Lawschoolloans Newswire on Barton Fraud, Crdeit Understanding, HEA & PHEAA
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| Thursday, March 27 , 2008 |
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No Threat to Federal Student Loan Availability |
By Carina Zaragoza |
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On March 17, 2008, witnesses testified before the Senate Education Committee regarding the availability of federal student loans. The committee met at Northeastern University in Boston and was called by Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA), chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee. Recent reports of possibly reduced or no funds for the fall semester have prompted Congress to take action.
"We simply cannot allow the problems in the credit markets to prevent our young people from going to college," Kennedy said in his opening statement.
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Harvard Law School to Waive Tuition for 3Ls
By Carina Zaragoza
Harvard Law School recently announced it will waive tuition for third-year law students. These students may see a savings of more than $40,000. The condition is that they must pledge to work for five years with the government or a nonprofit organization. Harvard Law already offers loan forgiveness programs to students choosing public service work upon graduation.
The main impetus for creating this new, and unique, tuition incentive is to encourage students to enter the public service sector. From 2003 to 2006 only about 10% to 12% of students entered public service jobs. Many students who would have entered public service may have been dissuaded by the high salaries law firms offer, in many cases well over $100,000.
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Laptops: Advice on Getting the One for You
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By Mahsa Khalilifar
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| A good laptop is important to have while in law school. |
A laptop is probably one of your steadiest and most loyal friends during your law school years. Not exactly an exciting relationship but in theory the most reliable and workable thing in your presence. Everyone wants the best laptop, but there is no true objective answer regarding what is the best laptop out there. Each person needs to look at his or her personal needs in order to pick the best laptop that fits his or her lifestyle.
A lot of people make the mistake of buying a laptop based on a brand name or even because of a certain color and style, but these methods aren't always the best bet when picking out your portable computer.
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Record Number of Applications Received by Charleston School of Law
A record number of applications have arrived at Charleston School of Law for the 2008-2009 school year. About 1,270 applications were submitted for 135 full-time slots. This reflects a 40% increase from the past year. The school has earned provisional accreditation from the American Bar Association and sits on a 1.25-acre plot bought from the city of Charleston. Charleston School of Law plans to develop the land and believes that the city did the right thing in helping them out. It is essential for the school to demonstrate room for growth in order to continue with its accreditation process.
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University of Virginia School of Law Gets New Dean
Paul G. Mahoney, a law professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, has been appointed the law school's new dean. Mahoney, who joined the law school's faculty in 1990, is an expert in corporate law. While serving as academic associate dean between 1999 and 2004, Mahoney administered the school's academic policies as well as its curriculum. He also has received an All-University Outstanding Teaching Award. His predecessor, John C. Jeffries, began a $150 million fundraising campaign, contributed to public service and curricular programs, and worked to improve student recruitment during his term.
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