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Law school institutes implicit bias training for students, faculty

University of Mississippi Law School Dean Susan Duncan said that after a forum last spring, it was clear that law school students wanted a stronger focus on diversity. “We hosted a community

October 9, 2019

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The LSAT goes digital

Beginning Sept. 21, the LSAT has gone completely digital and is the last of the graduate level exams to make this switch. The Law School Admissions Test (LSAT), a crucial part of

September 25, 2019

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For the first time, over half of the law school’s incoming class is female

Nearly 165 years after the University of Mississippi School of Law first opened its doors, the school will have a female majority in the incoming class — for the first time in

September 16, 2019

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Law school students visit Emmett Till memorial in Sumner

The Ole Miss School of Law chartered a bus to Sumner on Friday, to visit the Tallahatchie County Courthouse and Emmett Till Interpretive Museum. The visit came in response to the photo

September 9, 2019

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New Accelerated Law Program offers students expedited success

This spring, Mariel Spencer, a 2019 UM graduate, became the first student to graduate through the Accelerated Law Program. The Accelerated Law Program allows students to take some law school classes while

July 10, 2019

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University’s MacArthur Justice Center reveals Mississippi defendants spend months in jail awaiting trial

BRANDON — Jerry Sanders has been sitting in a jail cell on a relatively minor charge of methamphetamine possession for more than a year — longer than the sentence he could get

April 25, 2018

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Law school reflects on 50 years of diversity

The University of Mississippi School of Law is celebrating 50 years of diversity with its Recollections and Reflections conference starting Thursday. The event is set to honor both past and more recent African-American

August 23, 2017

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