Many public and private redevelopment projects have been halted because of the downward economy and recent elimination of California redevelopment agencies.

Money continues to be spent and construction projects are moving forward for Proposition H and U work at Grossmont Union High School District campuses.

Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s Dean Rudy Hasl will lead the last graduation procession of his career at TJSL’s 2013 Spring Commencement, Saturday at 10 a.m. at Copley Symphony Hall.

San Diego-based Classroom of the Future Foundation will honor a San Diego County teacher, school superintendent and the head of the USS Midway Museum at the 10th anniversary of the Innovation in Education Awards dinner Wednesday at the University of San Diego.

The San Diego Unified School District Board voted 4-1 to accept the McKellar-Ashbrook bid of $18.5 million for the old Mission Beach Elementary School site near the Belmont Park roller coaster in Mission Beach.

Higgs Fletcher & Mack awarded a $10,000 diversity scholarship to University of San Diego law student Lisa Charukul for the 2013 academic year. The scholarship was made possible by contributions from 29 of the firm’s attorneys.

Higgs Fletcher & Mack has awarded a $10,000 diversity scholarship to University of San Diego law student Lisa Charukul for the 2013 academic year. The scholarship was made possible by contributions from 29 of the firmís attorneys.

Yale University a cappella group The Spizzwinks(?) will make a stop in San Diego before its global tour to help raise money for local arts and music education organization, Classics 4 Kids.

La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary joined thousands of Rotarians around the world participating in an annual, locally based “Rotarians at Work Day” on April 27 -- choosing to benefit The Preuss School UCSD, a charter middle and high school for low-income, highly motivated students.

The San Diego Unified School District has received $530 million for future construction projects, after selling portions of its $2.8 billion Proposition Z general obligation bonds.

North County Bar Association attorneys will lead classes on a wide range of legal topics through the Escondido Adult School program in a community education forum entitled “Peopleís Law, Get the Facts, Gain the Power.”

Chileís Minister of Justice Patricia Pérez Goldberg delivered the commencement address at the graduation ceremonies for California Western School of Law. A total of 226 California Western graduates received their Juris Doctor and Master of Laws degrees.

Eleven San Diego State University students have received Fulbright awards for 2013-2014, tying the record number awarded to SDSU students in 2011.

Bridgepoint Education (NYSE: BPI) reported revenue of $222 million in the first quarter of 2013, compared to revenue of $250.4 million for the same period in 2012.

The dynamics of legal education are changing, and Tom Guernsey feels there's no place better equipped to tackle the upcoming challenges than Thomas Jefferson School of Law.

A tight job market, combined with some highly publicized lawsuits, has caused law school applications to drop as college graduates question the value of a legal education.

Members of the Baby Boomer generation, who have populated law offices for the last several decades, can teach the incoming class of lawyers much about the legal profession.

Thomas Jefferson School of Law will welcome a new dean and president on July 1 with the arrival of Thomas F. Guernsey, former Dean of Albany Law School and Southern Illinois University. Dean Guernsey will continue the renaissance of creative programming over the last eight years started by current Thomas Jefferson Dean and President Rudy Hasl when he joined the law school in 2005.

During the recession, when the battle over the bottom line forced companies to cut expenses, in-house legal department budgets were no exception. It has become increasingly common for large companies to send out an announcement for a request for proposal for legal services, terms and conditions.

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