Yale Law co-founds Social Justice Legal Foundation
YALE DAILY NEWS — John Hueston LAW ’91 and his law firm, Hueston Hennigan LLP, have launched a new foundation that will allow graduates of the Yale Law School to pursue social justice work while learning from top trial lawyers. The foundation was announced on Jan. 28 with a $10 million pledge from Hueston Hennigan.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Last spring, as college and university officials fretted about how the global pandemic and associated recession might affect enrollment in the fall, troubling news emerged in the form of data about declines in the number of current college students who had resubmitted their Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
Read More about US sees drop in number of FAFSA applications from traditionally underrepresented studentsPublic universities report fewer COVID-19 cases compared to the fall
INSIDE HIGHER ED — This semester, public institutions that put up the highest numbers for student case counts appear to be doing better. They have fewer cases and are performing more testing. Some of the numbers may still be worrisome, representing hundreds of students infected, but are not the record-breaking tallies from the fall.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — The University of Michigan was the only major institution to have reported evidence of the new coronavirus variant B.1.1.7 on campus at the beginning of last week. Five additional universities have since joined that list. The B.1.1.7 variant of the virus transmits more rapidly and efficiently.
Read More about Six universities report COVID-19 variant casesCharitable donations to universities fall slightly amid pandemic
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Charitable giving to colleges and universities was essentially flat in the 2020 fiscal year despite the pandemic. For the first time in a decade, total giving to higher education institutions fell slightly, from $49.6 billion to $49.5 billion, according to the Council for Advancement and Support of Education’s latest annual giving survey.
Read More about Charitable donations to universities fall slightly amid pandemicReport: Among states offering both online and in-person bar exams, in-person test-takers had higher pass rates
ABA JOURNAL — Most jurisdictions saw bar exam pass rates increase in 2020, regardless of whether they had in-person or online exams. However, in three states that offered both types of exams, online test-takers didn’t do as well. Many candidates were slower with practice essays on the online platform.
Read More about Report: Among states offering both online and in-person bar exams, in-person test-takers had higher pass ratesLawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law seeks to stop California’s use of facial recognition technology for its online bar exam
ABA JOURNAL — The use of facial recognition technology with the remote bar exam could have an unlawful disparate impact on test-takers who are women or people of color, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law wrote in a Feb. 10 demand letter, which was sent to the State Bar of California.
Read More about Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law seeks to stop California’s use of facial recognition technology for its online bar examDistrict of Columbia sets remote format for July 2021 bar exam
BLOOMBERG LAW — Washington D.C. will hold its July bar exam remotely, the third time in a row it has taken such a step, which other states are likely to follow. The decision is “in light of continued pandemic conditions, to protect the health and safety of examinees, proctors, and court staff.”
Read More about District of Columbia sets remote format for July 2021 bar examOpinion: Should Oregon keep diploma privilege for law graduates after the pandemic?
THE BULLETIN — The Oregon Supreme Court granted what’s called “diploma privilege” in June 2020. People who had graduated from law school could become lawyers without taking the bar exam for a limited time. Should Oregon keep that in place? Legislators recently discussed the issue with representatives from the Oregon Bar Association.
Read More about Opinion: Should Oregon keep diploma privilege for law graduates after the pandemic?Washington, Wisconsin, California and New York have made it easier for Caribbean law graduates to practice in the US
NEWS AMERICA NEWS NETWORK — Caribbean law students have been searching for a better life and career possibilities in the United States. Of the 34 states that allow international students with foreign law degrees to practice in the U.S., only a few are making it easier for students to pursue their legal careers.
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