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Law School Admission Council Names Sudha Setty as New President and CEO

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In a significant leadership transition at one of legal education's key institutions, the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) has appointed Sudha Setty as its new president and chief executive officer, effective July 1, 2025. Law schools and higher education face enormous challenges and opportunities," Setty said.

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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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Former Governor Joins Alma Mater's Law School Faculty

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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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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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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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UCLA, UC Irvine Law Schools Drop ‘U.S. News’ Rankings

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The law school of the University of California, Los Angeles, announced Tuesday that it is dropping out of the U.S. And on Wednesday, the law school of the University of California, Irvine, joined the movement. Approximately 80 percent of a law school’s U.S. News & World Report rankings.