Dean Amelia Smith Reinhart discusses her vision for West Virginia University Law
MOUNTAINEER NEWS — Amelia Smith Rinehart, an experienced academic leader and patent law expert, has stepped into a new role as dean of the West Virginia University College of Law this semester. In this latest edition of Inside WVU Today, Rinehart talks about her goals and the move to Morgantown.
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NEW HAVEN REGISTER — Alexandra Brodsky wrote a paper while at Yale Law School about removing a condom without consent, known as “stealthing,” because she thought laws needed to make clear that it is a form of nonconsensual sex. The paper, published in 2017, inspired a member of the California Assembly to sponsor a bill to make…
Read More about Paper published by Yale Law student inspires a California billYale Law cancels Alumni Weekend due to pandemic
YALE NEWS — Given the recent surge in the delta variant of COVID-19, the University is cancelling in-person components of many of its events that attract large crowds from outside New Haven, including the Yale Law School reunion.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Like colleges and universities, scholarly associations had been looking forward to something resembling a normal academic year. That meant scheduling in-person annual conferences again, after more than year of virtual programs. The Delta variant has of course frustrated those plans and led some organizations to transition to virtual meetings once more.
Read More about Pandemic forcing long-term changes to academic conferencesNew Texas law could impede college students from voting
INSIDE HIGHER ED — A new Texas law that imposes new restrictions on voting could greatly impede students at the polls and limit their ability to register to vote or organize get-out-the-vote activities on campus or off.
Read More about New Texas law could impede college students from votingCollege leaders discuss strategies on campus vaccine mandates
NPR — A growing number of colleges and universities are requiring vaccines for everyone on campus as the fall semester begins, but Cleveland State University is trying something different. While students living on campus need to be fully vaccinated, everyone else gets to make that choice for themselves. University officials argue that their plans for…
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THE WASHINGTON POST — As a new semester begins amid a resurgence of the coronavirus, 26 of the 50 largest public university campuses in the U.S. are not mandating that students be vaccinated, according to an analysis by The Associated Press. Approaches on enforcement vary widely even among universities that do have vaccine mandates, with…
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THE HILL — We’ve learned that, especially during the current pandemic, food insecurity is linked to not only physical health but mental health. In a study published in the journal Public Health Nutrition, researchers found that about 15 percent of students qualified as food insecure. The study surveyed college students from 1999 to 2003, then followed…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — The California Legislature passed a measure Thursday that would extend federal food assistance benefits to more college students in the state. The new measure, authored by California assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, would require public colleges and universities to get qualifying academic programs approved by the California Department of Social Services as employment and training…
Read More about California bill could expand federal food benefits to studentsOpinion: Shorter credentials and certificates could be the future of higher education
THE HECHINGER REPORT — In recent years, “microcredentials” and badges have been discussed as a means to certify marketplace skills and knowledge. There is even speculation that they will replace or erode degrees. Yet such nondegree certifications aren’t new to higher education: Colleges already offer certifications in everything from digital marketing and data analytics to cosmetology.
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