Survey: Majority of college presidents likely to reopen campuses this fall
INSIDE HIGHER ED — More than half of college presidents (53 percent) said it was “very likely” their institutions would resume in-person classes this fall, and another 31 percent said it was “somewhat likely,” according to a survey of 310 presidents conducted by the American Council on Education. Presidents at public two-year colleges were less likely (38 percent) than presidents of…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Education Department caused confusion twice in recent days by saying it won’t enforce guidance on who can receive the CARES Act’s emergency grants.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — The number of students filing a Free Application for Federal Student Aid is still down from this time last year. Completions of the application started to decline in mid-March, when parts of the country began to shut down in response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the National College Attainment Network, which…
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THE INDIANA LAWYER — The 2020 Indiana University Maurer School of Law graduate helped write a letter to the Supreme Court, relaying the fears he and his classmates had about the potential for the Indiana Bar Exam to be postponed because of the COVID-19 crisis. More than 70 members of the Class of 2020 from Indiana…
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ABA JOURNAL — Ten law schools are out of compliance with an ABA accreditation standard that requires a bar passage rate of at least 75% within two years. The council of the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, which met remotely May 15, posted the findings to the section’s website Wednesday. For…
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ACCESSLEX — At a time when economic difficulties abound, AccessLex Institute is excited to be the bearer of good news for nine law students who were named the winners of this year’s MAX by AccessLex® Grand Prize Scholarship Drawing.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities praised the introduction of a bipartisan bill in the U.S. Congress that would dramatically expand the National Science Foundation and pump $100 billion into the agency over five years to increase research in areas like artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics and advanced manufacturing.
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — The Optional Practical Training program, or OPT, allows international students to remain in the United States on their student visas after they graduate from college, so that they can work in their field of study for at least a year. According to news reports, the administration is considering restrictions in…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Tuition discount rates have been rising for years, but for a majority of colleges, enrollment rates are flat or declining. If this trend continues, more and more private colleges could be forced to close, experts say.
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ABA JOURNAL — Lawyers are stewards of their clients’ most sensitive and personal information. They serve as officers of the court and are in positions of public trust. But these high standards can lead to steep falls, and a lawyer who doesn’t carefully mind ethics obligations can quickly run afoul of the rules of professional responsi-bility.
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