University of Michigan faculty seek transparency around reopening decisions
INSIDE HIGHER ED — When the University of Michigan made its decision to reopen campus for the fall, things were looking good. The administration released a plan in June, when case counts were low and hospital beds open. In the time since that announcement, university leadership has been the subject of serious distrust, concern and…
Read More about University of Michigan faculty seek transparency around reopening decisionsSeveral colleges face budget shortfalls and plan furloughs
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Without reliable revenue from student housing, dining and athletic programs, colleges are facing steep budget shortfalls and implementing additional furloughs.
Read More about Several colleges face budget shortfalls and plan furloughsA look at student privacy and public health concerns around positive COVID-19 cases
INSIDE HIGHER ED — When it comes to their students testing positive for COVID-19, professors say they have a right to know and share the information how they deem appropriate. Colleges want to keep those cases close to the vest.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Civil liberties advocates are concerned students are being unfairly suspended or placed on probation for violations of college health and safety rules related to the pandemic. But student affairs administrators say their actions are within their power to protect their campuses.
Read More about Colleges struggle to enforce pandemic related health and safety rulesFaculty and students concerned and frustrated with how universities are handling health and safety measures
THE HECHINGER REPORT — With coronavirus cases out of control on some college campuses, one thing has become abundantly clear: There is no such thing as a safe, risk-free return to campus.
Read More about Faculty and students concerned and frustrated with how universities are handling health and safety measuresReport: College reopening plans tied to state political partisanship
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Colleges and universities looked at several factors when determining whether to reopen their campuses to students for the fall, including local COVID-19 case numbers, campuses’ ability to physically distance students and what students said they wanted in surveys.
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THE HECHINGER REPORT — When universities went online in response to Covid-19, so did the tests their students took. But one of the people who logged on to take an exam in a pre-med chemistry class at a well-known mid-Atlantic university turned out not to be a student at all.
Read More about Report: Cheating on tests a concern with shift to online classesAverage Multistate Bar Exam scores improve over 2019
ABA JOURNAL — Despite many concerns about taking a bar exam during the novel coronavirus pandemic, the crisis might have actually led to people doing better on the test.
Read More about Average Multistate Bar Exam scores improve over 2019Harvard Law LLM students create virtual events
HARVARD LAW TODAY — When the coronavirus pandemic handed him lemons, Stefan Martinić LL.M. ’21 made lemonade—literally. Then he invited his Harvard Law School LL.M. classmates around the globe to join him for an online lemonade party, and sparked the class to create a variety of virtual social events that have bonded them closely, before…
Read More about Harvard Law LLM students create virtual eventsABA looks to reverse years of revenue shortfalls and budget cuts
LAW360 — The American Bar Association’s fiscal year ended Monday, and while the organization’s final results are not yet available, a report on the first three quarters of the year points to some harsh realities for the organization as it faces the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
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