Four-year college tuition increases at the lowest rate in 30 years
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Scrambling to attract and retain students in the middle of a historic health crisis, many colleges across the country froze or lowered tuition and fees for the current 2020-21 academic year. But the COVID-19 pandemic’s greatest effects on pricing, funding and student aid might still be to come.
Read More about Four-year college tuition increases at the lowest rate in 30 yearsHigher education lessons learned from the pandemic
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — The pandemic still poses many uncertainties, but some lessons for college leaders have emerged and can help them better weather the months, and possibly years, of Covid to come. Many of these lessons have upended the assumptions of the spring.
Read More about Higher education lessons learned from the pandemicPrivate colleges hurt most by drop in college tuition revenue
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Private institutions are expected to experience a median 3-percent decrease in net tuition revenue, while public institutions are expected to see a median 1-percent decrease. Last year’s report projected slight, softening growth for both sectors, due to tough competition for students.
Read More about Private colleges hurt most by drop in college tuition revenueTips for non-traditional candidates on applying to law school
U.S. NEWS — Diversity in law school can take many forms. The wider the range of life experiences and perspectives represented in a classroom, the more all students benefit. This is why many law schools appreciate older applicants who bring a wealth of life experience, as well as applicants with unconventional careers – including in the arts.
Read More about Tips for non-traditional candidates on applying to law schoolA look at rolling law school admissions
J. D. ADVISING — While law school admissions share many similarities with undergraduate admissions, they also share some differences. One of the admissions subjects most often talked about is the concept of rolling admissions. Rolling admissions means that a law school accepts and evaluates applications on a continuous basis until a set deadline.
Read More about A look at rolling law school admissionsFormer Notre Dame Law professor Amy Coney Barrett confirmed as US Supreme Court Justice
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME THE LAW SCHOOL — The U.S. Senate voted Monday to confirm Amy Coney Barrett as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, making her the first Notre Dame graduate and faculty member to serve on the nation’s highest court. Barrett earned her J.D. from Notre Dame Law School in 1997.
Read More about Former Notre Dame Law professor Amy Coney Barrett confirmed as US Supreme Court JusticeSurvey: Young lawyers report increased stress and financial worries due to student loan debt
ABA JOURNAL — Young lawyers are so impacted by student debt that they are making life-changing decisions, such as delaying children and, in some cases, choosing a job because of its higher pay, according to a survey posted online Monday. More than 75% of those surveyed had at least $100,000 in student loans at graduation.
Read More about Survey: Young lawyers report increased stress and financial worries due to student loan debtMore than 150 law firms volunteer for election protection efforts
ABA JOURNAL — More than 150 law firms and about 23,000 volunteers are participating this year in an election protection program run by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. The number of volunteers is about five times the number in 2016. Volunteers will answer questions about polling places, mail-in ballots and other election issues.
Read More about More than 150 law firms volunteer for election protection effortsRise in women lawyers in university leadership
WOMEN IN HIGHER EDUCATION — The number of lawyers serving as college and university presidents has more than doubled in the last three decades. Along with this increase, women lawyers are taking their rightful place as leaders in the academy. Roughly 70 women lawyers were appointed to a combined 85 presidencies from 1976 to 2020.
Read More about Rise in women lawyers in university leadershipOpinion: More resources needed for effective mentorship for women lawyers
BLOOMBERG LAW — James E. Meadows, co-founder and managing partner of Culhane Meadows PLLC, has suggestions for how the legal profession can better support women, from new associates to senior equity partners. He argues that existing mentorship models have not served women well.
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