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• Nebraska, New Mexico win the commencement speaker jackpot
• Law schools may be forced to disclose scholarship retention rates
• Law professor charges collusion between dean and police
• Law school recovering from massive tornado
• Arizona State's Berman to become law dean at George Washington University
• Law students help Iraqis win refugee status
• Letter to the Editor
• A major donation and a name change for Maryland law school
• Case Western fills long-vacant law dean post
• Legal scholarship carries a high price tag
• Recent graduates report satisfaction with 'real world' training in law school
• New deans at Loyola, South Carolina and Kansas
• Technology — and action — emphasized as tools to improve legal education
• OPINION: Law school for the white and wealthy
• OPINION: Transparency: the cure for America's ailing law schools
• Widener professor sues dean over racism, sexism charges

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Nebraska, New Mexico win the commencement speaker jackpot	Top
A handful of schools have yet to announce their speakers, but it looks like the always-in-demand justices of the United States Supreme Court opted to get off the beaten path.
Law schools may be forced to disclose scholarship retention rates	Top
The committee reviewing the American Bar Association's law school accreditation standards is considering requiring schools to disclose the percentage of students who lose merit scholarships following their first year.
Law professor charges collusion between dean and police	Top
A Hamline University School of Law professor has filed a civil lawsuit against law school dean Donald Lewis and the head of the St. Paul. Minn., police union, claiming the two colluded to have her removed from the faculty.
Law school recovering from massive tornado	Top
Law students at the University of Alabama School of Law were hunkered down and studying on Wednesday — the first day of final exams — when a tornado ripped through Tuscaloosa and skirted the university campus at around 5 p.m.
Arizona State's Berman to become law dean at George Washington University	Top
George Washington University Law School has named Paul Schiff Berman as its new dean. Berman at present is the dean of Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, where he helped spearhead a somewhat controversial plan to wean the law school off public funding during the next five years.
Law students help Iraqis win refugee status	Top
What began in 2008 as an effort by Yale law students to help Iraqis seek refugee status has evolved into a nonprofit organization with student chapters at nine law schools and three more on the way.
Letter to the Editor	Top
ABA Consultant on Legal Education Bucky Askew challenges claims made in the opinion piece "Law School for the White and Wealthy."
A major donation and a name change for Maryland law school	Top
The University of Maryland School of Law is getting a $30 million donation and a new name. Starting next fall, the school will become the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law.
Case Western fills long-vacant law dean post	Top
Case Western Reserve University School of Law has tapped George Washington University Law School professor Lawrence Mitchell as its next dean, pending final approval by the university's trustees.
Legal scholarship carries a high price tag	Top
The Future Ed conference took place in New York on April 16 and drew more than 100 academics to discuss innovation in legal education, including how to best use tenured faculty.
Recent graduates report satisfaction with 'real world' training in law school	Top
The prevailing wisdom among legal educators is that law schools should provide more practical skills and "real world" training, to better prepare students to practice law. Research by the National Association for Law Placement validates that line of thought.
New deans at Loyola, South Carolina and Kansas	Top
María Pabón López, Robert Wilcox, and Stephen Mazza are all among the new law dean announcements coming fast and furious as the academic year draws to a close.
Technology — and action — emphasized as tools to improve legal education	Top
Legal educators are not known for embracing innovation and new teaching techniques, but some law professors are pushing for change amid a tight law job market and pressure for schools to produce practice-ready young attorneys.
OPINION: Law school for the white and wealthy	Top
The ABA continues its monopolistic control over access to legal education, imposing its costly, outdated model of 19th century legal education on all ABA law schools.
OPINION: Transparency: the cure for America's ailing law schools	Top
For the first time, they would have a potent incentive to reduce tuition and accelerate the so-far glacial movement to incorporate practical skills into legal education.
Widener professor sues dean over racism, sexism charges	Top
An embattled professor at Widener University School of Law has sued law Dean Linda Ammons for defamation after he was placed on administrative leave for allegedly using violent hypothetical situations and offensive language during his criminal law class.

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