Arthur Miller, Preeminent Legal Expert, To Address Graduating Class
Concord Law School of Kaplan University, the nation's leading fully-online law school, will celebrate the graduation of 101 online students on Saturday, Feb. 27, at the Skirball Cultural Center. The graduating class of army engineers, doctors, college professors and other professionals includes 71 graduates of the Juris Doctor program and 30 who earned an Executive Juris Doctor degree.
Arthur R. Miller, LL.B.,one of the nation's preeminent legal experts and a New York University Law School professor, will deliver the keynote address. Miller, who served on the Harvard Law School faculty for more than 35 years, sparked controversy in 1998 when he filmed video lectures for Concord Law School. His early support of—and contribution to—Concord Law School generated media headlines as universities confronted intellectual property issues raised by Internet-based education. His lectures continue to be part of Concord's curriculum. Concord President and Dean Barry Currier, J.D., will present Miller with an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree in recognition for his early support of Concord and its mission, his renowned skills as a teacher of law and for "his early understanding of both the opportunities and the risks of contemporary technology for society, the law and education."
DATE: | Â | Â | SATURDAY, FEB. 27 |
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TIME: | 10 A.M. | ||
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PLACE: | SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER | ||
2701 NORTH SEPULVEDA BLVD | |||
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About Concord Law School
Concord Law School was founded in 1998 and today has 1,500 students across the country and around the world. Since Concord's first graduating class in November 2002, more than 1,000 students have completed the JD and EJD programs. The formal merger of Concord into Kaplan University in the fall of 2007 made Concord the first online law school to be part of a regionally accredited institution of higher education. Kaplan University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Concord is also accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council, a nationally recognized accrediting agency. Additionally, Concord is an institutional member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the International Association of Law Schools. For more information, visit info.concordlawschool.edu.
About Kaplan Higher Education
Concord Law School of Kaplan is part of Kaplan Higher Education, which serves more than 103,000 students online and through more than 70 campus-based schools across the United States and abroad. Kaplan Higher Education schools offer a spectrum of academic opportunities, from certificates and diplomas to graduate and professional degrees, including a juris doctor degree. Kaplan Higher Education is part of Kaplan, Inc., a leading international provider of educational and career services for individuals, schools and businesses. Kaplan serves students of all ages through a wide array of offerings including higher education, test preparation, professional training and programs for kids in grades K through 12. Kaplan, Inc. is a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO), and its largest and fastest-growing division. For more information about Kaplan University, visit www.kaplan.edu/talent.
Contacts:
Concord Law School of Kaplan University
Press contacts:
Holly
Barnhill
holly_barnhill@concord.kaplan.edu
tel.
(310) 689-3216/cell (818) 406-0561
or
Michele Pore
mpore@kaplan.edu
tel.
(312) 706-6006/cell (312) 502-7534
