Tag: EducationLaw
Bar Applicant With Extreme School Debt Can Sit for the Bar, Ohio Supreme Court Says
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Cynthia Marie Rodgers, the Capital University School of Law graduate who got dinged on her Ohio character and fitness application for having almost $900,000 in school debt.
Federal Judge Holds DeVos in Contempt in Student Loan Case, Slaps Education Department With Fine
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Money from the fine will be used to compensate the 16,000 people harmed by the federal agency’s actions.
Former Biglaw Co-Chair Gets One Month in College Scam
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“I disregarded the values I’ve had throughout my life,” the once-highflying New York M&A lawyer told the U.S. district judge just before she sentenced him.
Marquette Law School Professor Suspended Over Student Relationship
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The school dismissed Paul Secunda, a blogger and authority on labor and employment law, from his teaching duties two weeks from the end of this past semester.
Former Baylor Coach Rips Pepper Hamilton, Calls Out Ken Starr
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A former football coach who lost his job at Baylor University had some harsh words for former Baylor president Ken Starr, but his strongest words are for Pepper Hamilton, the firm that investigated a sexual misconduct scandal involving football players.
Defrauded Students of For-Profit Schools Will Stay Indebted, Judge Rules
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A proposed class of borrowers had asked U.S. Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim to revive an Obama-era policy that promised full debt forgiveness to students defrauded by the now-defunct, for profit Corinthian Colleges, reports Courthouse News Service.
Former University GC Gets a $430K Retirement Payout
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Robert Noto, who had been with the university since 1995, resigned about a month after MSU Trustee Brian Mosallam called for his immediate resignation.
Savannah Law School Student Sues for Fraud, Breaching Trust in Planned Closing
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The plaintiff alleged the school’s pending closure results “at least in part from the defendants’ mismanagement of funding for the law school.”
‘Gainful Employment’ No True Test of School Success
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Had the Borrower Defense to Repayment rule taken effect, for-profit colleges would have had to prove their programs led to the “gainful employment” of graduates or risk the loss of federal aid, according to a post by Androvett Legal Media & Marketing.
Judge to Consider Timing of Trump University Trial
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Trump’s lawyers, who have put the candidate on a list of witnesses who may testify, oppose a trial while Trump is in the race, citing the possibility of a zoo-like atmosphere.
