Penn Law launches fellowship to advance and protect voting rights
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — With the support of a multi-year gift from Steve Cozen L’64 and his wife Sandy, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School has launched the Cozen Family Voting Rights Fellowship. The fellowship will provide two years of funding for a graduate working to advance and protect voting rights.
Read More about Penn Law launches fellowship to advance and protect voting rightsSouthern Illinois University Law professor Christopher Behan selected for Fulbright Specialist Program
SIU NEWS — Southern Illinois University Carbondale has been long known for its global reach, including welcoming its first international student in 1947. Christopher Behan, a professor with the SIU School of Law, is continuing the relationship with his recent selection as a Fulbright Specialist
Read More about Southern Illinois University Law professor Christopher Behan selected for Fulbright Specialist ProgramSouthern University Law to create off-campus instructional site in Shreveport-Bossier
ARK LATEX — The Southern University Law Center is moving forward with plans of creating an off-campus instructional site in Shreveport-Bossier. According to SU officials, the site is to establish a pathway for increasing legal education capacity in northwest Louisiana.
Read More about Southern University Law to create off-campus instructional site in Shreveport-BossierStetson Law provides on-campus COVID-19 vaccinations to students, faculty and staff
PATCH FLORIDA — Stetson University College of Law provided on-campus COVID-19 vaccinations to students, faculty and staff for the first time on Thursday, April 29, 2021.
Read More about Stetson Law provides on-campus COVID-19 vaccinations to students, faculty and staffUniversity of Virginia Law students help local high school students with college applications
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Branson was among about a dozen UVA Law students who helped 19 Charlottesville High School students last fall with their college essays. All of the high schoolers were accepted to institutions of higher learning.
Read More about University of Virginia Law students help local high school students with college applicationsYale Law launches pipeline program to help New Haven students apply to law school
YALE DAILY NEWS — Twenty New Haven-area residents just completed the Access to Law School Program and received guided advice and mentorship as they navigate the law school admissions process.
Read More about Yale Law launches pipeline program to help New Haven students apply to law schoolSeveral colleges drop SAT/ACT admissions test requirements
INSIDE HIGHER ED — At least 1,400 four-year colleges will not require the SAT or ACT next year, according to FairTest: the National Center for Fair and Open Testing. Many colleges went test optional or test blind this year amid the pandemic.
Read More about Several colleges drop SAT/ACT admissions test requirementsNova Southeastern University drops COVID-19 vaccine requirement for students citing Florida law
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Nova Southeastern University, a private university in Florida that was one of the first colleges to announce plans to require students be vaccinated against COVID-19 this fall, backed away from that policy Wednesday, saying it could no longer require vaccination under a new Florida law.
Read More about Nova Southeastern University drops COVID-19 vaccine requirement for students citing Florida lawCongress proposes Pell Grant expansion
THE HECHINGER REPORT — The proposals would expand eligibility to short-term certificate programs, increase grants by $400 and allow DACA students to apply for the first time.
Read More about Congress proposes Pell Grant expansionColleges evaluate pre-pandemic remote work policies
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Committees at colleges and universities across the country are evaluating the future of work, asking to what extent staff and some faculty members could remain virtual and what that would mean for life on campus and off. There are broad implications, for example, for recruiting and campus density.
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