Boston College Law details virtual orientation program for incoming students
BC LAW: IMPACT — The coronavirus has changed every facet of our lives, and being a law student is no different. For incoming students, the School’s typical in-person Orientation program is just not going to work (with about 250 new students on the way, think social distancing requirements and crowd size limits).
Read More about Boston College Law details virtual orientation program for incoming studentsPodcast: A look at the Legal Technology Initiative at BYU Law
LAWSITES — Here’s one that gets a bit meta. Back in November 2017, LawNext host Bob Ambrogi spoke at BYU Law School about a lawyer’s ethical duty to be technologically competent. The talk prompted the school to explore ways it could help students improve their technological abilities. What resulted was the school’s Legal Technology Initiative, a multi-pronged program…
Read More about Podcast: A look at the Legal Technology Initiative at BYU LawSMU Law creates student-run helpline providing pandemic related legal advice to the community
WFAA 8 ABC — SMU Dedman School of Law is offering free, coronavirus-related legal information through the school’s first ever “helpline.” The law school launched its COVID-19 legal helpline on June 1. Forty-five law students run the helpline under faculty supervision.
Read More about SMU Law creates student-run helpline providing pandemic related legal advice to the communityUniversity of Washington Law creates summer internship opportunities for law students
THE DAILY — In the midst of COVID-19, the UW School of Law has found an innovative way for students to offer their legal aid this summer. Many people have questions as to how new laws passed in the wake of the pandemic affect them and how to exercise their personal rights. Legal issues, ranging from…
Read More about University of Washington Law creates summer internship opportunities for law studentsUniversity of Akron eliminates 97 full-time faculty positions
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The University of Akron’s Board of Trustees on Wednesday unanimously authorized the elimination of 97 full-time professors out of about 570 total in response to a projected enrollment decline and ongoing budget woes. Some 21 full-timers also recently resigned or retired.
Read More about University of Akron eliminates 97 full-time faculty positionsBaylor University cancels in-person spring and summer graduation ceremonies
10 CBC KWTX — Baylor University Monday canceled an in-person ceremony next month honoring May and August graduates. The university earlier announced it would host the in-person ceremony on Aug. 14 and Aug. 15, but said Monday it will instead provide a virtual ceremony on Aug. 15 on Facebook Live to honor May and August graduates…
Read More about Baylor University cancels in-person spring and summer graduation ceremoniesPennsylvania public college system to consolidate campuses in cost saving measures
EDUCATION DIVE — Public postsecondary systems nationwide face the grim task of piecing together budgets ravaged by the ongoing health crisis. With some systems forecasting shortfalls in the tens of millions of dollars, discussions of institutional mergers and closures have taken on new legitimacy.
Read More about Pennsylvania public college system to consolidate campuses in cost saving measuresColleges amend code of conduct policies around COVID-19 precautions
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Colleges are implementing social contracts or making addenda to code of conduct policies requiring students to abide by social distancing guidelines this fall. Some institutions have said they will remove students from campus for noncompliance.
Read More about Colleges amend code of conduct policies around COVID-19 precautionsHigher education lobbyists concerned COVID-19 aid to colleges will be politicized
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Trump administration has stopped short of saying it wants to withhold funding from colleges and universities that do not reopen for the fall term, as President Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos have threatened with K-12 schools. But some higher education lobbyists are concerned the administration’s push to get students back…
Read More about Higher education lobbyists concerned COVID-19 aid to colleges will be politicizedOpinion: What colleges need to consider with campus reopening
INSIDE HIGHER ED — By mid-June, the overwhelming majority of colleges and universities in the United States had announced that they planned to have their students return to campus for the fall semester. But college presidents, boards of trustees and legal teams continue to analyze, measure and wrestle with the dozens of variables that could impact…
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