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• Indiana dean will balance provost duties with leadership of law school association
• ABA seeks better treatment of the disabled by LSAT administrator
• Magistrate judge named dean of Oklahoma City law school
• ABA gives ground on law schools' graduate jobs data reporting
• Law school? Who needs it?
• Dean stepping down at Arkansas
• With $24 million gift comes name change for Indianapolis law school
• Emory degree program introduces non-lawyers to the law
• Cornell Law to expand and modernize facilities
• New York Law and John Jay to offer joint degree in law and forensic psychology
• LAW SCHOOLS: An early connection
• Helping soldiers in court
• Maryland governor demands that law school drop lawsuit
• USC shelves plans for a tax LL.M.
• Professor's plea: Say no to 'law school porn'
• Pace solo incubator will assist low-income clients

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Indiana dean will balance provost duties with leadership of law school association	Top
Lauren Robel is gearing up for a busy 2012. A mere month before the dean of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law-Bloomington is to assume to the presidency of the Association of American Law Schools, university leaders have tapped her as the interim provost of the entire Bloomington campus.
ABA seeks better treatment of the disabled by LSAT administrator	Top
The ABA's Commission on Disability Rights has asked the council to change the way it handles requests for testing accommodations, to "ensure that the exam reflects what the exam is designed to measure, and not the test taker's disability."
Magistrate judge named dean of Oklahoma City law school	Top
Oklahoma City University School of Law has found its next dean on the federal bench. University officials announced on Dec. 4 that U.S. Magistrate Judge Valerie Couch would assume the law school's top position on July 1.
ABA gives ground on law schools' graduate jobs data reporting	Top
The council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar on Dec. 3 approved a new annual questionnaire intended to gather more detailed information about where recent law grads find work.
Law school? Who needs it?	Top
A handful of states still allow would-be lawyers to bypass law school altogether and learn the law under an experienced attorney, or to supplement one or two years of formal law school with a year or two of apprenticing.
Dean stepping down at Arkansas	Top
John DiPippa, the dean of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, will step down at the end of the academic year. DiPippa has led the law school since 2009, overseeing its reaccreditation by the American Bar Association and raising $3.3 million. He will continue to teach constitutional and public service law.
With $24 million gift comes name change for Indianapolis law school	Top
The Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis is now Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. University officials announced on Dec. 1 that attorney and civic leader Robert McKinney had donated $24 million to the law school.
Emory degree program introduces non-lawyers to the law	Top
Emory University School of Law is launching a year-long juris master degree program for professionals, undergraduates and graduate students who want an introduction to the law.
Cornell Law to expand and modernize facilities	Top
Cornell Law School will soon embark on a $55 to $60 million expansion that will add space and modernize its facilities.
New York Law and John Jay to offer joint degree in law and forensic psychology	Top
The program, which will take four years to complete, is intended for law students with an interest in mental disability law and psychology graduate students who wish to learn more about the legal system.
LAW SCHOOLS: An early connection	Top
If racial diversity in the legal profession is ever to climb above the 10% mark where it has hovered for the past decade, pre-law counselors and law school admissions officers need to do a better job of identifying promising minority applicants, guiding them through the often intimidating application process and ensuring that they graduate.
Helping soldiers in court	Top
Congress is now following a path set in recent years by law schools, law firms and the American Bar Association, which have recognized the growing imperative to provide military men and women with free legal aid when needed.
Maryland governor demands that law school drop lawsuit	Top
The battle between Maryland lawmakers and the environmental clinic at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law reignited this week, when Gov. Martin O'Malley sent a harshly worded letter to Dean Phoebe Haddon calling the clinic's involvement in a lawsuit an "ongoing injustice."
USC shelves plans for a tax LL.M.	Top
Launching master of law programs in tax seemed like a great idea when employers were confident that there would be a demand for the credential. But the legal market has changed dramatically since then, and the University of Southern California Gould School of Law is backing off a plan to add a tax LL.M. program.
Professor's plea: Say no to 'law school porn'	Top
It's that time of year when law school faculties are inundated with so-called "law school porn" — slick mailings extolling the virtues of individual law schools meant to influence law school rankings. Some legal educators believe the barrage of mail has gotten out of control, and proves that rankings are driving administrative decisions.
Pace solo incubator will assist low-income clients	Top
Pace Law School is the latest to announce plans to launch a solo incubator — a school-supported law firm geared toward helping recent graduates learn how to run their own practices.

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