How changes to US Department of Education affect higher education
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Republicans’ long-sought goal of shuttering the Education Department got a boost this week as several media outlets reported the Trump administration was finalizing plans for an executive order to wind down the agency.
Read More about How changes to US Department of Education affect higher educationOpinion: People must stand up against attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts
INSIDE HIGHER ED — President Trump’s attacks on DEI are damaging and dehumanizing, DeRionne P. Pollard writes.
Read More about Opinion: People must stand up against attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion effortsRutgers cancels HBCU event amid diversity, equity, and inclusion White House executive orders
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Rutgers University Center for Minority Serving Institutions announced Thursday that it has canceled an upcoming virtual conference about registered apprenticeship programs as a result of President Trump’s executive orders targeting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
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HECHINGER REPORT — President Donald Trump didn’t talk much about education during his reelection campaign, but he’s made up for it through a series of actions during his first week in office that have left many administrators, teachers, parents and students on edge.
Read More about New federal policies and proposals bring anxiety to higher educationABA opposes federal inquiries into bar association diversity, equity and inclusion
REUTERS — The American Bar Association urged the Trump administration to roll back its executive order calling for federal investigations into diversity and inclusion efforts by bar associations, citing the groups’ 1st Amendment rights.
Read More about ABA opposes federal inquiries into bar association diversity, equity and inclusionInternships with federal agencies cancelled among hiring freeze
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Thousands of students, some of whom received job offers last October, have lost federal internships, threatening their graduation plans and future careers.
Read More about Internships with federal agencies cancelled among hiring freezeFederal hiring freeze disrupts careers of law students and graduates
REUTERS — A widespread federal government hiring freeze imposed by President Donald Trump last week has upended the job market for a wide swath of law students interested in government careers.
Read More about Federal hiring freeze disrupts careers of law students and graduatesLaw graduates experience technical and logistical challenges with the new California Bar Exam
REUTERS — California will roll out its new bar exam on Feb. 25, but test takers say they have already encountered technical and logistical problems ranging from crashed computers and distracting online proctors on mock exams to an inability to schedule their tests.
Read More about Law graduates experience technical and logistical challenges with the new California Bar ExamOregon turns to supervised practice as an alternative to the bar exam for law licensing
ABA JOURNAL — Then when COVID-19 hit, Oregon scrapped the rigid rules surrounding the UBE and offered an option to take the bar exam remotely and grant diploma privilege to 2020 graduates.
Read More about Oregon turns to supervised practice as an alternative to the bar exam for law licensingPennsylvania’s law schools see spike in applicants
LAW.COM — Pennsylvania is seeing an overall 25% boost in applications to its law schools, according to data gathered by the Law School Admission Council.
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