Opinion: Allowing “mental health days” for college students can ease stress and anxiety
AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN — I listened empathetically and gave any leniency I could on due dates or missing classes. Each year, the number of students expressing stress, anxiety and fear seemed to double. I did some research and found the problem was more far-reaching than I could have imagined. Anxiety and depression are on the…
Read More about Opinion: Allowing “mental health days” for college students can ease stress and anxietyOpinion: Return to campus has been positive for student well-being
THE SUFFOLK JOURNAL — The return to campus should positively affect college students’ overall wellness as virtual learning is pushed to the side. According to the American College Health Association (ACHA), 60% of students experienced “overwhelming anxiety” in March of 2020 when COVID-19 arrived on campus. The number rose to nearly 71% in June 2020 as online…
Read More about Opinion: Return to campus has been positive for student well-beingMost graduate programs at UC Berkeley drop GRE requirement
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Only 13 of more than 125 graduate programs at the University of California, Berkeley, will require the Graduate Record Examination for admission next year, the university announced this week. Most departments eliminated GRE requirements last year due to difficulties applicants had in taking the exam during the COVID-19 pandemic. But the majority of…
Read More about Most graduate programs at UC Berkeley drop GRE requirementOpinion: Universities need to provide more support for students who work
HECHINGER REPORT — Juggling school and work can create difficult, sometimes impossible trade-offs for students. Yet it’s a brutal reality for the majority of American college students today, a growing number of whom are financially independent and need to work to support themselves during college. Even more concerning is that the need to work may be…
Read More about Opinion: Universities need to provide more support for students who workPost-pandemic college experience may be a hybrid of in-person and online learning
THE WASHINGTON POST — Wearing a mask and Birkenstocks as he roved the classroom one afternoon, associate professor John Delacruz sought to rev up his students for an assignment in advertising design. They were each to create a poster defining an artist’s brand through color, font and other elements of text.“Do it,” Delacruz urged them.…
Read More about Post-pandemic college experience may be a hybrid of in-person and online learningUniversity of Houston Law Center honored by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The University of Houston Law Center has received the distinction of Diversity Champion by INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine. The Law Center is the only law school in the country to receive the recognition. According to the publication, “Diversity Champions exemplify an unyielding commitment to diversity and inclusion throughout their campus communities,…
Read More about University of Houston Law Center honored by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazineProfessor Erin Miller brings First Amendment and legal theory expertise to USC Gould Law
USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — Who has the right to free speech? Are there limits on freedom of expression? What is a clear distinction between speech and conduct? How does technology affect freedom of speech? And what does all this mean to an attorney practicing law? Professor Erin Miller, one of the newest professors to join…
Read More about Professor Erin Miller brings First Amendment and legal theory expertise to USC Gould LawVisiting assistant professor Robin Maril contributes human rights experience to Willamette Law classrooms
WILLIAMETTE UNIVERSITY — Visiting Assistant Professor Robin Maril has joined Willamette Law for the 2021-22 academic year, teaching Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, and Family Law. Maril previously worked for the Human Rights Campaign, where she served as the associate legal director for the past five years. Her work at the HRC focused on federal programs, administrative policies…
Read More about Visiting assistant professor Robin Maril contributes human rights experience to Willamette Law classroomsUniversity of Iowa Law profiles four new professors joining their faculty
IOWA LAW NEWS — This fall Iowa Law is proud to welcome four new faculty to the Boyd Law Building. “The Faculty Appointment Committee worked tirelessly last year to bring us an outstanding group of new faculty this fall. Professor Roesler will strengthen and deepen our offerings in environmental law. Professor Sakoda brings an innovative economic…
Read More about University of Iowa Law profiles four new professors joining their facultyChapman Law professor Susanna Ripken named William P. Foley II Chair in Corporate Law and Taxation
CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY — Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Professor Susanna Kim Ripken has been named the William P. Foley II Chair in Corporate Law and Taxation in recognition of her service and contributions to the field of corporate and securities law.“Professor Ripken has a long history of noteworthy institutional service dating back to…
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