Welcome back to Ahead of the Curve. I’m Karen Sloan, legal education editor at Law.com, and I’ll be your host for this weekly look at innovation and notable developments in legal education.
This week I’m checking in on a trio of elite law schools that have recently improved their Loan Repayment Assistance Programs for graduates in public interest and other low-paying jobs, and what’s driving the trend. Next up is a closer look at Syracuse University College of Law’s brand new hybrid J.D. program, which takes place mostly online. And I’ve got a rundown on women and minority law deans taking center stage, with Notre Dame University Law School hiring its first ever non-white dean. Read on.
