KEARNEY, Neb., March 13 -- The University of Nebraska Kearney issued the following news release:
KEARNEY - Nineteen high school seniors from across the state will study at the University of Nebraska at Kearney as members of the prestigious Kearney Law Opportunities Program (KLOP), the largest incoming class in the program's history.
Arriving on campus this fall, the record-setting group demonstrates strong interest in a program designed to address the shortage of attorneys in rural Nebraska.
Launched in 2016, KLOP is a partnership between UNK and the University of Nebraska College of Law that recruits and trains students committed to practicing law in greater Nebraska.
Selected from communities outside Lincoln and the Omaha metropolitan...