USC Gould Law Access to Justice Practicum students contribute to criminal justice reform lawsuit

August 28, 2020

USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — When the California Court of Appeals ruled in June that the state Department of Motor Vehicles had been improperly suspending licenses of drivers who fail to appear in court, the USC Gould School of Law’s Access to Justice Practicum was among California legal aid and civic rights groups celebrating

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USC Gould Law professor Tom Lyon launches virtual reading group for first-year law students

August 28, 2020

USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, USC has made several changes to campus life for the fall 2020 semester, including instituting online classes, which pose challenges to creating and maintaining community.

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Texas A&M Law and Tarrant County College partner on virtual mock trial for nursing students

August 28, 2020

BUSINESS INSIDER — On October 9th, Tarrant County College and Texas A&M University School of Law are hosting their first mock trial geared toward nursing students, which will now take place virtually with the support of Magna Legal Services.

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Texas A&M Law highlights legal clinics and students

August 28, 2020

TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION — Hey Amber, are you excited?” Luz Herrera, associate dean for experiential education at the Texas A&M School of Law, shouted to her colleague from her office.

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US Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch welcomes University of Utah Law students at virtual orientation

August 28, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — Incoming law students at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law received an unexpected and thrilling surprise to end their first official week of law school: U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil M. Gorsuch dropped in on the final day of orientation via Zoom

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A look at Washington University Law’s dual-degree program with Fudan University

August 28, 2020

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS — The Washington University in St. Louis School of Law is entering the second year of its partnership with the Fudan University Law School in China. The program allows a cohort of students from Fudan to study at the School of Law.

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UC Irvine Law student Jamison Whiting raises money to assist small businesses in Minneapolis following protests

August 20, 2020

UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Jamison Whiting, a 3L at the University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) and his partner Kelly Law raised more than $14,000 to help out small businesses and community members in Minneapolis, Minnesota following the death of George Floyd.

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Northwestern Law students Jamie Hwang and Connor Cohen share advice for incoming students learning online

August 20, 2020

ABA JOURNAL — As guinea pigs of Zoom law school classes, we learned—the hard way—what it’s like to be first-year law students in a world battling COVID-19. As 1L section mates, we supported each other through an unprecedented finale to our first spring semester at the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in Chicago.

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More colleges cut tuition rates amid pandemic

August 19, 2020

INSIDE HIGHER ED — In surveys, polling data and lawsuits, the message from students is clear: we expect to pay less for online instruction.

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Survey: Students do not trust colleges to protect them from COVID-19

August 19, 2020

INSIDE HIGHER ED — More than half of students lack trust in their college or university to protect them and faculty members from the coronavirus, according to a recent survey report published on Aug. 6 by College Pulse, a company that tracks student opinion.

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