UC Irvine Law Graduate Tax Program to offer online courses and in-person activities in the fall
UCI LAW — The Graduate Tax Program at the University of California, Irvine School of Law (the Program) announced today its plans for the Fall 2020 semester. In light of the ongoing global public health situation, the Program will offer all of its fall semester courses on an online basis, which will feature synchronous and asynchronous elements, and its faculty…
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UIC JOHN MARSHALL LAW — Starting May 27, UIC John Marshall Law School in Chicago will debut its Admitted Students Summer Excel Program. This six-part virtual program will allow newly admitted students to join their future classmates and faculty, upper-level students and alumni to learn more about law school and the legal profession.
Read More about UIC John Marshall Law launches Admitted Students Summer Excel ProgramUniversity of New Mexico School of Law vice dean Camille Carey discusses transition to online learning
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW — UNM School of Law Vice Dean and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Camille Carey said recently the School was ready for that challenge.
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BLOOMBERG LAW – Michigan is the latest in a growing number of states that have decided to hold their upcoming bar exams online, as others weigh safety concerns and logistical issues related to administering tests during the coronavirus pandemic. The Michigan Supreme Court announced Monday that the Board of Law Examiners will administer a one-day bar exam…
Read More about Michigan to administer July bar exam onlineABA legal education council approves emergency rule change on online law school classes
LAW.COM – The American Bar Association’s Council of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar has moved to give itself the ability to waive limits on distance education amid the COVID-19 outbreak. It will be easier for the American Bar Association to waive its distance education limits in the fall, should classes remain online because of the…
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THE NEW YORK TIMES – Across the country this fall, college life is likely to be vastly different from campus to campus — a patchwork that mirrors what is currently happening in states and communities, as some move toward widespread reopening and others keep their economies mostly closed. Shut down in a stricken wave this…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidance on Tuesday for colleges as they reopen their campuses. Colleges will be looking to the CDC as many prepare to welcome back students, 19.9 million of whom were enrolled at U.S. colleges last fall. While the guidance does not address when or whether colleges should…
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THE NEW YORK TIMES – Cambridge on Tuesday became the first British university to move all student lectures online for the coming academic year, underscoring the far-reaching changes the coronavirus is forcing on higher education institutions around the world. The 800-year-old university said in a statement that it was “likely that social distancing will continue to…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED – Most colleges and universities quickly pivoted to remote instruction after COVID-19 forced suspension of on-campus activities. Academic leaders and faculty across the nation did yeoman’s work to effect such a drastic change. Yet we learned this spring that the basic transition of face-to-face courses into remote delivery did not provide the comprehensive…
Read More about How to improve online teaching in the fallCollege students may turn to community colleges if universities remain online
THE HECHINGER REPORT – With higher ed in limbo, students are switching to community colleges. If they have to be online, they say, they might as well do it someplace cheaper
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