College students face challenging job and internship market
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Student anxiety is high as internship opportunities are rescinded and hiring delayed by employers. College career advisers remain optimistic that there are still jobs out there.
Read More about College students face challenging job and internship marketCollege professors adjust approach to final exams during pandemic
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER — For some professors, at least, rethinking their finals under duress has raised questions about whether their usual approach was the best one in the first place.
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NBC WASHINGTON — With the coronavirus affecting the income and finances of Americans, the federal government has placed federal student loans in forbearance, which means you won’t be dinged for not paying that debt for a few months.
Read More about Advice for students managing student loansStudy abroad providers face layoffs and financial challenges
INSIDE HIGHER ED — With no clear timeline for putting students on planes again, study abroad providers face layoffs and uncertain futures. And when they do resume regular programming, they’ll need new health and safety protocols.
Read More about Study abroad providers face layoffs and financial challengesProfessors should not try to replicate on-campus teaching during remote instruction
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — When colleges shut down in-person classes this spring, many instructors took pains to say that what was offered instead was not online learning. Other terms have been offered up — emergency online teaching, remote instruction — though probably none is quite right.
Read More about Professors should not try to replicate on-campus teaching during remote instructionABA moves annual meeting online
ABA JOURNAL — The 2020 ABA Annual Meeting is scheduled for July 29 to Aug. 4. In addition to nearly 500 meetings and events, it includes the convening of the board to discuss the association’s business matters and the House of Delegates to consider a number of policy proposals.
Read More about ABA moves annual meeting onlineA look at the law schools offering the most tuition assistance
U.S. NEWS — Attending law school full time isn’t cheap. On average, law school students paid $49,567 in tuition and fees for the 2019-2020 academic year to attend a private, out-of-state school, according to data submitted to U.S. News in an annual survey.
Read More about A look at the law schools offering the most tuition assistanceUniversity of Louisville Law professor Dan Canon discusses need to bridge gap between the legal academy and the profession
ABA JOURNAL — The worlds of law practice and legal academia are, despite all our commonsense expectations and earnest aspirations, separated by light-years. Lawyers and academics emphasize different syllables and use different slang. We go to different conferences, write for different publications and drink different spirits. We have different wants, drives and needs.
Read More about University of Louisville Law professor Dan Canon discusses need to bridge gap between the legal academy and the professionUtah Supreme Court proposes reforms to law firm ownership rules
ABA JOURNAL — The Utah Supreme Court has proposed far-reaching regulatory reforms that would broadly open up the state’s legal marketplace to nonlawyers, including allowing them to own or invest in law firms. The court’s proposals, which were released Friday, also would eliminate the prohibition on attorney fee sharing with nonlawyers and call for the creation of…
Read More about Utah Supreme Court proposes reforms to law firm ownership rulesIndiana Supreme Court to host virtual swearing in ceremony for new lawyers
GREATER FORT WAYNE BUSINESS WEEKLY — The Indiana Supreme Court Spring 2020 Bar Admission Ceremony has been moved up to a virtual event because of COVID-19. The live-streamed event will take place at 10 a.m. May 5. The nearly 1½-hour event was originally scheduled for May 19 at an Indianapolis events center.
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