Sentences with phrase «public law schools»

UNC was one of the first large public law schools to adopt the software.

Public law schools are funded largely by Canadian taxpayers; and have been subjected to an avalanche of historic criticism; and have also been granted a monopoly to attract students who want access to the legal profession — not to «chart their own paths.»

Until 1990, there were only six public law schools in Afghanistan.

Existing public law schools were revived and many more law schools in both the private and public sector have been established.

In 2008, the relevant stakeholders of public legal education institutions agreed to standardize their curriculum and collectively produce legal textbooks to be taught in other public law schools.

«We have three public law schools,» Summers said Monday.

The ABA Journal, via the Daily Herald (apparently «Suburban Chicago's Information Source»), is reporting that Scott Summers, the Green Party candidate for Illinois state treasurer, proposes eliminating two of the state's three public law schools in order to save some cash.

Public law schools have followed an even steeper curve.

While Turkewitz doesn't see a need to increase the number of law schools, he finds value in the New York plan to the extent that it would create new public law schools, with affordable tuition for state residents.

Public law schools bear responsibility to deal with problems of minority underrepresentation based on social fact evidence.

When the Supreme Court ruled that a Christian student group could only be recognized at a small public law school if it accepted non-Christians and gays as potential leaders, some lawyers and campus advocates grew nervous.

Just a few days after University of Massachusetts officials announced a plan to take over the private, unaccredited Southern New England School of Law and give the state its first public law school, proponents and opponents are lining up for what promises to be a heated battle.

Strengthen the public - service component and the argument for a public law school would become stronger.

For instance, I still have trouble wrapping my head around the quarter - million - dollars in student loan debt that my wife and I had after we graduated (and from public law school at that!)

An editorial in that newspaper argues that a takeover by UMass of the SNESL assets would cut by at least half the cost of accrediting a new public law school from scratch.

Massachusetts is one of just six states without a public law school.

An effort to create the first public law school in Massachusetts got a boost Friday when University of Massachusetts President Jack M. Wilson gave it his endorsement.

Here in Massachusetts where I practice, debate continues over a plan by the University of Massachusetts to open the state's first public law school.

«I don't know how or why anyone would want to be taking on the cost and responsibility of the creation of a public law school when we're trying our hardest to make ends meet with the higher education systems and institutions that we currently have,» Richard Doherty, president and chief executive of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts, told The Boston Globe.

Only in this case, the debate is over whether the state should open a public law school as part of the University of Massachusetts.

Robert V. WardOn this week's episode of the legal - affairs podcast Lawyer2Lawyer, we interview Robert V. Ward Jr., dean of the new University of Massachusetts School of Law, the first public law school in the state.

Mr. Rodems has also lectured for the Florida Association of School Board Officers, the Hillsborough County Bar Association Public Law School, the National Safety Council, and the American Liver Foundation, Gulf Coast Chapter.

Between 1987 and 2005, the average public law school's resident tuition increased to $ 13,145 from $ 2,398, while the average private - school tuition jumped to $ 28,900 from $ 8,911, according to the American Bar Association.

CLE presentations are good for all the reasons you list, especially at a public law school in a state like West Virginia where a high percentage of the lawyers are WVU Law graduates.

One might hope that a public law school would be cheaper and allow students a path to a JD with lower debt loads (see Law School Debt Loads).

Not exact matches

«I worry this will turn immigration itself into a poison pill,» says Vivek Wadwha, an entrepreneur and researcher of public policy at Stanford Law School, and an Inc. columnist.

By law, public school districts are required to have one certified school safety specialist.

Jonathan Zittrain, a professor at Harvard Law School and an expert in the First Amendment, told the Washington Post that a court could decide that if the public interest was so compelling, then newspapers or the public should try to compel the candidate to authorize the IRS to release his tax information lawfully.

Wells Fargo wants schools and communities to be safe from gun violence, but changes to laws and regulations should be determined through a legislative process that gives the American public an opportunity to participate.

If you're dedicated enough to get into U of T's MPP program as well as their JD program (law school), you can combine the degrees and complete them simultaneously for a well - rounded law and public policy education.

He added that he would ask for $ 500 million in mental - health and school - safety initiatives, and he called for a law - enforcement officer in every public school and for mandatory «active - shooter training» for students and faculty.

«At a minimum we need a law that protects the privacy of our children in our public schools,» Abbott said.

«It used to be that Silicon Valley had the attitude that Washington was inconvenient,» Vivek Wadhwa, an entrepreneur and researcher of public policy at Stanford Law School, says, but over the last few years Silicon Valley has reached a turning point, and that perspective has changed drastically.

«My guess is pharma is waiting to see how it plays out and which side the public opinion goes,» said Hank Greely, director of the Center for Law and the Biosciences at Stanford Law School.

While federal gun control laws are stalled, the group's school violence prevention training programs are expanding rapidly across the country, including to the Los Angeles public school district.

«So many things can look good online,» says Ray Madoff, director of the Forum on Philanthropy and Public Good at Boston College's Law School.

«The problem is, I don't know whether I'm going to get the mensch or the schmuck,» Joele Frank, of the eponymous public relations firm that has helped companies fight Elliott and other activists, commented at a panel at a Tulane law school event in March.

Ben W. Heineman, Jr., GE's former Senior Vice President for Law and Public Affairs, is senior fellow at Harvard Law School's Program on the Legal Profession and Program on Corporate Governance and senior fellow at the Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.

Alex Whiting, a former federal prosecutor who is now a professor at Harvard Law School, said he found it «striking» that «Mueller seems to be preparing the report with an expectation that it will eventually become public.»

The risks of medical marijuana laws are important to convey, said lead author Deborah Hasin, of Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health in New York.

But the government needs the income generated from taxes to provide funding for schools, law enforcement, veterans» benefits, public projects and various programs.

(Never forget House Speaker Paul Ryan's now - deleted tweet celebrating a public high school employee's salary increasing by $ 1.50 weekly because of the GOP tax law.)

There are three upcoming events I will be presenting at: Sept 11: Modern Money & Public Purpose, Jerome Greene Hall, Room 104, Columbia Law School, 435 West 116th St, New York The event will be streamed live and questions can be asked via twitter.

Moderator: William V. Harris, William R. Shepherd Professor of History and Director, Center for the Ancient Mediterranean, Columbia University Speaker 1: L. Randall Wray, Research Director of the Center for Full Employment and Price Stability and Professor of Economics, University of Missouri - Kansas City Speaker 2: Michael Hudson, President, Institute for the Study of Long - Term Economic Trends and Distinguished Research Professor, University of Missouri - Kansas City Tuesday, September 11, 2012 About the Seminar Series: Modern Money and Public Purpose is an eight - part, interdisciplinary seminar series held at Columbia Law School over the 2012 - 2013 academic...

Section 529 plans: The new law expands use the use of Section 529 plans to cover $ 10,000 of annual expenses for public or private K - 12 schools Previously, use of 529 funds was limited to higher education expenses.

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She holds a Juris Doctor from the Law School of the University of Puerto Rico and a Bachelor's Degree in Public Relations from the University of Florida.

The John R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Program provides up to $ 10,000 per year of law school loan repayment for state and federal public defenders and state prosecutors who agree to remain employed as public defenders and prosecutors for at least three years.

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The original MBA survey has been broadened to evaluate disciplines not typically associated with the concepts surrounding sustainability, including law schools, teachers colleges, industrial design programs, public policy schools and others.