Penn Law professor David Abrams helps build national database on crime and COVID-19
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — David Abrams, Professor of Law, Business Economics, and Public Policy at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, has amassed a trove of valuable empirical data on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on crime in the United States at citycrimestats.com.
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — In remote teaching, it’s easy to forget that students are real people. Here’s why connecting early and often with them is vital, and how to do it.
Read More about Advice for faculty on connecting with students onlineAdvice for lawyers to be productive while working from home
LAWYER MONTHLY — The daily pre-coronavirus life of any lawyer included a hectic schedule and long hours of meeting with clients, attending court hearings and filing legal documents. As the pandemic sweeps across the world, that daily schedule is changing along with everything else.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Circumstances may force colleges to shift their current plans, and they must carefully communicate that to preserve credibility and enrollment, write Teresa Valerio Parrot and Erin Hennessy.
Read More about How colleges can communicate fall plans effectivelyAdvice for law school applicants on recommendation letters
U.S. NEWS — To have a real impact, the letter should show a meaningful and substantive connection to the law school. Ideally, your recommender should have a personal tie to the school and be able to speak strongly to why you would make a good fit for it.
Read More about Advice for law school applicants on recommendation lettersConcordia Law announces closure and teach-out plan
KTVB — The university is now working on its teach-out plan in order to successfully transfer students to the University of Idaho Law School.
Read More about Concordia Law announces closure and teach-out planOpinion: What higher education should look like post-pandemic
INSIDE HIGHER ED — We should be thinking about what we want higher education to look like after the pandemic subsides and what we need to do now to accomplish that vision, writes William G. Tierney.
Read More about Opinion: What higher education should look like post-pandemicA look at income-driven student loan repayment plans
FORBES — REPAYE is the newest of the four IDR plans. It was introduced in 2015 as part of the Obama administration’s efforts to help student loan borrowers manage their debt. The government designed REPAYE as an expansion of the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) repayment plan.
Read More about A look at income-driven student loan repayment plansFederal judge orders cancellation of federal student loan debt for 7,000 borrowers from failed for-profit college
FORBES — A federal judge has ordered Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to cancel outstanding federal student loan debt for over 7,000 student loan borrowers. The case concerns the Borrower Defense to Repayment program.
Read More about Federal judge orders cancellation of federal student loan debt for 7,000 borrowers from failed for-profit collegeGuide to student loan forgiveness programs
BANKRATE — For students willing to work in specific positions or jump through other hoops for several years, student loan forgiveness can represent a huge weight lifted — and lead to tens of thousands of dollars in savings.
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