Department of Education to review Title IX campus sexual assault policies
INSIDE HIGHER ED — President Biden on Monday ordered Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to re-examine his predecessor Betsy DeVos’s controversial rule strengthening the rights of those accused of sexual harassment or assault on the nation’s campuses. Biden said that Cardona should consider “suspending, revising, or rescinding” it.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Enrollment across all institution types fell by 2.9 percent this term compared with last spring, according to new preliminary data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. These early numbers reveal similar declines to fall 2020, when enrollment fell by 3.3 percent year over year across the board.
Read More about Undergraduate enrollment falls nationwide in spring 2021Federal income-driven loan repayment program serves few students
INSIDE HIGHER ED — For more than 25 years, student loan borrowers have had the option to base their monthly payments on their income. But throughout the entire history of the program, only 32 borrowers have ever qualified for full forgiveness from the federal income-driven loan repayment program.
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ABA JOURNAL — Lawyers can practice law virtually but must ensure that they consider various ethical responsibilities related to the duties of competence, diligence, communication, confidentiality and supervision, according to a new opinion released by the ABA’s Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility.
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ABA JOURNAL — While most lawyers are passionate about diversity, equity and inclusion, they still struggle with actions and tangible outcomes in this space, Daniel Winterfeldt said during a Monday afternoon ABA Techshow panel called “Harnessing and Maximizing Technology and Data to Drive Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession.”
Read More about Experts discuss ABA report on diversity, equity, and inclusion at law firmsAs California courts become more representative, lower courts lag behind
ABC10 — California’s bench of judges and justices is growing more diverse, according to data released this week by the state’s governing body for the court system. Amid brightly colored graphs and charts, the Judicial Council touted adding more women and people of color to its ranks over the past 15 years.
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ABA JOURNAL — Legal incubator programs providing space and support for newly admitted lawyers in exchange for representing underserved clients first gained great traction in the aftermath of the Great Recession, which left many recent law graduates seeking employment alternatives.
Read More about Experts predict growth of legal incubator programsAALS President Vincent Rougeau discusses why law graduates are often selected for key government positions
BLOOMBERG LAW — “When people see there are lots of ‘lawyers,’ they have to remember there are lawyers who could be there for any number of different reasons, but what they share is a certain kind of intellectual training that’s very rigorous and academically demanding,” said Vincent Rougeau, president of AALS.
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THE NATIONAL JURIST — The move by the University of Arizona James E. Rogers School of Law to accept GRE scores in lieu of the LSAT was done in part to attract students who excelled in math and sciences. It made sense in other ways too. The pool of applicants suddenly was enlarged.
Read More about Number of law schools accepting GRE test scores for admissions climbsNine jurisdictions plan remote bar exam for July 2021
ABA JOURNAL — California’s July 2021 bar exam will be remote, the California Supreme Court announced Friday. The first testing day, on July 27, will consist of five one-hour essay questions and a 90-minute performance test, according to the administrative order. A total 200 multiple-choice questions will be given July 28.
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