Financial report predicts lower enrollment and revenue for colleges
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Colleges across the board will see lower enrollments this fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report from S&P Global Ratings shows. As a result, net tuition and auxiliary revenue will likely decline.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — The incidents at UNC Chapel Hill and Notre Dame are unlikely to dissuade some college leaders from holding classes on campus.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — A new grant program from the U.S. Department of Education could help colleges and universities resume operations and reduce disease transmission during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — About one-third of undergraduate, graduate and professional school students screened during the summer were found to have depression or anxiety, or both, which is a higher rate than seen in years past, according to a new report by the Student Experience in the Research University, or SERU, Consortium.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Of 402,000 who registered to take SATs in August, 178,600 are blocked from taking the test because testing centers are closed or limited in capacity.
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BLOOMBERG LAW — The American Bar Association was attempting to shake off years of declining membership and financial struggle with fresh programs and a renewed emphasis on social justice while trying to make itself relevant among tech-savvy professionals.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Elizabeth Stone shares the strategies she used to transform her recent Zoom class into one of the most gratifying teaching experiences she’d ever had.
Read More about Tips for teaching online classes via zoomSix law schools partner to create online series for high school and college students interested in law
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO LAW — The deans at six law schools across the nation have forged a unique partnership to launch an innovative digital discussion series which uses a virtual platform to engage prospective students and encourage a robust conversation about legal education.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Miami School of Law, in partnership with the AALS Journal of Legal Education, hosted a spirited virtual symposium, “Power, Privilege, and Transformation: Lessons from the Pandemic for Online Legal Education,” discussing how COVID-19 has transformed legal education in the United States.
Read More about University of Miami Law and Journal of Legal Education host symposium on the pandemic and online teachingAmerican Bar Endowment provides grants for access-to-justice projects
ABA JOURNAL — Kentucky’s Legal Aid of the Bluegrass bought a Mercedes Sprinter van outfitted with a mobile law office. Iowa Legal Aid opened its state’s first medical-legal partnership in a VA medical center.
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