Law Schools

Dean tapped for new LMU law school in Downtown Knoxville (WBIR-TV Knoxville)

24 Jul 2008

Knoxville's newest law school now has a founding dean. On Thursday, Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) announced the hiring of Sydney A. Beckman as dean of the University's proposed School of Law. Beckman will begin work at LMU on August 1.

Cedar Rapids schools seeking $6 million for flood-displaced students (The Gazette)

24 Jul 2008

CEDAR RAPIDS and#8212; Cedar Rapids school leaders say they will ask the federal government for $6 million to provide services and free meals this school year to hundreds of students displaced by the June flooding.An estimated 1,800 students in the 17,600-student district live in areas that flooded. Many of them will be considered homeless this fall under federal education law, prompting the ...

'Wall Street Journal' Joins the Law Debate (US News & World Report)

24 Jul 2008

The newspaper's Law Blog joins the discussion on possible law school ranking methodology changes.