ABA forms group to assess the impact of artificial intelligence on the legal profession
REUTERS — With artificial intelligence promising to reshape the practice of law in the coming years, the largest voluntary U.S. attorney membership organization is fielding a team of lawyers to help guide the transformation. The American Bar Association said Monday that it is forming a new group to assess how AI will impact the practice…
Read More about ABA forms group to assess the impact of artificial intelligence on the legal professionCollege professors discuss how ChatGPT could impact classrooms
OBSERVER — It’s the end of August, which means fall semester is right around the corner. But this year, educators are more anxious about the school year than their students. When ChatGPT first erupted onto the scene last winter, no one knew quite what to expect.
Read More about College professors discuss how ChatGPT could impact classroomsHow college accreditors can support student diversity
HIGHER ED DIVE — Colleges have long grappled with how to create and maintain diverse student bodies — a goal likely made more difficult with the U.S. Supreme Court decision against race-conscious admissions in June.
Read More about How college accreditors can support student diversityOpinion: College degrees are still important despite some employers removing requirements
STAR TRIBUNE — Scanning the headlines, it would be easy to believe that a college degree is becoming increasingly irrelevant in a fast-evolving job market.
Read More about Opinion: College degrees are still important despite some employers removing requirementsHBCUs see growth in enrollment following COVID-19 pandemic
DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION — Three years after the initial Black Lives Matter protests and with the COVID-19 pandemic emergency now lifted, enrollment at HBCUs continues to rise.
Read More about HBCUs see growth in enrollment following COVID-19 pandemicMost colleges remove COVID-19 vaccine requirements
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Going into the 2021-2022 academic year, hundreds of U.S. colleges and universities mandated the COVID-19 vaccine for students, which had been released the previous December and gradually become accessible to the public.
Read More about Most colleges remove COVID-19 vaccine requirementsNew federal student loan repayment program focused on low-income borrowers
NPR — A new repayment program opens today to more than 20 million student loan borrowers, with payments based on their income and family size.
Read More about New federal student loan repayment program focused on low-income borrowersPublic and private universities in Indiana participate in direct college admissions program
HIGHER ED DIVE — The initiative by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education — called Indiana Pre-Admissions: Your Path to College — aims to help shore up the state’s declining college-going rate, which the agency said Thursday sits at 53%.
Read More about Public and private universities in Indiana participate in direct college admissions programABA president Mary Smith releases statement in support of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in the legal profession
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION — The American Bar Association is deeply troubled by the recent efforts of some elected officials and advocacy groups to attack diversity programs at law firms.
Read More about ABA president Mary Smith releases statement in support of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in the legal professionPodcast: Why investigations of federal judges should happen more often
ABA JOURNAL — After almost 40 years on the bench, Judge Pauline Newman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has sued her chief, two judge colleagues and the Federal Circuit Judicial Council, following a court committee interviewand a medical records request, which she denied, and a suggestion that she should be suspended from work for one year.
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