Colleges prepare for potential spread of monkeypox on campuses as outbreak grows

August 16, 2022

ABC NEWS — Colleges and universities have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of students this fall, heralding a much-anticipated return to normalcy on campuses, with COVID-19 cases beginning to abate again across the country. However, following the nation’s growing monkeypox outbreak, there are growing concerns from health experts that this second virus could once again

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Colleges scale back COVID protocols for the fall 2022 semester

August 9, 2022

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.

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How students are recovering from lost time during the pandemic

July 25, 2022

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.

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What practicing law looks like two years into the COVID-19 pandemic

July 25, 2022

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.

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How the pandemic has affected the legal profession’s use of technology

July 14, 2022

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

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Thousands of Students Will Face Long COVID. Schools Need to Plan Now

June 22, 2022

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?

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Universities once again adopt mask mandates as COVID-19 cases rise

June 15, 2022

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.

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A look at government spending on higher education during the pandemic

June 14, 2022

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.

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How law firms navigated the pandemic

June 14, 2022

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.

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George Washington Law Rising for Justice Clinic serves clients facing eviction after end of federal moratorium

May 4, 2022

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

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