In Memoriam: Mitchell Engler
NYU LAW — Mitchell Engler ’90 LLM ’91, professor of law at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, passed away on November 4 at age 58. An editor of the NYU Law Review and the Tax Law Review, Engler was a longtime adjunct professor at the Law School and a former acting assistant professor. Engler’s scholarship centered on tax…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Two new studies on gender bias in student evaluations of teaching look at the phenomenon from fresh—and troubling—angles. One study surveyed students at the beginning of the semester and after their first exam and found that female instructors faced more backlash for grades given than did male instructors.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — A new study suggests that students choose to stop out of college and others choose not to enroll in the first place because of a range of “psychographics,” or psychological factors, including doubts about the financial returns of a college education and an awareness of other career training options outside traditional…
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BC LAW — Boston College Law School has launched a new Early Decision admissions program to provide an expedited review, with special consideration that BC Law is the applicant’s first choice.
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BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — Health Law & Policy Fellows and Marsha Garrison Family Law & Policy Fellows presented the findings of their major research projects and resulting papers to the Law School community and friends on April 8. The centerpiece of the year-long fellowships, these research projects focus on a legal or policy issue in their…
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GOODWIN LAW –Goodwin’s 2L Diversity Fellowship Program for the 2023 Summer Associate class is open for applications. The Diversity Fellowships provide second-year law students from historically excluded groups with the opportunity to earn a position in Goodwin’s 2023 Summer Associate program, in addition to receiving an award of $30,000. Finalists for the 2L Fellowship will be…
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TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a University of Pittsburgh Law Review Online article by Jonathan Todres (Georgia State University Law) calling for professors to consider the work-life balance of their students to combat substance abuse and mental health issues.
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USC GOULD LAW — For USC Gould alumni Elizabeth E. Atlee (JD 1993), and Steve Atlee (JD 1990), giving back has always been a shared goal. The couple achieved that aim in a personally meaningful way in March 2021 by establishing the Elizabeth and Steve Atlee Endowed Scholarship, an endowed fund that supports Latino students at…
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TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article by professor Victoria Sutton (Texas Tech Law) on the perceptions of law students about the transition to online learning as well as the return to in-person classes.
Read More about Perceptions Of Online Learning And COVID-19 Countermeasures Among Law Students In A One Year Follow Up StudyBiden Administration extends break on repaying student loans
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Education Department said Wednesday night that at President Joe Biden’s request, it is continuing to give student loan borrowers a break from making their monthly payments for another nine months, until Sept. 30. The department’s student aid website was also updated to reflect the pause had been extended.
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