Colleges concerned about ability to ability to enforce safety measures on campus this fall
EDUCATION DIVE — Purdue University’s plan to reopen this fall expects all community members to socially distance on and off campus. But more than 90% of staff, faculty, postdocs and graduate students think undergraduates won’t do it.
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EAB — As college and university leaders look to repopulate their campuses this fall, physical distancing protocols (including use of face masks, maintaining six feet of distance from others, and limits on large gatherings) will be crucial to keeping campus safe. While achieving perfect adherence to physical distancing on a college campus is unrealistic, institutions need…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — A new survey found students had difficulty accessing mental health care and experienced higher rates of depression after the pandemic began, prompting calls for a broad response from colleges.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Polls are raising questions about whether all college-aged adults will choose to get a coronavirus vaccine when one is available. When Dr. Anthony Fauci was asked at a Senate hearing in May what it would take for students to feel comfortable going back to campuses during the coronavirus pandemic, he said ultimately what…
Read More about Survey: Vaccine skepticism among college students could impact future of COVID-19A look at virtual classroom platforms
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The outlook for the fall remains a bit fat mess — that’s the technical term. Almost every college or university has laid out a plan (for now), in most cases involving a mix of in-person, online and hybrid instruction. Even if a changing COVID-19 landscape doesn’t force a pivot in those best-laid…
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LAW SCHOOL TOOLBOX — Today, we’re unpacking some of the “standard” topics when it comes to getting ready to start law school, and we’ll also look at how the coronavirus is affecting incoming students’ plans this year.
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BLOOMBERG LAW — Big Law has worked remotely for about four months, and there’s no clear end in sight at many firms. How do you plan a return to the office when more Covid-19 cases are being diagnosed in the U.S. than when the switch was made to working from home offices, kitchens, and basements? Husch…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Colleges and universities are wrestling with how to reopen their campuses for the fall semester. With social distancing requirements likely in place through the rest of the year, any environment that brings large groups of people together in close proximity can create new opportunities for the coronavirus to flourish. That includes professional…
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WHYY PBS — All large public events that attract people from outside Philadelphia will be canceled the next six months, including the Thanksgiving Day parade, the Mummers Parade and the Broad Street Run, which had already been postponed to October.
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US NEWS & WORLD REPORT — Every year’s crop of law school graduates includes many who interacted with the justice system, were subject to disciplinary procedures at their college or workplace, or were put on academic probation. Some even committed felonies and served time in prison. Overcoming such setbacks might have shaped such individuals into extraordinarily committed and…
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