Q and A with author of new book on women in higher education
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Gary A. Berg’s new book, The Rise of Women in Higher Education: How, Why and What’s Next (Rowman & Littlefield), covers the dramatic gains made by women in higher education and the areas where they have not achieved equity.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Students’ calls for institutions to stop supporting the fossil fuel industry and start investing in more eco-conscious companies have been ongoing for years but don’t show any signs of dying down. Efforts to invest university endowments in socially responsible companies have yielded promising early results, according to a new report sharing several…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Students who have experienced mental illnesses themselves see the availability of on-campus services as one of the core responsibilities of the institutions they attend. They believe that if those services aren’t being utilized or are found by students to be inadequate, it’s up to the college to adjust. College-based mental health providers consider…
Read More about Colleges and students discuss increasing demand for and rising costs of mental health servicesUniversities with campuses in China resort to online courses during Coronavirus outbreak
INSIDE HIGHER ED — After celebrating the Lunar New Year earlier this month, thousands of students at U.S. universities in China have resumed classes. But the campuses are eerily quiet, and classrooms remain empty. That’s because classes have moved online in the wake of the coronavirus.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Syracuse cancels its Florence study abroad program, and other institutions make changes to programs in Italy, South Korea and elsewhere as coronavirus spreads globally.
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LEGAL TALK NETWORK — Is the way you practice law really working for you? Nora Riva Bergman, author of “50 Lessons for Lawyers: Earn More. Stress Less. Be Awesome.,” joins Jared Correia to discuss how her book helps lawyers make healthy mindset changes, prioritize wellbeing, and enjoy a fulfilling legal practice.
Read More about Podcast: Benefits of mindfulness for lawyersUniversity of Akron Law’s Mark Schultz discusses plans for intellectual property center
AKRON LEGAL NEWS — The University of Akron School of Law’s new director of the Center for Intellectual Property Law & Technology is off to a fast start. Since taking over in January, Mark Schultz has started new programs, assisted law school administrators in forming an international partnership and is now busy organizing the upcoming 22nd…
Read More about University of Akron Law’s Mark Schultz discusses plans for intellectual property centerUniversity of Akron Law professor Emily Janoski-Haehlen discusses career in legal technology education
AKRON LEGAL NEWS — Janoski-Haehlen is an associate professor, director of the law library and associate dean for academic affairs and institutional excellence at the law school, and she currently teaches and developed the only legal technology course at the school…Beyond her work here with The University of Akron’s legal technology education, Janoski-Haehlen is a national…
Read More about University of Akron Law professor Emily Janoski-Haehlen discusses career in legal technology educationUniversity of Akron launches summer pre-law immersion program
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON SCHOOL OF LAW — For the third-straight summer, 20 college students from across the country will meet at The University of Akron School of Law for an immersive experience focused on the skills required to succeed in law school, the law school admission process and a legal career. The Prelaw Undergraduate Scholars (PLUS)…
Read More about University of Akron launches summer pre-law immersion programAmerican University Washington College of Law students win trial competitions
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — Three teams from American University Washington College of Law’s nationally ranked Stephen S. Weinstein Trial Advocacy Program excelled recently in regional and national competitions. For the third year in a row, AUWCL’s Moot Court Honor Society (MCHS) has won the Mid-Atlantic Regional round of the 2020 Phillip C. Jessup…
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