Harvard Law working group discusses best practices for remote classes and clinics
HARVARD LAW TODAY — As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage across the globe, affecting every aspect of human society, Harvard Law School finds itself at a pivotal moment in legal education.
Read More about Harvard Law working group discusses best practices for remote classes and clinicsPitt Law announces fall reopening plans
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF LAW — As the University of Pittsburgh School of Law phases back into open campus operations, the health and safety of our community remain top priorities. The law school has developed guidelines and resources to facilitate a safe and healthy return to campus.
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UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND NEWSROOM — On August 24, law students will resume in-person learning for the Fall 2020 semester – with some special measures in place to ensure the health of the community.
Read More about Richmond Law details fall reopening and safety plansCoronavirus cases spike at colleges nationally
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Most colleges and universities have now begun classes and brought students to campus all over the country. Several of those institutions, especially large ones, are now seeing outbreaks of COVID-19 among students.
Read More about Coronavirus cases spike at colleges nationallyUniversity of Minnesota students prepare for fall classes amid the pandemic
MPR NEWS — As University of Minnesota students prepare for classes to begin in a couple of weeks, they know they are able to plan for only so much. Already some higher education institutions have had to abruptly stop in-person classes because of COVID-19 outbreaks.
Read More about University of Minnesota students prepare for fall classes amid the pandemicPenn State faculty and administrators discuss measures to limit COVID-19 exposure to students
INSIDE HIGHER ED — As colleges moved to reopen classrooms this fall, groups of researchers were forthright with statistical modeling showing likely COVID-19 infections on campus. That’s more than some public flagship universities can say.
Read More about Penn State faculty and administrators discuss measures to limit COVID-19 exposure to studentsColleges publish COVID-19 safety triggers that could lead to campus closures
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Fifty positive COVID-19 cases, or 100? Meeting 80 percent of quarantine capacity, or having more than 10 sick employees? Some colleges are publishing “triggers” that would lead them to consider closing; others refuse to boil decision making down to a few numbers.
Read More about Colleges publish COVID-19 safety triggers that could lead to campus closuresCollege faculty discuss changes to online teaching this fall
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Faculty members say they’re working harder than ever to meet students’ needs through remote instruction, even if critics of the model don’t know it.
Read More about College faculty discuss changes to online teaching this fallZoom suffers mass outage amid return to classes
NBC NEWS — Zoom, the video conferencing service that’s become ubiquitous in the remote-work pandemic life, suffered a mass outage on Monday morning, the company acknowledged.
Read More about Zoom suffers mass outage amid return to classesZoom disruptions raise concerns for colleges
INSIDE HIGHER ED — A five-hour disruption raises hackles and questions about contingency planning for technical problems in the age of social distancing. Said one university administrator, “2020 is a year of whatever can go wrong, has.”
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