University of Houston Law dean Leonard M. Baynes discusses school’s transition to remote operations
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Following an extended spring break, University of Houston Law Center students resumed classes this week. Classes will be administered digitally, typically through Zoom video conference, through the rest of the Spring 2020 semester as a safeguard against the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY SCHOOL OF LAW — This is an unprecedented situation. However, we are confident that we will find opportunities and creative methods to enhance our scholarship and work as a Law School. We are all using this time to take advantage of the great online resources, as well as to learn and reflect.…
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY SCHOOL OF LAW — Here, federal income tax law expert and Alvin L. Snowiss Professor of Law Reed Shuldiner parses out the language of the notice to provide a clear statement of the announced changes to tax filing and payment rules.
Read More about Penn Law professor Reed Shuldiner summarizes IRS tax filing changes due to pandemicPenn Law professor Allison K. Hoffman and student Simone Hussussian explain the provisions of the new economic stimulus law
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY SCHOOL OF LAW — We recently spoke to University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Professor Allison K. Hoffman, health care law and policy expert, and Simone Hussussian L’20 about the main health care related provisions of the CARES Act as well as a remaining major gap in terms of financing medical care.
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PENN STATE NEWS — Tom Sharbaugh, Penn State Law professor of practice and director of the Entrepreneurship Assistance Clinic (EAC), has announced that, effective immediately and for the foreseeable future, the EAC is expanding its scope and service offerings to small Pennsylvania businesses, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW — Students in Penn State Dickinson Law’s Children’s Advocacy Clinic represent foster children as part of their experiential learning. These students have launched a research project examining the many ways the pandemic affects their clients.
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UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE COLLEGE OF LAW — Those who are struggling as a result of the coronavirus, COVID-19, may be able to find assistance through the University of Tennessee Legal Clinic and resources created by College of Law alumni.
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EDUCATION DIVE — The proposed rules are part of a bigger regulatory overhaul that aims to give schools more flexibility in how they approach instruction while retaining eligibility for federal student aid. However, critics warn the move eliminates important oversight.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Virtually all of higher education is coping with severe disruptions amid the coronavirus pandemic. Several questions about the crisis that readers submitted in response to requests from Inside Higher Ed revolved around teleworking and employment status, or on college fundraising efforts during the crisis.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — As demographics shift, the experiences of more and more students resemble those of faculty members less and less. How can faculty adapt to ensure these students succeed in a suddenly changing world, and how can institutions help?
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