College students report modest improvements in online classes during spring semester
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Undergraduates who are studying online this fall rate their learning experience as modestly better than what they encountered last spring — with greater levels of satisfaction among students who see their instructors taking steps to understand and engage them, according to a new survey of 3,400 undergraduates.
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REUTERS — As COVID-19 restrictions force students to take remote exams, universities around the world are relying on proctoring software like Examplify. But many students are wary of the technology, including mass data collection and bias in facial recognition.
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UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — Hundreds of members of the UCLA School of Law community participated in the law school’s inaugural Public Service Challenge, which took place over five days, from Oct. 30 through Nov. 3, and served a great number of voters, charitable groups and others in Southern California.
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UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — UCLA School of Law’s top-ranked A. Barry Cappello Trial Team has completed the best weekend in its history, including strong finishes in multiple national competitions and the team’s first-ever victory in the Tournament of Champions, the nation’s premier invitational trial competition.
Read More about UCLA Law students win Tournament of Champions trial competitionGeorgia State University Law Immigration Clinic wins green card for client
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY — Students in Georgia State Law’s new Immigration Clinic won its first merits hearing for their client at the Atlanta Immigration Court. The student team of Cruz Espitia (J.D. ’21) and Haley Solomon (J.D. ’22) represented a young woman who arrived in the U.S. from Guatemala at the age of 15.
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PENN STATE NEWS — Third-year Penn State Dickinson Law student Anthony Fanucci was named the recipient of the 2020 Fink Family Scholarship by the American Society for Pharmacy Law. The Fink Family Scholarship supports a pharmacist attending law school who demonstrates academic, professional or service-related achievement.
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SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY — Law school students from across the nation will compete virtually this weekend as the Southern Illinois University School of Law hosts the National Health Law Moot Court competition. Thirty-two teams from 21 law schools will argue the merits of a fictitious case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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THE NATIONAL JURIST — South Texas College of Law in Houston is celebrating yet another moot court victory. Nicholas Ocampo and Elizabeth Nevle recently won first place at the National Sports Law Negotiation Competition. The STCL Houston team was coached by alumnus Johnathan Trimble ’17.
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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN SCHOOL OF LAW — This Veterans Day, Texas Law is shining a light on students who have served in America’s military. Each is involved in a range of school organizations and causes, and each has a unique career ambition. Together, they and the many other veterans in our student population enrich…
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UC NEWS — Many law students, alumni, faculty and staff attended demonstrations, marches, protests and vigils. “They were standing up to make a difference,” says Jim Tomaszewski, assistant director of Cincinnati Law’s Center for Professional Development. “It’s really just a fundamental reminder of what lawyers are called to do.”
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