To keep law school faculty and staff up to date with the latest legal education news, we collect articles on new programs, collaborations with other schools, faculty accomplishments, awards, clinical activities, and special events. You can share news and updates with the editors of the weekly digest here. With the launch of our online platform LENS, we will be sharing a weekly roundup of legal education news, highlighting the most important stories.

Location: Hempstead, New YorkFounded: 1970Joined AALS: 1972Dean: Jenny Roberts Since 1970, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University has provided more than 14,000 students with an education that blends rigorous academics and practical experience. Located on Hofstra University’s campus in Hempstead, New York, just 25 miles from New York City, the school provides access to one of the world’s […]

Welcome to the 2026 Annual Meeting. It is difficult to overstate how active and consequential the past year has been for legal education and for the Association of American Law Schools. This moment also coincides with a period of reflection and celebration, as we mark the 125th anniversary of the Association.

AALS released the results of its annual survey to measure the contribution law schools make to legal services through clinics, other experiential courses, and the pro bono activities of law students. In December, 108 law schools reported that 22,336 law students in the class of 2025 contributed more than 5.1 million hours in legal services […]

To keep law school faculty and staff up to date with the latest legal education news, we collect articles on new programs, collaborations with other schools, faculty accomplishments, awards, clinical activities, and special events. You can share news and updates with the editors of the weekly digest here. With the launch of our online platform LENS, we will be sharing a weekly roundup of legal education news, highlighting the most important stories.

have long set my sights on becoming President of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). What was it that spoke to me about this organization and its stakeholders? No doubt, it was the degree of intellectualism, the weightiness of formal and informal conversations, and the unexpected, yet crucial relationships with colleagues that grew deeper and more meaningful with every meeting. But in my first encounters with the AALS, I was clearly at the fringe, and this stung.

By Katie Crowley & Kellye Y. Testy -- From our two vantage points... we have come to share a simple conviction: no dean should have to lead a law school alone.

To keep law school faculty and staff up to date with the latest legal education news, we collect articles on new programs, collaborations with other schools, faculty accomplishments, awards, clinical activities, and special events. You can share news and updates with the editors of the weekly digest here. With the launch of our online platform LENS, we will be sharing a weekly roundup of legal education news, highlighting the most important stories.

Location: Wilmington, DelawareFounded: 1971Joined AALS: 1987Dean: Todd J. Clark Widener University Delaware Law School is a private institution that offers a legal education rooted in real-world experience, supported by its location in Wilmington, the corporate capital of America. As the first ABA-accredited law school in the state, it is known for its corporate law curriculum and its pioneering leadership in dignity rights. […]

Stephen W. Mazza, Dean of the University of Kansas School of Law, has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 AALS Award for Excellence in Mentoring Future Legal Education Leaders. The inaugural award was presented by the AALS Deans Forum Steering Committee during a session at the AALS Annual Meeting in New Orleans in […]