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Testy Appointed to Lead the Association of American Law Schools

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Testy has been appointed executive director and CEO of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). Testy, the current president and CEO of the Law School Admission Council, begins her new role effective July 1. She also chaired the planning committee for the AALS Workshop for New Law School Teachers in 2010.

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Resource Offers Data on Law School Deans

Insight Into Diversity

Tracking law school deans across the U.S., The resource was created in 2007 by Jim Rosenblatt, JD, professor of law and dean emeritus at the Mississippi College School of Law. It’s rare for a law school dean to stay in their role for 10 years or more, Rosenblatt says.

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Belmont plans to hire Jewish faculty for the first time

Inside Higher Ed

” The university plans to recruit Jewish faculty members to teach in the university’s law school, pharmacy school and new medical school, scheduled to open in 2024. It also can lead to a lack of consensus on things like this.”

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The State of Law School Diversity in the Wake of Affirmative Action Bans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Krinsky, executive vice president for operations and chief of staff at The Law School Admission Council (LSAC). While diversity in law schools continues to grow, it has failed to keep pace with demographic representation within the U.S. Over the last three years, Black law school applicants have made up roughly 7.8%

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Protecting Tribal Sovereignty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Carpenter, Council Tree Professor of Law, and director of the American Indian Law Program at the University of Colorado Law School. Two structural things are helpful in getting more Native Americans interested in attending law school, Fletcher notes. On Indigenous Peoples Day (Oct.

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Higher Education Inquirer - Untitled Article

Higher Education Inquirer

Crimes that institutions report annually to the federal government include murder, aggravated assault, rape, hate crimes, domestic violence, motor vehicle theft and violations of state or local liquor laws. Schools also must report arrests as well as any disciplinary action taken against students accused of certain crimes.

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Battling anti-CRT legislation in the Upper Midwest (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

” The state teachers’ union, North Dakota United, argued that critical race theory is not being taught in public schools; in a July 2021 blog post, the union’s president characterized CRT as “a construct of higher education, specifically law schools.”