University of Penn Law honors the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — As legal educators and professionals, MLK Day reaffirms our commitment to service, justice, and equity. In this year like no other, celebrations of Dr. King’s life and honoring his legacy will be virtual. Details on the University’s January 26th MLK Interfaith Commemoration can be found here.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Much has been learned about Zoom and similar conferencing technologies. Zoom has updated the product monthly and even bimonthly as educators at all levels used the technology. It continues to improve. Zoom was so ubiquitous at the beginning of the COVID pandemic that is on its way to becoming an eponym.
Read More about A look at the research behind video conferencing fatigueSouth Carolina announces February bar exam to be administered in-person
THE POST AND COURIER — The winter bar exam will continue as scheduled Feb. 23-24, the S.C. Judicial Branch announced, with applicants required to attend in person. Authorities said they’ll have similar safety measures in place to those used in July but didn’t detail the precautions. They’re also considering stricter requirements.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — The pandemic has spurred more community colleges to experiment with additional measures for determining placement into college-level math and English courses other than a single standardized placement test score, according to a new brief from researchers at the Center for the Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness (CAPR).
Read More about Report: States move away from placement tests as pandemic drags onBiden Administration orders clearer COVID-19 guidance for college openings
INSIDE HIGHER ED — President Biden signed an executive order Thursday directing the secretary of education to provide, in consultation with the secretary of health and human services, “guidance to institutions of higher education on safely reopening for in-person learning, which considers the institution’s setting, resources, and population.”
Read More about Biden Administration orders clearer COVID-19 guidance for college openingsCommunity colleges face steep enrollment declines amid pandemic
THE HECHINGER REPORT — Community colleges have traditionally been a refuge where recent high school graduates — and adults of all ages — could pick up credits and develop new skills during a poor job market. Enrollment at two-year schools swelled during the downturn a decade ago. Many expected a similar rush during the pandemic.
Read More about Community colleges face steep enrollment declines amid pandemicPenn Law dean Ted Ruger welcomes students back for the spring semester
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — “I am pleased to welcome all of you back to the Law School as we begin our semester tomorrow – whether ‘back’ in your case means on campus or virtually. Throughout 2020, our community showed tremendous flexibility, resiliency and creativity, and our shared success lends us confidence.”
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FORDHAM LAW NEWS — As the spring semester gets underway, Fordham Law welcomes 104 new graduate students: 53 in-person LL.M. students in 9 degree specializations; 1 student in the new online program in LL.M. Corporate Compliance; and 50 students in the online M.S.L. Corporate Compliance program.
Read More about Fordham Law welcomes incoming spring semester classUC Berkeley Law dean and AALS President-elect Erwin Chemerisnky honored by AALS pro bono section
UC BERKELEY SCHOOL OF LAW — Chemerinsky accepted the Association of American Law Schools Deborah L. Rhode Award from the organization’s Section on Pro Bono & Public Service Opportunities on January 6. “It’s hard to express how much this means to me,” Chemerinsky said during the online award ceremony.
Read More about UC Berkeley Law dean and AALS President-elect Erwin Chemerisnky honored by AALS pro bono sectionA look at the differences in the LSAT and GRE for law school admissions
YAHOO! NEWS — Since 2016, when the University of Arizona’s James E. Rogers College of Law announced that it would stop requiring applicants to submit LSAT scores and allow applicants to submit GRE scores instead, 67 other U.S. law schools have done the same. Many programs have embraced the GRE.
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