More university campuses reinstate mask mandates amid continuing pandemic
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Multiple colleges and universities are reinstating mask mandates as the fall semester begins.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — The three vaccines publicly available are currently approved through the FDA’s emergency use authorization process, but the agency is expected to fully authorize the Pfizer vaccine in coming weeks. President Gabel’s announcement comes after more than 600 colleges and universities have already mandated vaccines. The University of Minnesota currently requires students, faculty…
Read More about Universities update vaccine policiesLaw class of 2020 bar passage and employment rates held steady amid pandemic
NATIONAL JURIST — The Class of 2020 had better first-time bar exam results than the previous, non-pandemic class. It passed at an 82.83% clip, compared to the 79.64% passing rate notched by the Class of 2019, according to American Bar Association statistics.
Read More about Law class of 2020 bar passage and employment rates held steady amid pandemicAlmost 50 percent of law schools will mandate vaccines for staff and students
REUTERS — Students at nearly half of the law schools in the nation will need to provide proof that they’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19 if they want to set foot on campus this fall, including at all the so-called T-14 elite schools, according to a higher education publication’s list of vaccine mandates at universities and colleges.
Read More about Almost 50 percent of law schools will mandate vaccines for staff and studentsUniversity of St. Thomas Law dean Robert Vischer reflects on the challenges of the pandemic
UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS — Twenty years later, it’s easy to discern the many meaningful ways in which St. Thomas Law has contributed to the common good. It is perhaps fitting, though, that our anniversary as a law school comes during another period of acute pain. There has been no time to pat ourselves on the…
Read More about University of St. Thomas Law dean Robert Vischer reflects on the challenges of the pandemicStudents struggle to find affordable housing amid rising rents
USA Today — Uncertainty around colleges reopening this fall led many students to delay their housing decisions. Now, they are struggling to find a place to live weeks before classes start, according to a survey from Realtor.com, a digital real estate site.
Read More about Students struggle to find affordable housing amid rising rentsStudents face anxiety and mental health challenges preparing for college this fall
THE HILL — College students have had a hard time during the pandemic with their campuses closed and having to switch to full-time remote learning. This has taken a toll on many people’s mental health and well-being. Campuses around the country are preparing to welcome back students and with a better sense for students’ needs in…
Read More about Students face anxiety and mental health challenges preparing for college this fallSurvey: More than 60 percent of college students plan to wear masks on campus this fall
PATCH — College students are not as divided as the nation has been this past year and a half. Students in COVID-19 hotspots that are typically more anti-vaccine and mask reported that there were nearly as likely to take precautions on campus this fall as those in more vaccinated areas.
Read More about Survey: More than 60 percent of college students plan to wear masks on campus this fallSurvey: Lawyer moms report feeling overworked amid pandemic
ABA JOURNAL — As the world ground to a halt and parents scrambled for solutions, an uncomfortable truth emerged: Women are America’s default social safety net. It’s a regressive construct that has entrapped and hobbled working mothers across the spectrum—including lawyer-moms. The pandemic simply tightened the screws.
Read More about Survey: Lawyer moms report feeling overworked amid pandemicSpike in COVID-19 cases disrupts return to office plans for lawyers with young children
REUTERS — While children are far less likely than adults to become seriously ill from the virus, fear of bringing it home from the office is adding an extra complication for lawyers with kids under 12, who are still not authorized to receive any of the highly effective COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States.
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