Colleges around the country host make-up graduations for students in pandemic disrupted classes

May 2, 2022

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.

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Colleges reinstate mask mandates as COVID-19 case numbers rise

May 2, 2022

INSIDE HIGHER ED — Colleges in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Washington, D.C., are restoring mask mandates, the Associated Press reported

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Harvard Law to host make-up commencement for the class of 2020

April 27, 2022

REUTERS — When it comes to law school commencement, it’s better late than never. Harvard Law School is the latest to announce plans for a make-up ceremony for students who graduated in the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic and had to settle for online celebrations, joining Georgetown, Stanford and others.

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New study shows the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on women publishing scholarly articles

April 25, 2022

INSIDE HIGHER ED — A new study of COVID-19–era publication patterns by gender contradicts earlier research on the topic, suggesting that women haven’t published less than they did prior to the pandemic, over all.

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Indiana University McKinney Law professor Nicolas Terry creates course on ‘the law of COVID’

April 22, 2022

IU ROBERT MCKINNEY SCHOOL OF LAW — The global COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to legal and policy issues that will likely be discussed in law school courses for decades to come, but students at IU McKinney are already taking an in-depth look.

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Immunocompromised students fight for hybrid learning as some colleges aim to end it

April 21, 2022

THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Johnny Ellsworth would like nothing more than to return to a classroom in a world without a pandemic, where the sophomore at Pomona College could “connect with people in a more intimate way than you might be able to over Zoom.”

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New rise in COVID-19 cases pushes universities to reinstate mask mandates

April 21, 2022

THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Following a period of loosened public-health guidelines and relatively low Covid-19 caseloads, a handful of universities are bringing back mask requirements on campus — in many cases, just weeks after rescinding them.

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COVID-19 spike in Washington, DC causes Howard University to shift to online classes

April 21, 2022

THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Howard University on Wednesday announced that undergraduate students would finish up their spring semester online, due to an increase in the Covid-19 positivity rate on campus and in Washington, D.C. After classes end on April 22, exams will also be held online.

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How the pandemic has affected legal pro bono work

April 21, 2022

LEXOLOGY — On March 9, Kilpatrick Townsend’s Pro Bono Partner, Tamara Serwer Caldas, spoke on a panel at the 2022 Pro Bono Institute Conference in Washington, D.C. Ms. Caldas’ panel addressed how changes in society and in the legal industry during the pandemic have impacted pro bono engagement and effectiveness, and what strategies large law

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Immunocompromised students fight for hybrid learning as some colleges aim to end it

April 19, 2022

CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Johnny Ellsworth would like nothing more than to return to a classroom in a world without a pandemic, where the sophomore at Pomona College could “connect with people in a more intimate way than you might be able to over Zoom.” Instead, as a person who is immunocompromised, he wakes

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