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Nick Allard discusses the significance of Jacksonville University's new downtown law school for the city's development.

Jacksonville University College of Law Founding Dean Nick Allard joins Kent Justice to explain how JU built a brand-new downtown law school in just a few years—and why it matters for Jacksonville’s growth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Kent Justice

Guest: Nick Allard

Topics covered

• law education
• urban development
• Jacksonville growth
• higher education
• community impact

Keywords

• Jacksonville University
• law school
• Nick Allard
• downtown campus
• Jacksonville growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jacksonville University

Places: Downtown, Jacksonville

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