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• $10 million Milken gift pushes UCLA past the $100 million barrier
• ABA's stance on law school accreditation transparency fails to satisfy senator
• New York Law School, Thomas Cooley accused of job statistics fraud
• House of Delegates seeks reforms in legal education
• Scrambling for control
• University president responds to charges by ousted dean; students rally
• NALP clashes with ABA over jobs data — and hints at taking legal action
• Being 'there' for each other
• Dean ousted in row over University of Baltimore's 'tax' on law school
• Stetson will be site of white-collar 'boot camp'
• After a difficult search, Northwestern settles on a law dean
• South Carolina launches building drive
• 'Poster child' shares frustration about pace of law school reform
• Law school defends its reported graduate job-placement rate
• It's all academic
• Widener law professor cleared of harassment charges

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$10 million Milken gift pushes UCLA past the $100 million barrier	Top
ABA's stance on law school accreditation transparency fails to satisfy senator	Top
U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley is not satisfied with the American Bar Association's response last month to a series of questions he posed about the organization's oversight of law schools.
New York Law School, Thomas Cooley accused of job statistics fraud	Top
Two of the country's biggest law schools were hit with class actions on Aug. 10 alleging that they fraudulently inflated post-employment graduation and salary statistics to lure prospective students.
House of Delegates seeks reforms in legal education	Top
Delegates approved a series of resolutions pertaining to the financing and curriculum of legal education, although the ABA's legislative body lacks the power to compel law schools to make changes or control over how student loans are administered.
Scrambling for control	Top
A move by the American Bar Association to design its own employment data-reporting system has sparked a rift with the National Association for Law Placement. The clash caught many legal educators by surprise, and raises questions about the organizations' motivations.
University president responds to charges by ousted dean; students rally	Top
The dust has yet to settle at the University of Baltimore, where popular School of Law dean Phillip Closius was forced out on July 29 after clashing with administrators over law school finances and other issues.
NALP clashes with ABA over jobs data — and hints at taking legal action	Top
A bitter turf war has broken out between the National Association for Law Placement and the American Bar Association over the collection of law school postgraduate employment data, with the former hinting that it might sue the latter.
Being 'there' for each other	Top
Success in the legal world is determined less by how much you can control than by the strength of your relationships.
Dean ousted in row over University of Baltimore's 'tax' on law school	Top
Phillip Closius, dean of the University of Baltimore School of Law, resigned abruptly on July 29 at the request of university President Robert Bogomolny, according to a letter Closius e-mailed to the law school community.
Stetson will be site of white-collar 'boot camp'	Top
The program, which will be the first of its kind, according to Stetson, will focus on advocacy and other skills during multi-day sessions at the Gulfport, Fla., campus.
After a difficult search, Northwestern settles on a law dean	Top
University of Texas law professor Daniel Rodriguez will assume the law school's top administrative position on Jan. 1. It won't be his first stint as dean — Rodriguez ran the University of San Diego School of Law from 1998 to 2005.
South Carolina launches building drive	Top
The University of South Carolina has announced plans to replace its aging School of Law facility with a new, $75 million building in downtown Columbia. The law school will need to raise the remaining $25 million before it can break ground.
'Poster child' shares frustration about pace of law school reform	Top
A recent New York Times article used New York Law School and its longtime dean, Rick Matasar, to illustrate the larger problems facing law students and legal education. The NLJ speaks with Matasar about that article and why meaningful change at law school is so slow to come about.
Law school defends its reported graduate job-placement rate	Top
The Thomas Jefferson School of Law has filed its response to a class action brought in May by a 2008 graduate alleging that the school misrepresented its graduate employment statistics. Essentially, it argued that the graduate hadn't done enough research before enrolling.
It's all academic	Top
With one of their own sitting in the Oval Office, it's reasonable to think that legal academics might enjoy an edge in snagging nominations for plum judicial and executive branch posts. But law professors have received a relatively chilly reception in Washington of late, at least when it comes to high-profile positions that require the blessing of the Senate.
Widener law professor cleared of harassment charges	Top
Embattled Widener University School of Law professor Lawrence Connell has been cleared of racial and sexual harassment charges by a three-member university panel that reviewed his conduct in response to several student complaints. It was the second time he has beaten such charges following internal investigations.

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