Zoom suffers mass outage amid return to classes
NBC NEWS — Zoom, the video conferencing service that’s become ubiquitous in the remote-work pandemic life, suffered a mass outage on Monday morning, the company acknowledged.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — A five-hour disruption raises hackles and questions about contingency planning for technical problems in the age of social distancing. Said one university administrator, “2020 is a year of whatever can go wrong, has.”
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INDIANA PUBLIC MEDIA — Persistent software troubles have prompted the Indiana Supreme Court to change the format of the state’s bar exam, which is set to be administered remotely Tuesday due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More about Format of remote Indiana bar exam changed due to software issuesMichigan online bar exam crashes due to apparent cyberattack
THE DETROIT NEWS — Prospective lawyers in Michigan on Tuesday took what was being hailed as the nation’s first online bar exam but the test crashed, a mishap the manufacturer blamed on a cyberattack.
Read More about Michigan online bar exam crashes due to apparent cyberattackNew York Law School announces winners of virtual hackathon competition
NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL — New York, NY (July 23, 2020) – New York Law School (NYLS) is pleased to announce the winner and finalists of “HackNYLS 2020,” a virtual hackathon competition open to all NYLS students this past spring semester with a $1,000 prize for the winner.
Read More about New York Law School announces winners of virtual hackathon competitionUCLA Law professor Tendayi Achiume releases report for UN Human Rights Office on digital technology and racial inequality
UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER — Emerging digital technologies driven by big data and artificial intelligence are entrenching racial inequality, discrimination and intolerance, a UN human rights expert said today, calling for justice and reparations for affected individuals and communities.
Read More about UCLA Law professor Tendayi Achiume releases report for UN Human Rights Office on digital technology and racial inequalityHofstra and New York Law School launch summer programs to replace summer associate experience
THE NATIONAL JURIST — New York Law School offered an eight-week online program designed to give 120 law students a taste of a Big Law summer associate experience.
Read More about Hofstra and New York Law School launch summer programs to replace summer associate experienceVermont Law to continue online-only classes this fall
WCAX CBC 3 — The Vermont Law School will continue to hold all classes online for the rest of 2020.
Read More about Vermont Law to continue online-only classes this fallNortheastern Law Domestic Violence Clinic launches COVID-19 Rapid Response project
NEWS@NORTHEASTERN — So Lindauer had an idea—Northeastern would bring the clinic to clients. Working in tandem with the NULawLab innovation hub …they came up with is the COVID Rapid Response Project, a two-stage effort involving a website where users fill out a few forms and choose a convenient and secure time to talk or text.
Read More about Northeastern Law Domestic Violence Clinic launches COVID-19 Rapid Response projectPenn Law hosts virtual judicial education course on mental health
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — This spring, thanks to cooperative, fast-acting ingenuity from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Judicial Education Department and University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School faculty and staff, over 200 trial and appellate court judges across Pennsylvania participated in a continuing judicial education (CJE) course focused on the especially timely topic…
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