Colleges scale back COVID protocols for the fall 2022 semester
FOX BUSINESS — Colleges this fall are no longer treating Covid-19 as an emergency upending their operations, shifting to eliminate mask requirements and mandatory coronavirus testing and letting students who contract the virus isolate in their dorms with their roommates.
Read More about Colleges scale back COVID protocols for the fall 2022 semesterHow students are recovering from lost time during the pandemic
NEW YORK TIMES — A new report estimates that it may take students at least three to five years to recover from the pandemic. Federal relief money will most likely have run out by then.
Read More about How students are recovering from lost time during the pandemicWhat practicing law looks like two years into the COVID-19 pandemic
HARVARD LAW TODAY — When the COVID-19 pandemic brought the global economy to a near halt in March 2020, lawyers — like everyone else — wondered how the crisis would affect not only their health and personal lives but also their work lives.
Read More about What practicing law looks like two years into the COVID-19 pandemicHow the pandemic has affected the legal profession’s use of technology
BLOOMBERG LAW — The Covid-19 pandemic has required the legal industry to quickly adapt to an unprecedented wave of changes. Legal technology continues to play an imperative role in this reshuffling, and despite some initial hesitancy by law firms and legal departments, legal tech is proving to be a valuable resource in allowing the legal…
Read More about How the pandemic has affected the legal profession’s use of technologyThousands of Students Will Face Long COVID. Schools Need to Plan Now
EDUCATION WEEK — School has wrapped up for the year, affording educators a moment to heave a sigh of relief. But now, as they dive into planning for next year, a big challenge looms, and most aren’t facing it: How will they support the students who will struggle daily with long COVID?
Read More about Thousands of Students Will Face Long COVID. Schools Need to Plan NowUniversities once again adopt mask mandates as COVID-19 cases rise
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The University of California, Los Angeles, restored its indoor mask mandate last week, joining the University of Hawai‘i system, Pennsylvania State University (for both the main campus and 13 others), and other colleges and universities.
Read More about Universities once again adopt mask mandates as COVID-19 cases riseA look at government spending on higher education during the pandemic
HIGHER ED DIVE — S&P had given the nonprofit higher ed sector negative outlooks for four straight years before raising its view to stable in 2022, in part because of federal relief funding.
Read More about A look at government spending on higher education during the pandemicHow law firms navigated the pandemic
MONEY CONTROL — Unlike many other industries, which saw huge job losses, most law firms got by comparatively unharmed with their corporate practices keeping them afloat.
Read More about How law firms navigated the pandemicGeorge Washington Law Rising for Justice Clinic serves clients facing eviction after end of federal moratorium
GW LAW — The Rising for Justice Clinic (RFJ) led by Paul DiBlasi with the oversight of David Johnson, GW’s Assistant Dean for Pro Bono & Advocacy Programs, has worked on several housing matters to help clients at risk of losing subsidized housing and working to avoid eviction. The threat of homelessness in connection with…
Read More about George Washington Law Rising for Justice Clinic serves clients facing eviction after end of federal moratoriumColleges around the country host make-up graduations for students in pandemic disrupted classes
INSIDE HIGHER ED — For many graduates from the COVID classes of 2020 and 2021, commencement was virtual, students only or just no fun. This year they’re joining the Class of 2022 for the full-blown experience.
Read More about Colleges around the country host make-up graduations for students in pandemic disrupted classes