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Christopher Edley, Prominent Legal Scholar, Passes Away

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Edley spent more than two decades as a professor at Harvard Law School, where he and Orfield founded the Civil Rights Project in the aftermath of a 1996 court ruling that squelched race-conscious admission policies at many universities. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled against the UT practices. Orrick, Jr.

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Brietta Clark, Loyola Marymount Law School

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Burns Dean Brietta Clark, the 19th dean of LMU Loyola Law School, is the first woman and Black person to hold the position in the law schools history.

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Small College America – Profile: Hendrix College

Edu Alliance Journal

February 23, 2025, by Dean Hoke: This profile of Hendrix College is the third in a series presenting small colleges throughout the United States. Approximately 75% of graduates who apply to medical or dental school are accepted, and the law school acceptance rate is 78%. Graduation Rates are 67.3% in four years and 68.5%

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AAUP Report on Political Interference in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 185 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Henry “Hank” Reichman

The Change Leader, Inc.

Key Takeaways for University Presidents and Boards Thoroughly Review the Report: University presidents, administrators, provosts, deans, and other leaders actively engage with the contents of the report. And the federal government says, look, we’re not going to tell you you have to have a law school.

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2022: Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Sports Scholars of the Year In the spring, Diverse named Nakobe Dean and Sophie Jaques the Male and Female Arthur Ashe Jr. Then a linebacker at the University of Georgia, Dean is now playing professionally in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles. “It was more for other coaches.” 2022 Arthur Ashe Jr. Dr. Jerlando F.