The challenges of mentoring and supporting students in online programs
INSIDE HGHER ED — Effectively mentoring students online is hard. And given the increasing enrollments in online degree programs over the last decade, along with the number of students suddenly pushed online during the pandemic, university professors now face an unprecedented challenge: When you don’t see many of your students often in person, how do…
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AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION — With the midterm elections looming and the debate over who benefits from student loan forgiveness heating up, what are voters thinking about the value of a college education in 2022? Kristen Soltis Anderson, pollster and author of The Selfie Vote, joins the podcast to talk about the American public’s perception…
Read More about Podcast: How Americans view the cost and value of higher educationStudent financial aid experts discuss student loan forgiveness and reform
INSIDE HIGHER ED — As President Biden moves closer to canceling at least some student debt in the near future, many higher education advocates and members of Congress are concerned that cancellation without broader reforms to the federal loan system at large will merely provide a temporary solution to a much larger issue.
Read More about Student financial aid experts discuss student loan forgiveness and reformA look at government spending on higher education during the pandemic
HIGHER ED DIVE — S&P had given the nonprofit higher ed sector negative outlooks for four straight years before raising its view to stable in 2022, in part because of federal relief funding.
Read More about A look at government spending on higher education during the pandemicCampaign for College Opportunity study highlights gaps among Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander college students
DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION — The Campaign for College Opportunity, a nonprofit focused on higher education equity in California, released a report on the state of higher education among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Californians.
Read More about Campaign for College Opportunity study highlights gaps among Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander college studentsUS jobs report: Legal sector adds 600 hundred jobs in May
REUTERS — The legal services sector added 600 jobs in May, new Labor Department data show, as overall U.S. employment increased more than anticipated last month.
Read More about US jobs report: Legal sector adds 600 hundred jobs in MayCalifornia Supreme Court Extends Provisional Licensing Program
CALIFORNIA COURTS NEWSROOM — The California Supreme Court on Thursday issued an order extending the Provisional Licensure Program through December 31, 2022.
Read More about California Supreme Court Extends Provisional Licensing ProgramLawyers react to federal student loan debt forgiveness proposals
REUTERS — A potential move by the Biden administration to cancel $10,000 in federal student loan debt would not do much to alleviate the heavy debt burden many lawyers face, law graduates and policy experts said.
Read More about Lawyers react to federal student loan debt forgiveness proposalsUniversity of Virginia Law graduates reflect on careers after law school
UVA LAW — Alumni discuss their paths 5, 10, 15 and 25 years after law school.
Read More about University of Virginia Law graduates reflect on careers after law schoolHow law firms navigated the pandemic
MONEY CONTROL — Unlike many other industries, which saw huge job losses, most law firms got by comparatively unharmed with their corporate practices keeping them afloat.
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