Fordham Law welcomes class of 2023

September 2, 2020

FORDHAM LAW NEWS — After closing its physical campus on March 9 due to the coronavirus outbreak, Fordham Law School reopened the building for the first time this week, welcoming new students for its first-ever hybrid orientation.

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Fordham Law hosts oath of professionalism ceremony for students

September 2, 2020

FORDHAM LAW NEWS — On August 24, Fordham Law School’s new class of full-time and evening J.D. students capped their orientation week with a recitation of the Fordham Law School Professional Oath.

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Gonzaga Law welcomes class of 2023

September 2, 2020

THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW — Gonzaga has enrolled 155 aspiring lawyers this fall, the largest number of first-year law school students in nearly a decade.

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University of Hawaii Law welcomes class of 2023

September 2, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII NEWS — The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law welcomed an incoming class of 116 to the fall semester with a four-day Zoom orientation August 15, 17–19 that included encouragement and advice about the challenges ahead, as well as a virtual moment during which Hawaiʻi Chief Justice…

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Pepperdine Law welcomes class of 2023 through online celebration

September 2, 2020

PEPPERDINE CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — Pepperdine Caruso School of Law was pleased to welcome one of its largest and most qualified classes of incoming students to Launch Week 2020 on August 10-13. The planned presentations and activities were creatively converted to online formats, which were enthusiastically attended by the future Class of 2023.

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Yale Law welcomes class of 2023

September 2, 2020

YALE LAW SCHOOL — Dean Heather Gerken welcomed the newest class of students to Yale Law School during convocation remarks delivered online on August 21, 2020.

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Students report higher rates of depression and anxiety during the pandemic

September 1, 2020

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.

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Six law schools partner to create online series for high school and college students interested in law

September 1, 2020

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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Survey: Use of open educational resources increases during the pandemic

September 1, 2020

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 welcomes new students

August 28, 2020

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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