LSAC debuts online LSAT-Flex
LAW.COM – Thousands of aspiring attorneys took the Law School Admission Test from the comfort of home Monday—marking a first for the entrance exam.
Read More about LSAC debuts online LSAT-FlexUniversity of Minnesota Law graduates petition Wisconsin Supreme Court to temporarily allow practice in state without bar exam
NEWSWEEK – As jurisdictions across the country continue to evaluate whether it will be possible to administer state bar examinations as scheduled this July during the coronavirus outbreak, recent law school graduates have requested a temporary suspension of requirements that currently prevent them from practicing without taking the test.
Read More about University of Minnesota Law graduates petition Wisconsin Supreme Court to temporarily allow practice in state without bar examLaw schools announce COVID-19 related courses
LAW.COM – This week’s Ahead of the Curve looks at a wave of new law school courses centered on COVID-19, plus legal academics are finding some levity amid the pandemic.
Read More about Law schools announce COVID-19 related coursesUniversities likely to reopen on a case-by-case basis
THE NEW YORK TIMES – Across the country this fall, college life is likely to be vastly different from campus to campus — a patchwork that mirrors what is currently happening in states and communities, as some move toward widespread reopening and others keep their economies mostly closed. Shut down in a stricken wave this…
Read More about Universities likely to reopen on a case-by-case basisColleges announce budget and staff cuts
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION – As the coronavirus outbreak erodes financial health and administrative confidence at colleges across the country, some have started to lay off or furlough employees en masse to thwart colossal budget shortfalls. Amid this unprecedented challenge to the industry’s business model, The Chronicle is tracking those employment actions and others to…
Read More about Colleges announce budget and staff cutsColleges announce plans for the fall
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION – The coronavirus pandemic has left higher-education leaders facing difficult decisions about when to reopen campuses and how to go about it. The Chronicle is tracking individual colleges’ plans. The vast majority say they are planning for an in-person fall semester. We’re currently tracking nearly 780 colleges.
Read More about Colleges announce plans for the fallUniversities begin to announce faculty and budget cuts
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION – This week, letters were sent to an unknown number of instructors, telling them that they won’t be reappointed for the fall, with the caveat that things could change over the summer. “I am very sorry for the consternation I know this will cause you,” Emily A. McDermott, the interim provost,…
Read More about Universities begin to announce faculty and budget cutsCDC releases guidelines for colleges on reducing the spread of coronavirus amid reopening
INSIDE HIGHER ED – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidance on Tuesday for colleges as they reopen their campuses. Colleges will be looking to the CDC as many prepare to welcome back students, 19.9 million of whom were enrolled at U.S. colleges last fall. While the guidance does not address when or whether colleges should…
Read More about CDC releases guidelines for colleges on reducing the spread of coronavirus amid reopeningSenator Lamar Alexander states COVID-19 testing will be sufficient for fall college reopening
INSIDE HIGHER ED – Colleges and universities around the country will have sufficient testing capacity and are taking the needed steps to safely reopen their physical campuses this fall, the head of the U.S. Senate’s education committee said in a discussion with reporters Thursday. He also vowed that Senate Republicans would ensure that colleges receive liability…
Read More about Senator Lamar Alexander states COVID-19 testing will be sufficient for fall college reopeningUniversity of Kentucky fall reopening could come with fever checkpoints and quarantine dorms
THE NEW YORK TIMES – Fever checkpoints at the entrances to academic buildings. One-way paths across the grassy quad. Face masks required in classrooms and dining halls. And a dormitory turned quarantine facility for any students exposed to the coronavirus. That was one vision for the fall semester at the University of Kentucky conjured up…
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