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UC Hastings proposed Event Policy smacks down the ‘heckler’s veto’

FIRE

March 2, 2022 was a dark day for free speech at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. At a campus event, constitutional scholar Ilya Shapiro couldn’t even get through his opening remarks because of cacophonous chanting and yelling by protestors, rendering the audience completely unable to hear him.

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Stanford Law DEI Dean on Leave After Disrupted Event

Inside Higher Ed

A Stanford University law school dean at the center of a free speech controversy has been placed on leave amid continuing criticism of the March 9 event, at which students shouted down federal judge Kyle Duncan, an anti-LGBTQ+ conservative, who had been invited to speak on campus. Hide by line?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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National Black Pre-Law Conference to take Place at Harvard

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The annual National Black Pre-Law Conference and Law Fair will take place next week at Harvard University. Evangeline Mitchell Now in its 19th year, the event is designed to help increase the number of African American law school applications, students and graduates nationwide.

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Reviving Support for Black Law School Students

Insight Into Diversity

“If I can help maybe spark some interest in their mind about working on some of the social ills that exist, I think it’s important for me and others to come and do that,” Abdullah told a local news station after the event. The post Reviving Support for Black Law School Students appeared first on Insight Into Diversity.

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University of Toronto to Return $450,000 Gift From Amazon

Inside Higher Ed

The University of Toronto’s law school will return a $450,000 gift from Amazon amid criticism that the source of the gift wasn’t shared publicly and participants in events supported by the gift weren’t told who funded them, the law school said in a statement Friday.

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SRT fly-in strengthens links between counselors and prestigious Spanish universities

The PIE News

Between November 25 and November 29, counselors visited university campuses in Barcelona and Madrid during a week-long fly-in event hosted by independent university fair organiser SRT Fairs. Dr. Daniella Schmitt from European School RheinMain and Andrs Giraldo from IED Madrid during a one-on-one meeting at the SRT fly-in Spain.

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HBCUs Advance Legal Equity Through Community Engagement and Partnerships

Insight Into Diversity

Students at the Southern University Law Center work with local community members to help expunge nonviolent criminal charges from their records. Through these Expungement Initiative events, the Louisiana Workforce Commission covers legal fees, while SULC students assist formerly incarcerated individuals in filing the necessary paperwork.

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