Many colleges shift to pass-fail grading in response to pandemic
INSIDE HIGHER ED — More than a dozen four-year universities have decided to expand pass/fail options for students due to the crisis…University provosts and administrations have said expanding pass/fail options gives students flexibility during the crisis and can mitigate their anxiety.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Department of Homeland Security has confirmed that international students can take classes online without it adversely affecting their visa statuses. But as the COVID-19 pandemic has forced universities to partially close their campuses, many unanswered questions remain.
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ABA FOR LAW STUDENTS — Dean Smolla discusses his longtime efforts to provide enriching experiential learning opportunities for law students and shares thoughtful advice on how students should approach practical education.
Read More about Podcast: Benefits of experiential learning for law studentsUniversity students organize networks of resources and services as campuses close
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Last Thursday night, Noah French, a sophomore studying aerospace engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, couldn’t sleep. The university had announced that day that operations were suspended to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.
Read More about University students organize networks of resources and services as campuses closeHarvard Law Animal Law & Policy Clinic files amicus brief to U.S. Supreme Court on the border’s impact on animals and the ecosystem
HARVARD LAW TODAY — In early March, Harvard Law School’s Animal Law & Policy Clinic filed its first Supreme Court amicus brief in support of a petition for certiorari by the Center for Biological Diversity. The brief challenged the Trump administration’s waiver of all environmental and other laws in connection with the construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico…
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LEGAL NEWS — Michigan State University College of Law student Jessica Chapman was honored March 10 with the Wanda A. Nash Award from the State Bar of Michigan Animal Law Section, for exceptional scholarship in animal welfare.
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Center on Professionalism (COP) partnered with the Legal Practice Skills (LPS) faculty to host the inaugural Judicial Panel on Professionalism on the topic of professionalism before the court with a focus on how to conduct effective oral arguments.
Read More about Penn Law Center on Professionalism and Legal Practice Skills hosts panel on conducting professional oral argumentsPenn Law students identify challenges women face in law and business
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Over the course of four months, 45 members of the “Women, Law and Leadership” class interviewed 56 women between the ages of 25 and 85, all leaders in their respective fields.
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — On March 6, 2020, the American University Legislation and Policy Brief held its second annual symposium, “Presidential Powers Under the Constitution,” sponsored by AUWCL’s Program on Law and Government.
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UC BERKELEY LAW — Berkeley Law has become a leader in the field of consumer advocacy over the past decade, from the expansion of student-led groups to the Berkeley Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice, founded two years ago.
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