Harvard Law Project on Disability supports vulnerable communities during the pandemic
HARVARD LAW TODAY — Knowing that people with disabilities would be especially vulnerable during the pandemic to problems with healthcare access and other issues, HPOD immediately turned its attention to COVID-related initiatives and advocacy including supporting a complaint to the federal Office of Civil Rights.
Read More about Harvard Law Project on Disability supports vulnerable communities during the pandemicEnergy scholars discuss the pandemic’s impact on energy transition at University of Houston Law webinar
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Experts emphasized how the spread of the coronavirus exacerbated and magnified energy emergencies at the 2nd Annual Global Energy Law and Policy Symposium, “The Energy Transition in a COVID Altered World.” The conference was part of the Energy Transition and Governance series.
Read More about Energy scholars discuss the pandemic’s impact on energy transition at University of Houston Law webinarLoyola University Chicago Law student Jaqueline Ingles donates meals to Chicago Help Initiative throughout pandemic
ABA JOURNAL — Assembling sandwiches helped recent law school graduate Jacqueline Ingles focus during remote classes, and over the past year she made more than a thousand of them for the Chicago Help Initiative, a nonprofit group that takes food to pantries and free meal sites.
Read More about Loyola University Chicago Law student Jaqueline Ingles donates meals to Chicago Help Initiative throughout pandemicPepperdine Law celebrates graduation
PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY — The Pepperdine Caruso Law Class of 2021 cheerfully reunited at Alumni Park to celebrate their commencement after more than a year of being separated from their friends and colleagues. Over 400 candidates graduated from Caruso Law in the 2020-2021 academic year.
Read More about Pepperdine Law celebrates graduationPepperdine Law student Zachary Carsten delivers student commencement address
PEPPERDINE CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — The Pepperdine Caruso Law Class of 2021 cheerfully reunited at Alumni Park to celebrate. Class of 2021 graduate Zachary Carstens roused the audience, exclaiming, “Families and friends, faculty, staff, and alumni, and students of the Class of 2021, unmute yourselves and let’s hear it for not being on Zoom!”
Read More about Pepperdine Law student Zachary Carsten delivers student commencement addressUSC Gould Law honors international students
USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — In recognition of their academic accomplishments, the USC Gould School of Law commemorated the outstanding efforts of its Graduate and International Programs Class of 2021 with a virtual celebration on May 13.
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USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — The USC Gould School of Law honored the academic achievements of the JD Class of 2021 with a virtual celebration on May 13. The program featured congratulatory remarks from Dean Andrew Guzman, student leaders, faculty, staff, and alumni.
Read More about USC Gould Law celebrates class of 2021Stetson Law celebrates class of 2021
STETSON UNIVERSITY — Stetson University College of Law celebrated four commencement ceremonies recognizing graduates from the December 2020 and May/August 2021 Classes. Four separate events held outdoors in the Plaza Mayor Courtyard of the Gulfport campus allowed for limited attendance to follow CDC guidelines on physical distancing.
Read More about Stetson Law celebrates class of 2021Vanderbilt Law professor Nicholas S. Zeppos honored for excellence in teaching during the pandemic
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY — Nicholas S. Zeppos, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chancellor Emeritus, credits the university’s dedication to holding in-person classes last fall—and his students’ adherence to health and safety protocols—for his successful transition to full-time professor during an unprecedented year.
Read More about Vanderbilt Law professor Nicholas S. Zeppos honored for excellence in teaching during the pandemicFederal stimulus funding saves states and colleges from steep budget cuts
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Clinton College, a historically Black institution in South Carolina, is halving its tuition for all students who enroll for this fall. Each full-time student will also receive a new computer tablet. Jocelyn Biggs, associate vice president of student enrollment, said the move is in response to the pandemic.
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