Colleges split on mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for students
ABC NEWS — U.S. colleges hoping for a return to normalcy next fall are weighing how far they should go in urging students to get the COVID-19 vaccine, including whether they should – or legally can – require it. Universities including Rutgers, Brown, Cornell and Northeastern recently told students they must get vaccinated before returning.
Read More about Colleges split on mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for studentsNALP survey: First-year associate pay rises at large law firms
ABA JOURNAL — The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t curtailed base pay for beginning associates, according to the National Association for Law Placement’s survey of mostly larger law firms. The median base salary for first-year associates was $165,000 as of Jan. 1 this year, up $10,000 from 2019,t he time of the last survey.
Read More about NALP survey: First-year associate pay rises at large law firmsPodcast explores the future of remote work and the legal profession
LEGAL SPEAK — In this week’s episode of Legal Speak, reporters from across Law.com’s global newsroom discuss the aspects of remote work that are likely to stick for various sectors of the industry post-pandemic. Karen Sloan, who in addition to Legal Speak’s co-host is Law.com’s legal education editor and senior writer, discusses legal education.
Read More about Podcast explores the future of remote work and the legal professionYale Law Women publishes report on law firm policies
ABA JOURNAL — Yale Law Women has named the top 2021 law firms for gender equity, inclusion and family-friendly practices in a number of categories, including the best law firm for a COVID-19 response and the best law firm for racial justice contributions.
Read More about Yale Law Women publishes report on law firm policiesNew York Law School hosts virtual task force on neighborhood pandemic recovery
TRIBECA CITIZEN — After hosting a public panel discussion online last week, New York Law School is going to move ahead with a “Tribeca Pandemic Recovery Task Force,” choosing a small group of leading members (five or more) to meet twice a month beginning later in April.
Read More about New York Law School hosts virtual task force on neighborhood pandemic recoveryUniversity of South Carolina Law professor Joseph Seiner publishes book on the future of the virtual workforce
CAROLINA NEWS & REPORTER — A lot has changed since Joseph Seiner, an author and University of South Carolina law professor, argued in court that some employees ought to be granted flexibility to work from home.
Read More about University of South Carolina Law professor Joseph Seiner publishes book on the future of the virtual workforceUtah and Texas prohibit public colleges from mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for students
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — As a small but growing number of colleges announce that they’ll require students to get a Covid-19 vaccine, two state governments have prohibited their public colleges from doing so. Utah legislators enacted a law forbidding government agencies to require people to receive a Covid-19 vaccine.
Read More about Utah and Texas prohibit public colleges from mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for studentsNortheastern University to require COVID-19 vaccine for students returning to campus this fall
NEWS@NORTHEASTERN — All students returning to Northeastern University’s campuses for the Fall 2021 term will be expected to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the first day of classes, university officials said today. The university advances its plan for a return to full-time, in-person learning in September.
Read More about Northeastern University to require COVID-19 vaccine for students returning to campus this fallSelective private and public institutions see surge of applications while others struggle to attract students
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Not all of the most selective colleges have given out their acceptance letters yet — the Ivy League will announce Tuesday evening – but the trends are already clear. The pandemic has not hurt the colleges in admissions; it’s helped them. It has sent them new applicants and new minority and first-generation applicants.
Read More about Selective private and public institutions see surge of applications while others struggle to attract studentsUCLA Law professor Sharon Dolovich publishes article on COVID-19 vaccinations in prisons
UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — UCLA School of Law Professor Sharon Dolovich has published an article that analyzes key data on the willingness of incarcerated people to receive vaccinations for COVID-19. The article was published in the April 2 issue of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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