Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris’ Law School Reports An Applicant Surge As Election Nears
Reuters: “The University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, has reported a 64% spike in its number of applicants during the final weeks of the U.S. presidential election between Donald Trump and the school’s alumna, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris.
The school has received 633 applications thus far, up from 385 this time last year, according to a report prepared by the Law School Admission Council and reviewed by Reuters. The council maintains a centralized application system for all U.S. law schools accredited by the American Bar Association.
Law Dean David Faigman said on Tuesday that applicants have cited Harris as one reason UC Law San Francisco is in high demand this year. Harris, who is running for president as a Democrat, graduated from the school in 1989 when it was called the University of California Hastings College of the Law.
UC Law San Francisco’s increase is nearly twice that of the 33% increase in the national applicant pool this year, a number tracked by the Law School Admission Council.”
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Yale Law
A Look At J.D. Vance At Yale Law
New Haven, CT: “Georgia State Sen. Josh McLaurin LAW ’14 never imagined he would see his roommate, JD Vance LAW ’13, alongside Donald Trump on the Republican ticket.
Just over a decade before his vice presidential candidacy, Vance graduated from Yale Law School. There, he was well-liked among students across the political spectrum and wanted to be a “moderating influence,” his classmates recalled. As a student, Vance facilitated a reading group, sent spirited emails to his classmates, adventured on road trips and hikes, and met his future wife, Usha Chilukuri Vance ’07 LAW ’13.
Though the roommates did not become close friends, McLaurin said he respected Vance’s intellectual rigor and open-minded curiosity.
“I really believed that he had the potential to reshape conservative politics,” McLaurin told the News. “He was not just parroting Republican Party talking points. He was really his own thinker, and he had modesty about his own thoughts.”
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Columbia University Law School
Student Profiles of Columbia Law, Class of 2027
New York City, NY: “The Class of 2027 has begun its Law School journey. Meet 13 members of this accomplished cohort, who bring with them an array of academic interests, life experiences, and professional ambitions.”
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The University of Washington School of Law
University of Washington School of Law Attracts $45 Million Dollar Gift
Reuters: “The University of Washington School of Law has landed what looks to be the largest single law school donation of 2024, with a $45 million gift for its existing international leadership program.
University officials said on Tuesday that the gift from the estate of Stan and Alta Barer will go toward a program that funds masters degrees for lawyers from developing countries.
The gift far outpaces other donations to law schools this year. Southern Illinois University rebranded its law school as the Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School in February after a $10 million gift from attorney John Simmons and his wife Jayne Simmons. The University of Missouri received $10 million from the estate of an anonymous donor in March, and Creighton University School of Law last month announced a $9.7 million donation from the estate of alumni James Menehan.
The largest gift ever to a U.S. law school was made in 2019, when the W.P. Carey Foundation pledged $125 million to the University of Pennsylvania law school, which was renamed the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School.”
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