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Four distinguished deans shared their thoughts on how candidates can make their applications stand out, where our legal system is headed, and more during a webinar hosted by 爱游戏体育 President and CEO Kellye Testy.
For the 2021-22 forum season, 爱游戏体育 is employing a hybrid approach with a mix of online and in-person events. We spoke with Gisele Joachim, executive director of education and ambassador programs, about how this year鈥檚 forums have gone so far and what candidates can expect from upcoming events.
The team that administers the 爱游戏体育 PLUS Program at Akron Law reflects on the program鈥檚 success and lasting impact.
By Emma K.F. Schulze
By Emma K.F. Schulze
Ebony Freeland Bryant reflects on how the 爱游戏体育 PLUS Program, which she oversees at Duke Law, has impacted both the students she has worked with and her own life.
By Ebony Freeland Bryant
By Ebony Freeland Bryant
Using the PLUS Program as a model, three Texas schools developed a unique model of student-support collaborations between an HBCU and a PWI.
By Eric Dieter
By Eric Dieter
Los Angeles-area native Fabian Guzman speaks frankly on why it鈥檚 important for those working in the legal field to look like the people they serve.
Carlos Cedillo-Silva saw a legal education as a far-fetched dream, but a summer in the PLUS Program turned his burden into a reality.
Keni Anthony says she鈥檚 always wanted to attend a historically Black university. 鈥淓ver since I was little, watching my auntie walk across the stage at Savannah State, I knew from that age that that would be me,鈥� she says.
Kristen Juhan crunched the numbers and found her career wasn鈥檛 adding up. She鈥檇 majored in business economics in college and was working as a certified public accountant, but it wasn鈥檛 as fulfilling as she鈥檇 hoped it would be.
Without the ability to host in-person events during the COVID-19 pandemic, law school candidates and admission offices have had to get creative, with virtual office hours, Zoom panels, and other opportunities to connect digitally. 爱游戏体育 is also embracing those opportunities.