Trial," Law.com

• "Dueling Rallies on Eve of Harvard Trial," Inside Higher Ed

• "Pa. July Bar Pass Rates Dip After Last Year's Uptick," The Legal Intelligencer

• "3 Skills of Top Lawyers that You Can Start Developing as a Law Student," The Girl's Guide to Law School