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• North Dakota gets its first female law dean
• Are law schools opening themselves to deceptive-advertising claims?
• Professor hopes bar passage data will produce 'crisper debate' over affirmative action
• Irvine wins provisional accreditation, but La Verne loses ABA's blessing
• ABA takes first formal step toward improving law school transparency
• Interim dean gets the permanent job in Toledo
• Duke launches LL.M. just for judges
• Duquesne chancellor donates $1.2 million to law school
• Cash infusion for Pennsylvania's public-interest program
• UC Irvine joins with Chinese university in business and law institute
• LSAT hopeful fails in bid for accommodations during test
• The hard part of law school transparency: Getting grads to answer surveys
• Two more disability-bias suits attack the LSAT
• New deans in San Diego and Boulder — one from private practice
• OPINION: How to teach ethics in law schools
• Law school sued over 'false' employment statistics

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North Dakota gets its first female law dean	Top
The University of North Dakota has tapped Kathryn Rand as the next dean of its School of Law. She will become the first woman to serve in the school's top administrative position, but she is no stranger to the job.
Are law schools opening themselves to deceptive-advertising claims?	Top
Fudging their graduate employment statistics is more than an ethical matter for law schools — it's a legal one, according to a paper written by a recent University of California, Davis School of Law graduate.
Professor hopes bar passage data will produce 'crisper debate' over affirmative action	Top
Since 2006, UCLA law professor Richard Sander has pushed the State Bar of California for detailed data on the academic records, bar exam results and ethnicities of bar candidates. He spoke to the NLJ about his research on the effects of law school affirmative action policies on minority attorneys.
Irvine wins provisional accreditation, but La Verne loses ABA's blessing	Top
The ABA's Section on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar granted provisional accreditation to UC-Irvine School of Law and revoked the provisional accreditation that the University of La Verne College of Law has held since 2006.
ABA takes first formal step toward improving law school transparency	Top
The American Bar Association has taken its first formal step toward improving the accuracy and transparency of law school employment data. A change approved on June 11 to its annual law school questionnaire will require schools to report more detailed employment and salary information.
Interim dean gets the permanent job in Toledo	Top
Daniel Steinbock, who has served as interim dean of the University of Toledo College of Law for the past year, will remain in the school's top administrative position.
Duke launches LL.M. just for judges	Top
Duke Law School announced this week that it will launch a master of laws program in judicial studies geared specifically to judges. Duke is also launching a new Center for Judicial Studies, which will support research on the judiciary.
Duquesne chancellor donates $1.2 million to law school	Top
Duquesne University School of Law has received a $1.2 million donation from chancellor and law professor John Murray Jr. The money will be used to establish the Dr. John and Liz Murray Endowed Fund for Scholarly Development.
Cash infusion for Pennsylvania's public-interest program	Top
On Monday, the University of Pennsylvania Law School announced that construction mogul Robert Toll and his wife pledged $2.5 million to expand its public-interest programs.
UC Irvine joins with Chinese university in business and law institute	Top
The University of California, Irvine School of Law will collaborate with a Chinese university to launch the first bilateral U.S.-China center focusing on business and law. Irvine business professor John Graham will lead the institute.
LSAT hopeful fails in bid for accommodations during test	Top
A college student with learning disabilities who sued the Law School Admission Council this week won't get extra time on the Law School Admissions Test, a court has ruled.
The hard part of law school transparency: Getting grads to answer surveys	Top
Transparency and accuracy in law school employment statistics is a hot topic right now, but some career services administrators believe an element is missing from the debate: how to ensure that recent graduates update schools on their employment status.
Two more disability-bias suits attack the LSAT	Top
Barely a week after a blind man filed suit alleging that the American Bar Association essentially requires a discriminatory test, a would-be LSAT taker with attention deficit disorder on Tuesday sued the Law School Admission Council, which administers the exam.
New deans in San Diego and Boulder — one from private practice	Top
Two law schools named new deans on Monday. The University of San Diego hired Goodwin Procter partner Stephen Ferruolo. The University of Colorado School of Law chose law professor Philip Weiser for its top administrative post.
OPINION: How to teach ethics in law schools	Top
Model Rules of Professional Conduct don't provide answers to many ethical dilemmas; schools should fill in the gaps.
Law school sued over 'false' employment statistics	Top
A 2008 graduate of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law filed a class action in California state court on May 26, alleging that the school committed fraud by misrepresenting the employment statistics for its recent graduates.

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