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Law School's Enrollment Crisis? Looking Past the Headlines

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Enrollment data for the first law school class since the Supreme Court struck down the affirmative action in college admissions was released last December, and Dr. Sari Kisilevsky there was much concern about sharp declines in admission of Black and Hispanic students to elite law schools. This puts law schools in a bind.

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Compounding Inequities in Law School Are Not Insurmountable

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Newly released data reveals that, although students of color are steadily making up a higher percentage of those receiving law degrees, racial diversity in law school admissions, and attendance remains relatively stagnant. Some measures of academic success also declined for law students of color in 2023.

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University of Virginia Law Establishes Education Rights Institute

Insight Into Diversity

The University of Virginia School of Law is launching a new Education Rights Institute to enhance understanding, scholarship, and resources for K-20 schools and disadvantaged students. Karsh Bicentennial Professor of Law and director of the law school’s Center for the Study of Race and Law.

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A Humanistic Revolution in Legal Education—How Penn State Dickinson Law Is Reimagining Anti-Racism in Action

Insight Into Diversity

In the wake of George Floyds murder, as institutions across the country wrestled with what it means to confront systemic racism, one law school took actionright in the deans backyard. With over 180 contributors from 75+ institutions, this practical reader is a toolkit for implementing anti-racist change in legal education and beyond.

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity HEED Award Recipients

Insight Into Diversity

Binghamton University reestablished the Affirmative Action Office and adopted the Bias Incident Response Team model comprised of campus partners representing a diversity of voices that employ education, counseling, and cultural competency training to help resolve incident reports. Urban STEM Education — Davenport University.

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

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As Stanford law professor Richard Thompson Ford has suggested , “It’s enough to count the justices nominated by Republican presidents to predict the court’s decision. For higher education leaders, it matters in part as a tool for helping imagine potential responses to the Court’s ultimate decisions, whatever they might be.

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Understanding Financial Aid Leveraging with Dr. Jimmy Jung

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Each episode, it’s my job to engage with some of the brightest minds in higher education and the broader world of marketing to bring you actionable insights that you can use to level up your school’s marketing and enrollment performance. Spent the last 20 years working in higher education. I’m Jarrett Smith.

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