Students report higher rates of depression and anxiety during the pandemic
INSIDE HIGHER ED — About one-third of undergraduate, graduate and professional school students screened during the summer were found to have depression or anxiety, or both, which is a higher rate than seen in years past, according to a new report by the Student Experience in the Research University, or SERU, Consortium.
Read More about Students report higher rates of depression and anxiety during the pandemicSix law schools partner to create online series for high school and college students interested in law
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO LAW — The deans at six law schools across the nation have forged a unique partnership to launch an innovative digital discussion series which uses a virtual platform to engage prospective students and encourage a robust conversation about legal education.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Initiatives to raise awareness of open educational resources are working — with more faculty choosing OER over traditional textbooks, survey finds. Advocates say pandemic and recession are also driving interest.
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ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — Albany Law School provided a socially distant—but academically, personally, and professionally united—welcome to the incoming class at an Orientation like no other this August.
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ASU NOW — Ranked a top seven public law school in the nation and No. 24 among all law schools according to U.S. News & World Report, the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University continues to be a premier choice for law school students around the country.
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UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is thrilled to welcome the Class of 2023, under the direction of Dean and Chancellor’s Professor of Law L. Song Richardson. As of the first day of instruction, the incoming J.D. class consisted of 148 students, with 72 percent…
Read More about UC Irvine Law welcomes class of 2023Harvard Law program gives university community legal advice on immigration
THE HARVARD GAZETTE — Growing up in his native Lebanon, he worried about being outed as a gay man in a homophobic land. After finishing his undergraduate in biochemistry and a master’s in France, he came to the U.S. to pursue a doctoral degree at Harvard. But he still did not feel safe.
Read More about Harvard Law program gives university community legal advice on immigrationUniversity of Idaho Law accepts transfer of Concordia Law students
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO — The University of Idaho College of Law will grow this fall by 110 students, rendering the transfer of Concordia Law students and the largest-ever transfer for a western law school.
Read More about University of Idaho Law accepts transfer of Concordia Law studentsMichigan State University Law completes full integration with Michigan State University
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — As a new class of future Spartan lawyers begins its first week of law school, the Michigan State University College of Law also starts a new chapter in its 129-year history by completing its full integration into Michigan State University on August 17, 2020.
Read More about Michigan State University Law completes full integration with Michigan State UniversityMitchell Hamline Law welcomes fall 2020 class
MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Amidst the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mitchell Hamline School of Law is beginning its fall semester this week with what is likely to be a record number of incoming students.
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