College employees see furloughs and layoffs during pandemic
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Sharp reductions in revenue and potential increases in expenses are spurring colleges to furlough or lay off employees while they wait for the coronavirus outbreak and the uncertainty it brings to subside.
Read More about College employees see furloughs and layoffs during pandemicColleges announce shift to summer online classes and tuition reductions
INSIDE HIGHER ED — A flurry of colleges has made the formal, if inevitable, announcements in the last 10 days that summer sessions — or at least the first scheduled sessions for those that have multiple summer start dates — will be online-only due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More about Colleges announce shift to summer online classes and tuition reductionsCommunity colleges face challenges in shift to remote teaching
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Faculty members at community and technical colleges face challenges in the pivot to remote learning and are trying new technology, assessment tools and ways to communicate.
Read More about Community colleges face challenges in shift to remote teachingStrategies for teaching effectively online
PSYCHOLOGY TODAY — This post is a continuation of the first nine strategies introduced in Part I for optimizing virtual/distance/online classrooms.
Read More about Strategies for teaching effectively onlineAdditional tips for teaching online
PSYCHOLOGY TODAY — This blog post is a continuation of the first nine strategies introduced in Part I plus an additional seven strategies in Part II for optimizing virtual/distance/online classrooms.
Read More about Additional tips for teaching onlineIndiana Law schools respond to pandemic
THE INDIANA LAWYER — The coronavirus emergency is forcing many changes to legal education in Indiana. Law schools and the judiciary are changing procedures, canceling events and finding alternatives as the prohibitions on large gatherings appear likely to continue for the foreseeable future. Below is an overview of the changes to the spring 2020 semester and…
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CLEO INC — For the first time in its 52-year history, the Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc. (CLEO) will host its major programs online to reach its diverse audiences during 2020 in response to the novel coronavirus.
Read More about Council of Legal Education Opportunity to host summer programs onlineABA and Law Library of Congress to host virtual celebration of Law Day
ABA JOURNAL — To celebrate Law Day 2020, the ABA and Law Library of Congress plan to host a virtual panel discussion on April 30 that focuses on how the women’s suffrage movement and ratification of the 19th Amendment changed the United States. The program, “Social Movement Changing America: The Legacies of the 19th Amendment,” will…
Read More about ABA and Law Library of Congress to host virtual celebration of Law DayReport: Law graduates see lower average student loan debt at most schools
THE NATIONAL JURIST — That student debt analysis comes from Derek Muller, a professor at Pepperdine Caruso School of Law in Malibu, Calif., who likes to crunch numbers and post the results on his blog, Excess of Democracy.
Read More about Report: Law graduates see lower average student loan debt at most schoolsHigher Education Act reauthorization deal unlikely in near future
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Now hopes for a deal and a committee vote have been quashed as attention has turned to the immediate crisis and stimulus packages to help workers and businesses just survive. It’s unknown if the Senate will return to the Capitol on April 20 as scheduled, and if so, exactly how it would…
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