Several universities offer free courses on contact tracing
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The COVID-19 pandemic has created a need for tens of thousands of contact tracers — and some colleges are stepping in to help fill that need by offering free introductory online classes open to the public.
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Mariela Guadarrama was ecstatic to finish her first semester last fall at the University of Houston. The first in her family to attend college, she did well on her first-semester exams and chose classes for the spring as her parents cheered her on.
Read More about First-generation college students impacted the most by pandemicStudy shows decline in FAFSA applications among incoming freshmen from underrepresented groups
INSIDE HIGHER ED — A study by EAB of 500,000 admitted students to four-year colleges for the fall has uncovered concerns about equity in the freshman class. Low-income students and minority students are not putting down deposits at the same rates as previous years, and those that are depositing are not submitting the Free Application for Federal…
Read More about Study shows decline in FAFSA applications among incoming freshmen from underrepresented groupsSenate education committee head proposes simplifying student federal aid applications and postponement of loan payments
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Nearing the end of his tenure in Congress, Senator Lamar Alexander, the chairman of the Senate education committee, proposed excusing those with no income from making student loan payments, as well as enacting one of his longtime goals: simplifying the forms used to apply for federal student aid.
Read More about Senate education committee head proposes simplifying student federal aid applications and postponement of loan paymentsMore colleges lean toward online-only classes in the fall
INSIDE HIGHER ED — As several more colleges announce plans to educate students mostly virtually this fall, a new database shows that’s the way the decisions are trending nationally.
Read More about More colleges lean toward online-only classes in the fallSome in-person bar exam policies cause controversy with prohibited items
ABA JOURNAL — There are many things the National Conference of Bar Examiners thinks test-takers should not bring to a bar exam in the interest of test security—but tampons and sanitary napkins are not on the list, says Judith Gundersen, the NCBE’s president and CEO.
Read More about Some in-person bar exam policies cause controversy with prohibited itemsHow to tackle difficult questions during the LSAT
U.S. NEWS — THIS MONTH MARKS THE first birthday of the digital LSAT. Its inaugural year brought growing pains and frustration even before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the replacement of in-person tests with the remotely administered LSAT-Flex.
Read More about How to tackle difficult questions during the LSATAdvocacy groups call for increase in college student Pell Grants amid recession
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Amid concerns the recession has made it harder for students to save for college, advocacy groups are calling for doubling the size of Pell Grants.
Read More about Advocacy groups call for increase in college student Pell Grants amid recessionHow to prevent cheating in online classes through teaching and assessment
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Professors believe students cheat more online, and colleges ramped up use of detection tools amid shift to remote instruction this spring. Better assessment and student engagement would be more effective, experts say.
Read More about How to prevent cheating in online classes through teaching and assessmentUC Berkeley Law recounts legacy of Annie Corker, the school’s first Black female graduate
BERKLEY NEWS — If you were to look at a group photo of the UC Berkeley School of Law’s Class of 2022, which arrived on campus last fall, a majority of the students are women, and over half are students of color. But it wasn’t always that way.
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