How to help graduate student teachers develop a teaching style
INSIDE HIGHER ED — According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, roughly 135,000 graduate students work as teaching assistants in higher education institutions across the country.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Education Department is clarifying how exactly colleges and universities can comply with federal civil rights law as campuses continue to see antiwar protests and encampments and Jewish students continue to report feeling unsafe following a rise in antisemitic incidents across the country.
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THE HECHINGER REPORT — Education has become a major battleground for the attempted anti-racist paradigm shift of diversity, equity and inclusion work; mirroring society, this work remains stuck in a cycle of advancement and retaliation.
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Donna Bain Butler, an adjunct professor in world languages and literatures at Delaware State University, was surprised to learn this semester that she would be receiving a pay cut after the university decided to pay adjunct faculty members based on the number of students enrolled in their classes. In…
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REUTERS — Law firms are off to a strong start in 2024 after a lackluster 2023 that saw weak client demand and declining collections on billed work, new financial data shows.
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LAW.COM — The pass rate on California’s February 2024 bar exam ticked upward to 33.9%, surpassing the 32.5% figure from last year, according to figures released Friday by the state bar.
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BAR EXAM TOOLBOX — Today we’re talking about using accommodations for the bar exam due to disabilities or other conditions.
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ABA JOURNAL — Of the five states that lowered the minimum score required for passing the bar last year, four of them had increases in their February 2024 bar passage rates, according to the latest data compiled by the National Conference of Bar Examiners.
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LAW.COM — With Demonstrations Shaking Up Campuses Across the U.S, New York’s Law Schools Plan to Carry On With Commencement Ceremonies.
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REUTERS — Columbia Law School resumed final exams on Thursday after canceling all tests on Wednesday due to ongoing pro-Palestinian protests and the closure of the university campus.
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