Maine law graduates raise concern over in-person September bar exam
SUN JOURNAL — Maine’s top court has denied two requests to allow recent law school graduates to practice without taking this year’s bar exam, which was postponed by two months because of the pandemic.
Read More about Maine law graduates raise concern over in-person September bar examNew Jersey Supreme Court plans to administer remote bar exam for October despite concerns over administration
PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE — The bar exam, a punishing rite of passage into the legal profession, has been under attack as more experts question whether the two-day ordeal is really necessary to maintain the quality of lawyers.
Read More about New Jersey Supreme Court plans to administer remote bar exam for October despite concerns over administrationPennsylvania Supreme Court rejects calls for diploma privilege and will administer an online bar exam in October
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER — The bar exam, a punishing rite of passage into the legal profession, has been under attack as more experts question whether the two-day ordeal is really necessary to maintain the quality of lawyers.
Read More about Pennsylvania Supreme Court rejects calls for diploma privilege and will administer an online bar exam in OctoberTexas court holds virtual jury trial by video conference
SAN MARCOS DAILY RECORD — The jurors appeared on screen from their living rooms, bedrooms and home offices. Juror 11 took notes as a sheriff’s deputy testified about giving a speeding ticket. Juror 18 occasionally looked away as a white cat scampered across her couch.
Read More about Texas court holds virtual jury trial by video conferencePresident Trump signs executive order suspending student loan payments
CNBC — On Saturday, President Donald Trump signed several executive actions aimed at addressing the financial impacts the coronavirus pandemic has had on the U.S. economy after Congress failed to pass a new stimulus package.
Read More about President Trump signs executive order suspending student loan paymentsHundreds of colleges change reopening plans for fall semester
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Hundreds of colleges announced early this summer they would be reopening for in-person instruction this fall. As start dates near, many backtrack, citing a worsening health crisis.
Read More about Hundreds of colleges change reopening plans for fall semesterMore colleges cut tuition rates amid pandemic
INSIDE HIGHER ED — In surveys, polling data and lawsuits, the message from students is clear: we expect to pay less for online instruction.
Read More about More colleges cut tuition rates amid pandemicSurvey: Students do not trust colleges to protect them from COVID-19
INSIDE HIGHER ED — More than half of students lack trust in their college or university to protect them and faculty members from the coronavirus, according to a recent survey report published on Aug. 6 by College Pulse, a company that tracks student opinion.
Read More about Survey: Students do not trust colleges to protect them from COVID-19Pandemic may allow large private donors to expand influence over colleges and universities
USA TODAY — Long before the coronavirus hit the United States, cash-strapped public higher education systems looked to private donors to offset the steady decline in public funding, sometimes with significant secrecy and strings attached.
Read More about Pandemic may allow large private donors to expand influence over colleges and universitiesConcordia Law students ask Idaho and Oregon attorneys general to enforce school’s teach-out plan
IDAHO STATESMAN — Jenny Hoppie breathed a sigh of relief in February when Concordia University School of Law announced that oversight of the Boise school would transfer from the parent Lutheran university in Portland to another Lutheran university in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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