USC Gould Law partners with five law schools on online series for prospective students
USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — The deans at six law schools across the nation have forged a unique partnership to launch an innovative digital discussion series which uses a virtual platform to engage prospective students and encourage a robust conversation about legal education.
Read More about USC Gould Law partners with five law schools on online series for prospective studentsMore colleges cut tuition rates amid pandemic
INSIDE HIGHER ED — In surveys, polling data and lawsuits, the message from students is clear: we expect to pay less for online instruction.
Read More about More colleges cut tuition rates amid pandemicPandemic may allow large private donors to expand influence over colleges and universities
USA TODAY — Long before the coronavirus hit the United States, cash-strapped public higher education systems looked to private donors to offset the steady decline in public funding, sometimes with significant secrecy and strings attached.
Read More about Pandemic may allow large private donors to expand influence over colleges and universitiesConcordia Law students ask Idaho and Oregon attorneys general to enforce school’s teach-out plan
IDAHO STATESMAN — Jenny Hoppie breathed a sigh of relief in February when Concordia University School of Law announced that oversight of the Boise school would transfer from the parent Lutheran university in Portland to another Lutheran university in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Read More about Concordia Law students ask Idaho and Oregon attorneys general to enforce school’s teach-out planDeadline for colleges to meet new Title IX guidelines passes
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The regulations for responding to campus sexual misconduct complaints go into effect today. Some colleges are implementing them along with their own guidelines to protect sexual assault victims.
Read More about Deadline for colleges to meet new Title IX guidelines passesSurvey: Use of open educational resources increases during the pandemic
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Initiatives to raise awareness of open educational resources are working — with more faculty choosing OER over traditional textbooks, survey finds. Advocates say pandemic and recession are also driving interest.
Read More about Survey: Use of open educational resources increases during the pandemicJustice Department threatens lawsuit over Yale University admission policies
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Justice Department told Yale University Thursday that it had to change its admissions policies to no longer consider race and ethnicity because of violations of Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. It said that the university is discriminating against Asian American and white applicants.
Read More about Justice Department threatens lawsuit over Yale University admission policiesColleges review law enforcement and criminal justice programs amid national focus on race
INSIDE HIGHER ED — In the wake of national protests against police violence and anti-Black racism, several colleges are reviewing or planning to alter their law enforcement or criminal justice curricula.
Read More about Colleges review law enforcement and criminal justice programs amid national focus on raceReport: Financial crisis looming for many US colleges and universities
NBC NEWS — Dozens of colleges and universities nationwide started 2020 already under financial stress. They’d spent the past decade grappling with declining enrollments and weakening support from state governments.
Read More about Report: Financial crisis looming for many US colleges and universitiesTrump administration considers executive order for student loan relief
INSIDE HIGHER ED — President Trump said in a tweet Thursday that he is looking into using his executive powers to continue providing help for those with student loans during the pandemic. It’s unclear if he has the authority or if it was simply a move to try to break the logjam in congressional negotiations…
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