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Kramer Levin in New York launched its Racial Justice Initiative Scholars program this year, a creative effort aimed at furthering its commitment to diversity and inclusion. Its first class of scholars targeted New York area law schools and included seven students in their first year of law school at Fordham University School of Law, New York University School of Law and Columbia Law School.

A student group at Harvard Law staged a sit-in on Oct. 6 to bring attention to its call for more reproductive justice offerings at the school, and gathered 1,110 signatures for a demand letter.

University of Nebraska College of Law has launched a new Public Interest Scholars Program for prospective students applying for admission to the school in 2023.

Brigham Young University - J. Reuben Clark Law School in Provo, Utah announced a Global Business Law Program.

New data from an annual survey shows that law students are satisfied and successful in online learning.

This fall, University of Iowa College of Law launched the Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative for environmental law students, after receiving a $5 million donation.

As of mid-October, the number of applicants for the Class of 2023 was down 11.7% from the year before. The number of applications had dropped 16.2%, meaning students are applying to fewer schools as well.

Your time is approaching. There will be a day when you hold your right hand up and swear to uphold the laws of your state and country and only then will you understand: three years in law school is an eternity; three years in practice is an instant.

Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law in Malibu, California and Tuskegee University in Alabama recently created a J.D. degree partnership program to allow students to receive two degrees in only six years.

With almost 90% of law schools classified as liberal, some worry that the ideological imbalance could have a negative effect on legal education.