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Facing the challenge of losing accreditation, the school has taken a bold step. It has drastically reduced this year’s entering class and is giving full-tuition scholarships to all full-time students.

The University of Connecticut School of Law has partnered with Disability Rights Connecticut to provide legal advocacy for people with disabilities through a clinic.

Another law school is changing its name to disassociate itself with slave owners. The University of Richmond in Virginia is removing the name of T.C. Williams from its law school name.

Vermont Law and Graduate school, previously named Vermont Law School, has announced the Vermont School for the Environment.

Thomas R. Kline, one of the nation’s most successful personal injury and medical malpractice lawyers, will have a second law school named after him, after donating $50 million to Duquesne University School of Law in Pittsburgh.

The University of Houston Law Center will officially open the doors to the John M. O’Quinn Law Building during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sept. 22.

The new building is designed for 412 law students and 78 faculty and staff members.

If you’re wondering whether you should join law student organizations, you might have considered some of these factors but still aren’t sure what to do. To help you navigate this decision, we’ve put together these tips for getting the most out of student organizations without getting overwhelmed.

The University of Akron School of Law and Kent State University recently created a J.D. degree partnership program to allow students to receive two degrees in only six years.

The 60 deans responded to that request for comments with a letter that says optional entrance exams would cause schools to rely more on GPA and other criteria, which could be “detrimental” to diversity among law students and the legal profession.