Vermont Law to continue online-only classes this fall
WCAX CBC 3 — The Vermont Law School will continue to hold all classes online for the rest of 2020.
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — But next month, Florida State University staff members were told, they could lose their right to work from home if they’re simultaneously caring for children. Outrage exploded on social media following the announcement last week, and remained unabated when the university amended it on Monday. By Friday, Florida State had further clarified…
Read More about Florida State University teleworking policy sees pushback from staffReport: College enrollment stable despite pandemic disruptions
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Spring campus closures and the shift to remote learning did not have a major negative impact on student enrollments, finds the National Student Clearinghouse. But racial gaps emerge.
Read More about Report: College enrollment stable despite pandemic disruptionsAdvice for faculty on connecting with students online
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — In remote teaching, it’s easy to forget that students are real people. Here’s why connecting early and often with them is vital, and how to do it.
Read More about Advice for faculty on connecting with students onlineToday’s Tuesday Afternoon AALS Faculty Focus Webinar: Excellence In Online Instruction
TAXPROF BLOG by PAUL CARON – Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares information about the weekly AALS Faculty Focus webinar series. Faculty Focus invites tenure-track, clinical, and legal writing faculty to join on Tuesday afternoons to hear from law school leaders and colleagues about the issues facing early career law professors.
Read More about Today’s Tuesday Afternoon AALS Faculty Focus Webinar: Excellence In Online InstructionThe Difficulties of Teaching a “Hybrid” Class
THE VOLOKH CONSPIRACY by JOSH BLACKMAN – Professor Blackman (South Texas College of Law Houston) discusses the unique struggles that professors will face with hybrid classes in the fall. These professors will have challenges in teaching both in-person and online students simultaneously. Blackman offers suggestions on how technologies in the classroom will need to be enhanced…
Read More about The Difficulties of Teaching a “Hybrid” ClassIndiana Law’s fall 1L program (170)
LEGAL EVOLUTION by AUSTIN PARRISH – Dean Parrish (Indiana University Maurer Law) introduces his school’s plan for the fall semester to adjust and prepare for challenges due to the pandemic. The school will have a block schedule that has both in-person and online components to support students with differing circumstances.
Read More about Indiana Law’s fall 1L program (170)ABA allows Syracuse Law to expand online JD program
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — The American Bar Association has granted Syracuse University College of Law permission to expand its innovative online law degree program. JDinteractive (JDi) is a fully interactive program that combines live online class sessions with self-paced class sessions, residential courses, and applied learning experiences.
Read More about ABA allows Syracuse Law to expand online JD programHarvard Law student files lawsuit over tuition for online classes
LAW.COM – Harvard Law School should not charge $65,875 for remote classes, an incoming 2L argues in a new lawsuit against the university.
Read More about Harvard Law student files lawsuit over tuition for online classesColleges announce plans for the fall semester
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION – The coronavirus pandemic has left higher-education leaders facing difficult decisions about when to reopen campuses and how to go about it. The Chronicle is tracking individual colleges’ plans. Most say they are planning for an in-person fall semester. We’re currently tracking about 1,120 colleges.
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