University of Houston Law Initiative on Global Law and Policy examines inequity and global vaccination distribution
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — In a recent webinar, scholars from Germany and Mexico agreed that the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted vulnerable groups around the world. “The COVID-19 Pandemic and its Impact on Social Justice,” was the first event sponsored by the American Society of International Law.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — As part of the class action lawsuit the University of Miami School of Law filed with partners against U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement, students help to save lives as they learn the intricacies of immigration law. The lawsuit accused the U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement of ignoring COVID-19 guidelines.
Read More about University of Miami Law Immigration Clinic helps protect detainees from COVID-19Pandemic drives transition to digital college course materials over textbooks
INSIDE HIGHER ED — For the first year on record, more faculty members used learning management systems than print course materials when teaching classes, according a new report released Tuesday from the National Association of College Stores. The 2020 Faculty Watch report is based on a survey of 968 faculty members.
Read More about Pandemic drives transition to digital college course materials over textbooksColleges see decline in student use of counseling centers amid pandemic
INSIDE HIGHER ED — “Dramatically” fewer students on average sought treatment from their college counseling centers during the coronavirus pandemic compared to before the pandemic, according to the Center for Collegiate Mental Health, which published a new blog post about students’ help-seeking behavior at 63 different colleges.
Read More about Colleges see decline in student use of counseling centers amid pandemicABA group publishes report on lawyer well-being during the pandemic
ABA JOURNAL — The challenges confronting the legal profession as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic have been a prime focus of the ABA Midyear Meeting. The ABA Coordinating Group on Practice Forward provided a peek at results of a new ABA survey seeking to better understand issues that have impacted lawyers at work and at home.
Read More about ABA group publishes report on lawyer well-being during the pandemicPodcast: Colorado Law professor Peter H. Huang discusses how COVID-19 has changed legal education
ABA JOURNAL — A Colorado law professor recently discussed how he incorporates mindfulness in his life and finding “pandemic positives” with ABA Journal Senior Writer Stephanie Francis Ward. Peter H. Huang focuses on positives from the COVID-19 pandemic, and how COVID-19 has changed legal education.
Read More about Podcast: Colorado Law professor Peter H. Huang discusses how COVID-19 has changed legal educationAmerican University Washington College of Law adapts offerings for international students amid COVID-19
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — American University Washington College of Law, ranked 4th in the nation in international law, is known for its breadth of offerings in international and comparative law, and for being a welcoming environment for international students. However, this past year presented new opportunities.
Read More about American University Washington College of Law adapts offerings for international students amid COVID-19Harvard Law students assist public housing tenants amid pandemic
HARVARD LAW TODAY — The Tenant Advocacy Project, a student-run organization at Harvard Law School that advocates for current and prospective public housing tenants, changed the lives and experience of several first-year students, allowing them to gain skills and learn to practice law in a remote work environment.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Miami School of Law’s International Graduate Law Programs and Human Rights Clinic present A Symposium on International Law and COVID-19: Impacts on Human Rights and Public Health. This symposium will be presented via Zoom on April 12th and 16th.
Read More about University of Miami Law hosts symposium on the pandemic and public health rightsUniversity of Miami Law student Emely Sanchez publishes paper on post-pandemic public health workforce recommendations
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — The pandemic has highlighted the importance of having a robust public health system. In a paper published in the ABA’s Health Law Section, third-year Miami Law student Emely Sanchez, describes how the pandemic has led to the reformation and reinvigoration of the public health workforce.
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