UIC John Marshall Law dean Darby Dickerson serves as president of AALS
YAHOO FINANCE — Darby Dickerson, Dean of UIC John Marshall Law School in Chicago, is the 2020 President of the Association of American Law Schools. She assumed the presidency on January 4 after delivering her inaugural address at the AALS Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
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INSIDER — A high proportion of law students say they do not seek mental health treatment out of fear that it will scupper their career prospects, sparking a debate about how best to support the millions of young people entering the profession every year.
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ABA JOURNAL — All these offerings were discussed Thursday by an ABA Techshow 2020 panel titled “Innovation Foundation: Forward-Thinking Law School Curriculum,” at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Chicago. Some panelists said lawyers will call them, and these lawyers are specifically looking for clerks or new lawyers who have technology skills.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Brigham Young University’s recent removal of “homosexual behavior” as a prohibited and punishable act under its honor code has caused both celebration and skepticism in the LGBTQ community. On the surface, the removal of a passage in the honor code on Feb. 19 indicates that members of the university who display such…
Read More about BYU removes same-sex intimacy as a prohibited act under honor codeAmerican Council on Education publishes paper on career-relevant instruction in college
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The preface to a new white paper from the American Council on Education opens with what its co-author, Steven C. Taylor, concedes is an anecdote that may or may not be representative of college and university faculty members. Taylor encounters a tenure-track professor at an academic meeting who, to the suggestion that…
Read More about American Council on Education publishes paper on career-relevant instruction in collegeAd Council to launch national campaign promoting alternatives to college degrees
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Ad Council, which was behind the Smokey Bear and “Just Say No” campaigns for the U.S. government, is set to launch a national advertising promotion for postsecondary education and training alternatives to the four-year college degree. The “groundbreaking” national campaign will be led by the nonprofit Ad Council in “close association” with…
Read More about Ad Council to launch national campaign promoting alternatives to college degreesStudy: Student evaluations are inaccurate measures of teaching effectiveness
INSIDE HIGHER ED — A new study — which one expert called a possible “game-changer” — seeks to cut through the noise by assuming the best of SETs — at least, that which is supported by the existing literature. Its analysis assumes that the scores students give instructors are moderately correlated with student learning and the use…
Read More about Study: Student evaluations are inaccurate measures of teaching effectivenessGrowing demand for online college degree programs
INSIDE HIGHER ED — New online learning stats show growing demand for online programs across state lines and shed new light on in-state online enrollments. Over 1.5 million students studied toward online degrees at institutions in their home state last year, according to new distance education data released today.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — New Jersey is trying to expand its tuition-free program from community colleges to four-year institutions. In this major exporter of students, the move could have ripple effects for colleges in nearby states.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — UCLA was the first university to openly consider facial recognition technology for security surveillance. The university abandoned that plan, but other colleges may be using the software.
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