LOS ANGELES, June 25, 2004 – LAWFUEL – 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 (http://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
(http://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).
Press contacts: Charles Lynn, charles_lynn@kaplan.com, 561-981-7190