Opinion: Rising college tuition costs are causing a decline in intellectual curiosity
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Pundits on both sides of the aisle continue to debate the merits of President Biden’s plans to cancel student debt. But no matter which side of the debate you fall on, it’s hard to argue with the fact that canceling up to $20,000 in student debt will not fix the entrenched…
Read More about Opinion: Rising college tuition costs are causing a decline in intellectual curiosityHBCUs see increased enrollment
NEWSONE — Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are increasing their enrollments at a time when many other institutions of higher learning are seeing a decline in their number of students.
Read More about HBCUs see increased enrollmentColleges see slower decline in enrollment
NPR — Undergraduate college enrollment is continuing its years-long decline, though at a much less drastic rate than during the pandemic. According to preliminary data released Thursday, U.S. colleges and universities saw a drop of just 1.1% of undergraduate students between the fall of 2021 and 2022. This follows a historic decline that began in…
Read More about Colleges see slower decline in enrollmentStudents and legal scholars advocate for California universities to allow undocumented students to work without permits
LOS ANGELES TIMES — The University of California is considering a proposal to break legal ground by hiring immigrant students without work authorization in what would be a test of federal law that could dramatically alter tens of thousands of young lives.
Read More about Students and legal scholars advocate for California universities to allow undocumented students to work without permitsFully online universities see influx of young students
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Big online universities experienced massive growth across the board during the pandemic. Southern New Hampshire, for example, grew from 135,000 students in March 2020 to 175,000 today, according to Paul LeBlanc, the institution’s president.
Read More about Fully online universities see influx of young studentsMany community college students face food insecurity
USA TODAY — Finishing a degree can be the least of a person’s worries when they don’t know where their next meal is coming from or where they’ll sleep at night. A new survey of more than 80,000 community college students found a third of respondents said they already struggled to get enough food to eat within the last…
Read More about Many community college students face food insecurityAALS law deans study featured in report on women in the legal profession
LAW PRACTICE TODAY — Four female justices are serving on the Supreme Court of the United States. For the first time in history, women make up 44.4% (4/9ths) of the seats on its bench.
Read More about AALS law deans study featured in report on women in the legal professionReport: Most selective law schools have historically been slowest to hire women faculty
HIGHER ED DIVE — Law schools enrolled virtually no women through the first half of the 20th century. But the 1960s saw a number of cultural and policy changes, such as federal laws prohibiting sex discrimination in certain types of work and colleges removing rules barring women from the classroom.
Read More about Report: Most selective law schools have historically been slowest to hire women facultyBoston University Law student Chris Creech and UMass Law student Raven Francomano honored by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
MASS.GOV — On Wednesday, October 26, 2022, Supreme Judicial Court Associate Justice Elspeth Cypher will present awards to two attorneys and two law students selected by the Supreme Judicial Court Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services, in recognition of their exceptional dedication to providing volunteer services for persons who cannot afford an attorney for…
Read More about Boston University Law student Chris Creech and UMass Law student Raven Francomano honored by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial CourtWilmington University in Delaware announces plans to open law school
DELAWARE BUSINESS TIMES — Wilmington University announced Wednesday evening that it will launch a new School of Law, which would be a dramatic change in the state’s legal landscape which has long had a sole program in Widener University’s Delaware Law School.
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