Is The NextGen Bar Really Next Up?

Known for testing for minimum competency and failing to do its job, bar exam reform advocates have spent years pushing for a meaningful alternative. The perfect solution would be if all law schools did a good enough job of teaching students how to be lawyers that they were work-ready by the time they cross the…

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Federal Antidiscrimination Law Does Not Require Campus Crackdowns | Michael C. Dorf | Verdict

Having apparently learned a lesson from the fate that befell the presidents of Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania after they testified before Congress last December, last week Columbia University President Minouche Shafik gave an unequivocal “yes” answer to the question from Representative Elise Stefanik that tripped up Shafik’s erstwhile Ivy League peers: whether calls…

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Understanding the Donor Cultivation Cycle

In this blog post, I’m going to focus on something I think all fundraisers should know about in order to be more effective at their jobs: the donor cultivation cycle. First, what is the donor cultivation cycle?  The donor cultivation cycle describes how you identify potential donors, encourage them to give, and then steward those…

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Announcement of opinions for Wednesday, April 17

LIVE By SCOTUSblog on Apr 17, 2024 at 12:00 am On Wednesday, April 17, we will be live blogging as the court releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion announcements.   Recommended Citation: SCOTUSblog , Announcement of opinions for Wednesday, April 17, SCOTUSblog…

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Opal Lee to Receive Honorary Degree

Civil rights icon Opal Lee will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Southern Methodist University (SMU). Lee, known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” is expected to receive the honor during the university’s May 11 commencement ceremony. She led a national grassroots campaign that resulted in the 2021 establishment of Juneteenth, the June…

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