Tips for law students preparing for the bar exam
ABA FOR LAW STUDENTS — After graduation, future esquires are focused on one final milestone: passing their state’s bar exam. Studying for the bar exam can be stressful and overwhelming. The key to managing these feelings is to have a plan in place to guide exam preparation. Indeed, there is no single right way to prepare.
Read More about Tips for law students preparing for the bar examA look at student loan forgiveness proposals for parental borrowers
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Growing up in a small town near Trenton, N.J., Ewan Johnson said there were birthdays when his mother couldn’t afford to buy presents for him and his sister. There were times when she worked overtime in her job helping people with disabilities. “Going to college was literally my only way out,” Johnson says.
Read More about A look at student loan forgiveness proposals for parental borrowersInfluence of SAT falls as colleges adopt test optional admission policies
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The College Board’s announcement last week that it is killing the SAT Subject Tests and the SAT Essay was both rumored for some time and a surprise. Many had speculated that the board would be forced by the pandemic to make major changes. In the fall, it turned away hundreds of thousands of students who registered.
Read More about Influence of SAT falls as colleges adopt test optional admission policiesA look at college admission changes amid calls for a more inclusive student enrollment
THE HECHINGER REPORT — When Worcester Polytechnic Institute wanted to attract more Black, Hispanic and female students, it became the first nationally ranked science university to make the ACT and SAT standardized tests optional for admission. Eliminating the test requirement can increase low-income and first-generation students.
Read More about A look at college admission changes amid calls for a more inclusive student enrollmentEducation Department nominee Miguel Cardona looks to prioritize student loan forgiveness
CBS NEWS — Miguel Cardona, President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Department of Education, said he would support student loan forgiveness if confirmed, but gave little indication of what student debt relief might look like in practice. Last year federal student loan debt reached an all-time high.
Read More about Education Department nominee Miguel Cardona looks to prioritize student loan forgivenessBiden Administration sets priorities for Title IX changes
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Joe Biden entered the White House this week with high and wide-ranging expectations from higher education leaders, advocates for survivors of sexual violence and students for how his new administration will require colleges to handle and reduce sexual assault on college campuses.
Read More about Biden Administration sets priorities for Title IX changesHarvard University cancels course on policing technique amid public feedback
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Under pressure from students, Harvard University canceled a course that was to have been offered this semester on a controversial policing technique used in Springfield, Mass. The technique is known as C3, or Counter Criminal Continuum Policing. It involves citizens working with police to bring down crime.
Read More about Harvard University cancels course on policing technique amid public feedbackTexas Bar committee rejects proposal to make implicit bias training mandatory for state’s lawyers
ABA JOURNAL — A State Bar of Texas committee has unanimously voted against a proposal to make implicit bias training mandatory for the state’s lawyers. The bar’s minimum continuing legal education committee favored voluntary over mandatory training. The group considered the issue as it discussed making the training a voluntary.
Read More about Texas Bar committee rejects proposal to make implicit bias training mandatory for state’s lawyersAmerican University Washington College of Law professor Amanda Frost publishes book on US citizenship policy history
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — In “You Are Not American: Citizenship Stripping from Dred Scott to the Dreamers” Amanda Frost draws on narratives of those who have struggled to be treated as full members of “We the People,” exposing a hidden history of discrimination and xenophobia that continues to this day.
Read More about American University Washington College of Law professor Amanda Frost publishes book on US citizenship policy historyAmerican University Washington College of Law Re-Entry Clinic faculty and students assist clients in gaining parole
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — As the global pandemic endures so must the work of students in the American University Washington College of Law Re-Entry Clinic. The Clinic provides the opportunity for law students to help their clients gain parole and overcome barriers related to their re-integration into society.
Read More about American University Washington College of Law Re-Entry Clinic faculty and students assist clients in gaining parole