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Study: Law School Debt Weighs Down Many

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In its latest report regarding higher education’s return on investment (ROI), Georgetown University’s Center for Education and the Workforce (CEW) has analyzed 186 law schools and found at nearly one-in-five law schools, graduates’ net take-home pay after student loan payments averages at $55,000.

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Law School Admissions on the Rise

Insight Into Diversity

The number of students admitted into law schools rose in 2022, marking the first increase in seven years, according to a new report by the nonprofit AccessLex Institute. However, the data shows some progress for law schools in recruiting and retaining underrepresented individuals.

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Former Governor Joins Alma Mater's Law School Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

David Beasley Beasley receives the full-time appointment, effective March 1, as Distinguished Professor of Practice and Public Service in the law school’s Department of Legal Studies. The mission of the law school is to educate lawyer leaders for their communities, our state and nation,” said William Hubbard, dean of the Joseph F.

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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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Artist Sues Law School for Trying to Remove Murals of Slaves

Inside Higher Ed

But it wasn’t until police murdered George Floyd in 2020 that the institution finally decided they had to be removed. Students complained for years that the colorful panels were full of racist caricatures. It proved harder than expected.

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2 emerging law school recruitment challenges – and how to address them

EAB

2 emerging law school recruitment challenges – and how to address them. In the last 20 years, law school enrollment has been anything but consistent. In just a five-year period, from 2010 to 2015, the number of first-year law students decreased by more than 29%. For the 2022 cycle, law school applications are down.

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Reports Indicate High Employment Among Law Class of 2023

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The percentage of recent law school graduates employed in full-time, long-term Bar Passage Required or J.D. for the Class of 2020. For the class of 2023, the aggregated school data shows that 30,160 graduates, or 85.6% Advantage jobs has reached its highest level in the past decade. That compares to 30,512 or 84.6%