Education
Entry-Level Legal Job Market Shrank in 2017
The American Bar Association released its employment data for the 2017 law school graduating class April 20, and there’s both good and bad news. The good news is […]
Johns Hopkins Hires Two Managers at $6 Billion Investment Office
Johns Hopkins University created two positions at its $6 billion investment office, luring managers from Stanford and Brandeis universities. Christopher Lenox started April 9 as managing director for […]
Chicago Professors Ratify First Contract
Non-tenured professors at the University of Chicago ratified a first union contract two years after negotiations began, the union announced April 16. The deal, approved April 13, provides […]
Wake Up Call: Judge Okays Facebook Photo-Scanning Case Seeking Billions
• Facebook could potentially be on the hook for billions of dollars in damages after a federal judge allowed millions of the social network’s users to proceed with […]
Harvard’s Admissions Secrets Won’t Become Public Just Yet
Many of Harvard University’s secrets about its admissions practices will remain confidential — for now.Harvard is defending a lawsuit over how it chooses its students by a group representing more than a dozen […]
Wake Up Call: New ABA Site Allows Quick Search for Schools’ Bar Passage Rates
• The American Bar Association’s new comprehensive data on bar passage rates at ABA-approved law schools eliminate the need for a school-by-school search. Among other things, the data show […]
No Letup in Small Law School Closures Post Financial Crisis
The announcement that John Marshall Law School’s Savannah campus would close is the latest illustration of how smaller, lower-ranked schools have struggled to stay open since the Great […]
White House Spotlights Campus Speech Involvement
• Conservatives say free speech being stifled • Scholars dispute “crisis” claim A White House forum highlighted concerns about free speech on college campuses, while scholars told Bloomberg […]
Q&A with Kalpana Kotagal: Going to the Source for Insights on ‘Inclusion Riders’
Many people heard about “inclusion riders” for the first time in Frances McDormand’s speech when she won Best Actress in a Leading Role on Hollywood’s biggest night. What […]
Big Law Still Loves Columbia Grads
Columbia Law School remains a darling of Big Law. According to the American Lawyer’s “Go-To Law Schools Report,” the school sent 68 percent of its 2017 graduating class […]