More research is required that considers the participation of, and access for, marginalized wildlife viewers, according to a new study published in People and Nature. Kelsey Jennings, the lead author on the paper, worked as an urban outreach specialist for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources before coming to Virginia Tech.Photo courtesy of Kelsey Jennings“Coming…
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. We’re definitely hearing it from associates—asking whether we think their firms will be matching summer bonuses. A good number of associates have been putting in the hours on the practices that have been busy, including litigation and structured finance groups. There are definitely pockets…
Dr. Andrew AgwunobiAndrew Agwunobi has been named CEO and executive vice president of health affairs at the University of Connecticut Health. He served as president of Home Solutions for Humana. Agwunobi is a pediatrician with a medical degree from the University of Jos in Nigeria and residency at Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C. He…
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) Council recently adopted a revised policy concerning academic boycotts in its “Statement on Academic Boycotts.” The American Association of University Professors’ new “Statement on Academic Boycotts” reconsiders AAUP’s categorical opposition to academic boycotts.The statement reconsiders AAUP’s categorical opposition to academic boycotts from the 2006 report, On Academic Boycotts,…
(Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) The Olympics may be over, but this lawyer’s journey to the games will live on forever. Rose Harvey, 31, represented Team Great Britain as a marathoner, and she took a rather circuitous route to get there. Just a few short years ago, Harvey worked as a corporate lawyer at Pinsent…
What a difference a summer makes! In the few weeks since announcing her candidacy for president, Vice President Kamala Harris has ignited a level of hope and optimism not observed within the American electorate since Barack Obama’s run for president in 2008. As I listened to her speech in Philadelphia introducing her running mate Tim…
Above the Law publishes an in-house compensation report every year, and we are updating our data for 2024. If you’re an in-house attorney, please take our brief survey. The more information we collect, the more information we’ll have to share when we release the report later this year. Our 2023 survey had record participation, with more…
Newly released data reveals that, although students of color are steadily making up a higher percentage of those receiving law degrees, racial diversity in law school admissions, and attendance remains relatively stagnant. Some measures of academic success also declined for law students of color in 2023. AccessLex Institute, a nonprofit organization that advocates access to…
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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…