Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Addresses Concord Law School in First-Time Online Colloquium
LOS ANGELES, CA, June 25, 2004 - Today Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia participated in a first-time online colloquium with Concord Law School's faculty, alumni and students from his chambers at 7:00 a.m. Pacific Time.
The event covered a variety of topics related to the role and operation of the Supreme Court in our justice system. Over 400 students participated.
"We are honored to have Justice Scalia meet with our students, alumni and faculty in this innovative and engaging online environment," said Barry Currier, Dean of Concord Law School. "We hope to offer other such opportunities to our community on a variety of important legal issues in the future."
Concord Law School (www.concordlawschool.com), which currently enrolls more than 1,700 students, has been authorized to award the Juris Doctor degree by the California Bureau of Private Post-Secondary and Vocational Education and has complied with the registration requirements of the State Bar of California, which permits its graduates to apply for admission to the California Bar. Additionally, Concord is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). The DETC is a United States Department of Education recognized accrediting agency and is a member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
Concord is part of Kaplan Higher Education (www.kaplanhighereducation.com), a group of institutions that offer fixed-facility and online certificate and degree programs. Each of the individual schools is separately accredited by one of several national or regional accrediting agencies approved by the U.S. Department of Education. With 67 schools in 16 states and numerous online programs, Kaplan Higher Education currently serves more than 45,000 students through campus-based schools and online programs. Kaplan Higher Education is a division of Kaplan, Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO).
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