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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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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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Belmont plans to hire Jewish faculty for the first time

Inside Higher Ed

University leaders recently announced they’re specifically recruiting Jewish faculty members to teach in three of its graduate programs, hopefully as early as this spring. The university isn’t actively recruiting non-Christian students, but Jones said he wants them to feel at home there. ” Inclusive or Exclusive?

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These leaders’ commitment to DEI got them the nod for president

University Business

As Dean of the Faculty, she reviewed their recruitment, appointment and promotion; additionally, she oversaw the budget, personnel and graduate programs across multiple academic departments. Jenkins is set to become Bates College’s first Black president in its 168-year history. cum laude from Harvard Law School.

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity HEED Award Recipients

Insight Into Diversity

A-State has also impacted recruiting through the Student Diversity Recruitment team and the A-State INSPIRE program for first-year students. . Willard leads and manages Ball State’s Office of Inclusive Excellence, which is dedicated to the recruitment, retention, and celebration of diverse faculty, staff, and students.

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700,000 incarcerated students will be Pell-eligible in 2023. Here’s what that could mean for your institution

EAB

The History of Higher Ed for Incarcerated Students. 2 emerging law school recruitment challenges – and how to address them. As the US Department of Education described , this change will open doors to postsecondary education and new career opportunities for thousands of prospective adult learners. November 14, 2022.

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How the Ivy League's Jewish quotas shaped higher education

Inside Higher Ed

Image: In his new podcast series, Gatecrashers: The Hidden History of Jews and the Ivy League ( Tablet ), Mark Oppenheimer, writer and co-host of the podcast Unorthodox , examines how elite institutions sought to limit the number of Jewish students a century ago—and how the advent of that quota system has shaped U.S.