Legal Education Roundup (Jul 17, 2020)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"UNH Law School Faculty Votes To Drop Franklin Pierce Name," TaxProf Blog
"USC Law School Shifts From In-Person/Hybrid To Predominantly Online Teaching In Fall 2020," TaxProf Blog
"Florida A&M Law School Reverses Plan For Hybrid Fall Semester, Shifts To 100% Online," TaxProf Blog
"79% Of Faculty Vote To Strip Robert E. Lee's Name From Washington & Lee University," TaxProf Blog
"Cultivating Grit In Law Students," TaxProf Blog
"Pepperdine Caruso Law Names Inaugural Assistant Dean Of Student Life, Diversity, And Belonging," TaxProf Blog
"UC-Hastings Law School Goes 100% Online In Fall 2020," TaxProf Blog
"Law Schools Scramble to Retain Foreign Students Amid ICE Online Education Ban," Law.com
"Harvard, MIT Sue Trump Administration Over ICE Online Education Ban," New York Law Journal
"Pennsylvania and Kentucky Bar Exams Replaced by October Online Test," Law.com
"Pennsylvania Is Fourth State To Recently Switch From On-Ground To Online Bar Exam," TaxProf Blog
"Recent Law Grads Call on California Trustees to Scrap Bar Exam," Bloomberg Law
"Proposed Bill Would Grant Emergency Diploma Privilege in New York," New York Law Journal
"Texas Is Third State In A Week To Switch From On-Ground To Online Bar Exam," TaxProf Blog
"Supreme Court temporarily amends rule to allow new law school grads to work at private firms," Star Courier
"Illinois Provides Temporary Practice License For New Law School Graduates," TaxProf Blog
"July 2020 Bar Exam Chaos: 50 States, 14 Different Approaches," TaxProf Blog
"Law School Deans Lobby California Court for Diploma Privilege in Virus Era," The Recorder
"California Law School Deans Report On July 2 Meeting With State Supreme Court And Bar," TaxProf Blog
"Florida And Massachusetts Switch From On-Ground To Online Bar Exams," TaxProf Blog
"A Dozen Legal Education Entities Snagged PPP Loans, Including LSAT Maker." Law.com
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