Penn Law professor Sarah Barringer Gordon discusses legal history of epidemics
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY SCHOOL OF LAW — University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Arlin M. Adams Professor of Law and Professor of History Sarah Barringer Gordon has extensively researched the legal history of epidemics in the United States and shares some of her knowledge here with us.
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PENN STATE NEWS — Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia, Samuel Weiss Faculty Scholar and clinical professor of law at Penn State Law at University Park, is the recipient of the 2020 Rosemary Schraer Mentoring Award.
Read More about Penn State Law professor Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia receives 2020 Rosemary Schraer Mentoring AwardWilliam & Mary Law professor Henry Smith awarded Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize
WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — Professor Henry Smith, the Fessenden Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, will receive the 2020 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize in October from the William & Mary Law School Property Rights Project. Smith will be honored during the project’s 17th annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference to be held at William & Mary…
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — As instructors across the country move to remote teaching, many are worried about students who are already at a disadvantage. How can professors support them during this challenging time?
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Last week in this space, I asked a group of thoughtful observers a set of questions about what colleges’ sudden, widespread shift to remote learning might mean for the future of online education. The column seemed to strike a chord with a lot of readers — many positively.
Read More about Education tech experts discuss the transition to online learning at universitiesOpinion: Colleges must rethink testing, grading, and assessment during the pandemic
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Rethinking how we assess, test and grade our students gives not only them but also instructors needed flexibility during an impossible time, Cathy N. Davidson and Christina Katopodis write.
Read More about Opinion: Colleges must rethink testing, grading, and assessment during the pandemicUniversity of North Carolina Law professor John V. Orth discusses transition to remote teaching
NEW YORK INTELLIGENCER — The sudden switch has even seasoned faculty with decades of experience in an unfamiliar situation, including University of North Carolina Law School professor John V. Orth. Orth has been teaching at UNC since 1978, but he’s never quite been in a situation like this. He spoke with Intelligencer yesterday evening about his…
Read More about University of North Carolina Law professor John V. Orth discusses transition to remote teachingNortheastern Law dean James Hackney emphasizes self-care during isolation
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — As we collectively confront a global health pandemic, we struggle to reduce our levels of stress and anxiety, to remain calm, to connect with one another even while maintaining our social distance, to look forward without the reassurance of plans that only a few weeks ago seemed set in stone.…
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NORTHWESTERN NOW — Northwestern Pritzker School of Law former Dean and Professor Daniel Rodriguez is offering law students a five-week online pop-up course, “Law in the Time of Corona,” dealing with a range of legal issues involving the COVID-19 crisis. The course started March 23 and will run through April 25.
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PEPPERDINE CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — Caruso Law chose to charge on, and last week, the school held the preliminary rounds of our annual first-year moot court competition via Zoom. Nearly 40 faculty, Moot Court & Law Review members, and alumni supported the competition by judging multiple rounds, admitting it was nearly as much of a…
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