Pepperdine Law Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution moves summer courses online
THE INTERNATIONAL JURIST — The Straus Institute offers classes for law students in dispute resolution, mediation and arbitration, and conflict management in two-week or intensive weekend formats. Programs began May 18 and will run through August 1, with a second session planned for later in the summer. Juris doctor candidates from an ABA-accredited law school can…
Read More about Pepperdine Law Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution moves summer courses onlineUniversity of Virginia Law professor Andrew Block and students research racial inequalities in Virginia law and regulations
UNIVERSITY OF VIRIGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — The five students worked on the project during the spring semester. Block is an expert on child advocacy and juvenile policy, and director of the Law School’s new State and Local Government Policy Clinic, which officially begins in the fall. He previously served as the head of the Virginia Department of…
Read More about University of Virginia Law professor Andrew Block and students research racial inequalities in Virginia law and regulationsUniversity of Washington Law receives gift to support diversity and mental health programs
UW NEWS — The University of Washington today announced a $250,000 gift from UW Regent Blaine Tamaki and his wife, Preciosa Tamaki, to the School of Law to support efforts to increase diversity, provide students with greater access to mental health resources, and support the work of UW Law faculty and students in the Tribal Court…
Read More about University of Washington Law receives gift to support diversity and mental health programsUC Berkeley Law professor Orin Kerr launches video series interviewing law professors
THE LEGAL ACADEMY – Episodes One and Two of “The Legal Academy with Orin Kerr”
Read More about UC Berkeley Law professor Orin Kerr launches video series interviewing law professorsColleges announce budget and staff cuts
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION – As the coronavirus outbreak erodes financial health and administrative confidence at colleges across the country, some have started to lay off or furlough employees en masse to thwart colossal budget shortfalls. Amid this unprecedented challenge to the industry’s business model, The Chronicle is tracking those employment actions and others to…
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION – This week, letters were sent to an unknown number of instructors, telling them that they won’t be reappointed for the fall, with the caveat that things could change over the summer. “I am very sorry for the consternation I know this will cause you,” Emily A. McDermott, the interim provost,…
Read More about Universities begin to announce faculty and budget cutsCDC releases guidelines for colleges on reducing the spread of coronavirus amid reopening
INSIDE HIGHER ED – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidance on Tuesday for colleges as they reopen their campuses. Colleges will be looking to the CDC as many prepare to welcome back students, 19.9 million of whom were enrolled at U.S. colleges last fall. While the guidance does not address when or whether colleges should…
Read More about CDC releases guidelines for colleges on reducing the spread of coronavirus amid reopeningMore colleges trim employee retirement plan contributions amid economic crisis
INSIDE HIGHER ED – Facing devastating financial losses related to the coronavirus pandemic, colleges and universities are cutting costs just about everywhere they can. Increasingly, that includes faculty and staff retirement benefits. Duke, Georgetown, Northwestern and Texas Christian Universities are some of the institutions to announce cuts to retirement contributions in recent days. Some of these decisions…
Read More about More colleges trim employee retirement plan contributions amid economic crisisSeveral colleges announce shorter fall 2020 semester
THE NEW YORK TIMES – As colleges make plans to bring students back to campus, alongside discussions of mask requirements and half-empty classrooms, one common strategy is emerging: Forgoing fall break and getting students home before Thanksgiving. The University of South Carolina, Notre Dame, Rice and Creighton are among the schools that have said they…
Read More about Several colleges announce shorter fall 2020 semesterNews and resources on remote instruction compiled by AALS
THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN LAW SCHOOLS – An updated list of articles and memorandum regarding remote instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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