Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona shares his vision for higher education
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Education Secretary Miguel Cardona has a demand: “We need a culture change in higher education now.” In a speech made at a conference attended by university and college presidents and other leaders in higher education on Thursday, Cardona said that elite rankings are a “joke” and that more attention needs to be focused…
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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — The waiting period between submitting a college application and getting the final decision from the university can be an anxious one for high school seniors. The average turnaround time for an admissions decision for schools with rolling admissions is four to six weeks, and the regular decision process takes…
Read More about How colleges make admissions decisionsColleges advise students to protect their medical data following Dobbs v. Jackson
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Even as colleges adapt to the fall of Roe v. Wade, institutions have offered students a range of direct, indirect and sometimes outdated messaging about protecting medical information that could make them vulnerable.
Read More about Colleges advise students to protect their medical data following Dobbs v. JacksonOpinion: Equity is critical to building community among graduate students
INSIDE HIGHER ED — During the coming months, graduate departments will welcome new and returning masters and doctoral students to their campuses with online and in-person orientations and socials. At our institution, student services staff that coordinate such events will reach out to our student affairs team for consultation about strategies that might instill a…
Read More about Opinion: Equity is critical to building community among graduate studentsLewis & Clark Law Professor Serves as ALI Reporter for Copyright Restatement
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — In 2015, the American Law Institute (ALI) appointed the Henry J. Casey Professor of Law Lydia Pallas Loren to serve as one of five Reporters on the Restatement of Copyright. Once completed, the Restatement of Copyright will be a resource for those working in, or affected by, the copyright…
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law Professor Serves as ALI Reporter for Copyright RestatementCollege leaders meet at White House to discuss effects of Dobbs v. Jackson
HIGHER ED DIVE — Many college leaders objected in June after the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned the longstanding right to abortion established by Roe v. Wade in 1973. Lawyers have since flagged the decision as creating major issues for colleges to address. Monday’s appearance at the White House gave higher…
Read More about College leaders meet at White House to discuss effects of Dobbs v. JacksonRequest to dismiss college antitrust financial aid lawsuit denied by federal judge
REUTERS — A Chicago federal judge on Monday declined to dismiss a lawsuit alleging 17 prominent U.S. universities conspired for years to restrict financial aid to as many as 170,000 students who overpaid tens of millions of dollars in tuition.
Read More about Request to dismiss college antitrust financial aid lawsuit denied by federal judgeHow colleges are preparing for Monkeypox
NPR — Ahead of the new school year, colleges across the country are repurposing the tools they developed during the pandemic to address the monkeypox outbreak, which the White House recently declared a public health emergency. It’s a different virus, with different risks, and colleges are having to adapt, says Dr. Lindsey Mortenson of the…
Read More about How colleges are preparing for MonkeypoxFormer Supreme Court justice Stephen Breyer discusses plans as incoming chair of the ABA Rule of Law Initiative Board
ABA JOURNAL — Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer plans to spend his retirement teaching seminars at Harvard Law School; writing a book about what he has learned during his long career as a lawyer and jurist; and encouraging high school students to become more active in their government.
Read More about Former Supreme Court justice Stephen Breyer discusses plans as incoming chair of the ABA Rule of Law Initiative BoardOpinion: Strong law graduate employment could lead to imbalances in the legal profession
THE NATIONAL JURIST — The National Association of Law Placement (NALP) recently released employment data for the class of 2021.[1] The numbers highlight an entry-level legal job market that is as robust as it has ever been. Almost 92 percent of law graduates found full-time, long-term employment, tied for the highest rate in more than…
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