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Staying Woke for A Cause

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Born in 1942, he was an aspirational child who had his life planned out long before high school. He would go into the Air Force, followed by college, law school and then run for political office. He never made it to the Air Force or law school, but he made his political dreams come true. The rest is history.

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Struggling law school seeks to reinvent itself

Inside Higher Ed

South Royalton’s main claim to fame, however, is that it is home to the Green Mountain State’s only law school. Vermont Law School has doled out juris doctor degrees to students from across New England and beyond since 1972. Vermont Law School is no different. Interest in J.D.

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Staying Woke for A Cause

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Born in 1942, he was an aspirational child who had his life planned out long before high school. He would go into the Air Force, followed by college, law school and then run for political office. He never made it to the Air Force or law school, but he made his political dreams come true. The rest is history.

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Mount Holyoke Taps Howard University Law Dean to Lead College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Under her leadership, the law school increased its national profile, created new programming and pulled in more funding and resources. This is a full-circle moment for me, because Dean Holley was my very first hire as president of Howard in 2014,” said Dr. Wayne A.

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Small College America – Profile Wabash College

Edu Alliance Journal

Alumni The majority of Wabash students enter graduate or professional school within five years of graduating. Each year, approximately 25-30 percent of Wabash graduates enroll in graduate and professional schools, including about 8-10 percent in medical and law schools and about 20 percent in other graduate arts and sciences programs.

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President moves: hearty welcomes and rocky goodbyes

University Business

The school’s last president was fired for witnessing a decline in enrollment and financial challenges. Enrollment at Delta State has dropped 29% since 2014 and reversing that trend will be at the top of Ennis’ to-do list. The Benedictine president-elect holds a Ph.D. We are excited to the moon.”

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The Supreme Court affirmative action hearings: a guide for the overwhelmed

EAB

In 2014, lower courts ruled in the schools’ favor, finding that their policies complied with Supreme Court precedents. Harvard Law School. Yale Law School. SCOTUS’ current deliberations are considering whether those precedents themselves should be overturned. Jeannie Suk Gerson. Justin Driver.