UDC law school still might close: Council's funding plan adds no From: Washington Afro-American | Date: June 7, 1997 | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Washington Afro-American
06-07-1997
UDC law school still might close: Council's funding plan adds no $$$$

Since merging with University of the District of Columbia (UDC) in 1995, the fate of the university's 11-year-old law school (formerly known as the D.C. School of Law) has been in limbo. There continues to be much uncertainty as to whether or not the school will shut down in the near future due to budgetary constraints.

On Tuesday, in an effort to help save the institution, the D.C. City Council approved giving the school $2.3 million. They are hoping to prove to the American Bar ...

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