University of St. Thomas Law professor Jerry Organ provides analysis on law student transfer data
THE NATIONAL JURIST — If you’re contemplating transferring to a different law school, welcome to the club. In 2020, more than 1,600 students left one school for another, according to ABA data. Jerry Organ wrote about the transfer data. He compared the number of transfers and the percentage of transfers back to 2014.
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DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION — Tulane Law School student Antonio Milton has become the first Black editor-in-chief of the Tulane Law Review. The student-run publication is one of the most renowned legal journals in the U.S. Milton, who is interested in commercial and civil litigation, is part of Tulane’s 3+3 program.
Read More about Tulane Law student Antonio Milton named first Black editor-in-chief of Tulane Law ReviewWayne Law launches Master of Studies in Law program
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY — In January, Wayne State University Law School launched a Master of Studies in Law program with a concentration in human resources. The inaugural cohort of 20 students is 86% female and 67% minority, with individuals ranging between 22 and 65 years old.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Last spring, as college and university officials fretted about how the global pandemic and associated recession might affect enrollment in the fall, troubling news emerged in the form of data about declines in the number of current college students who had resubmitted their Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
Read More about US sees drop in number of FAFSA applications from traditionally underrepresented studentsPublic universities report fewer COVID-19 cases compared to the fall
INSIDE HIGHER ED — This semester, public institutions that put up the highest numbers for student case counts appear to be doing better. They have fewer cases and are performing more testing. Some of the numbers may still be worrisome, representing hundreds of students infected, but are not the record-breaking tallies from the fall.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — The University of Michigan was the only major institution to have reported evidence of the new coronavirus variant B.1.1.7 on campus at the beginning of last week. Five additional universities have since joined that list. The B.1.1.7 variant of the virus transmits more rapidly and efficiently.
Read More about Six universities report COVID-19 variant casesCharitable donations to universities fall slightly amid pandemic
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Charitable giving to colleges and universities was essentially flat in the 2020 fiscal year despite the pandemic. For the first time in a decade, total giving to higher education institutions fell slightly, from $49.6 billion to $49.5 billion, according to the Council for Advancement and Support of Education’s latest annual giving survey.
Read More about Charitable donations to universities fall slightly amid pandemicExecutive order looks to examine racial bias in education policy
INSIDE HIGHER ED — For years, researchers and higher education advocates have been frustrated by the lack of good Education Department data on how students of color and those with lower incomes are being let down by the nation’s higher education system. “It’s hard to solve racial equity problems if you can’t see them,” said Clare McCann.
Read More about Executive order looks to examine racial bias in education policyColleges address vaccine skepticism in their communities
INSIDE HIGHER ED — “There’s a fair amount of vaccine hesitancy out there, particularly among brown and Black communities,” said Alcendor, who is Black. Academic medical institutions and public health schools, including minority-serving institutions like Meharry, are taking leading roles in confronting vaccine hesitancy in minority communities.
Read More about Colleges address vaccine skepticism in their communitiesInternational student enrollment continues to fall amid pandemic
THE MINNESOTA DAILY — Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of undergraduate international first-year students at the University of Minnesota was on the rise, with overall international student enrollment remaining steady. Between 2018 and 2019, the number of first-year international students at the University increased by 52%.
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