Biden Administration orders clearer COVID-19 guidance for college openings
INSIDE HIGHER ED — President Biden signed an executive order Thursday directing the secretary of education to provide, in consultation with the secretary of health and human services, “guidance to institutions of higher education on safely reopening for in-person learning, which considers the institution’s setting, resources, and population.”
Read More about Biden Administration orders clearer COVID-19 guidance for college openingsCommunity colleges face steep enrollment declines amid pandemic
THE HECHINGER REPORT — Community colleges have traditionally been a refuge where recent high school graduates — and adults of all ages — could pick up credits and develop new skills during a poor job market. Enrollment at two-year schools swelled during the downturn a decade ago. Many expected a similar rush during the pandemic.
Read More about Community colleges face steep enrollment declines amid pandemicPenn Law dean Ted Ruger welcomes students back for the spring semester
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — “I am pleased to welcome all of you back to the Law School as we begin our semester tomorrow – whether ‘back’ in your case means on campus or virtually. Throughout 2020, our community showed tremendous flexibility, resiliency and creativity, and our shared success lends us confidence.”
Read More about Penn Law dean Ted Ruger welcomes students back for the spring semesterFordham Law welcomes incoming spring semester class
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — As the spring semester gets underway, Fordham Law welcomes 104 new graduate students: 53 in-person LL.M. students in 9 degree specializations; 1 student in the new online program in LL.M. Corporate Compliance; and 50 students in the online M.S.L. Corporate Compliance program.
Read More about Fordham Law welcomes incoming spring semester classFederal COVID-19 relief measures provide addition funding for HBCUs
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Historically Black colleges and universities received much-needed debt relief from the federal government as part of the recent COVID-19 relief bill, a change leaders say allows them more financial freedom to invest in their futures. Congress passed a behemoth spending bill last month that included relief measures.
Read More about Federal COVID-19 relief measures provide addition funding for HBCUsMode Of Instruction At 199 Law Schools During The 2020-21 Academic Year: 41% Online, 35% In-Person, 24% Hybrid
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a report from the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar on the percentage of schools teaching online, in-person, or hybrid during the 2020-21 academic year.
Read More about Mode Of Instruction At 199 Law Schools During The 2020-21 Academic Year: 41% Online, 35% In-Person, 24% HybridNational Conference of Bar Examiners task force releases recommendations to improve the bar exam
ABA JOURNAL — Bar exams of the future should be delivered online as an integrated test with scenarios to answer questions from, rather than in, sections with different formats, according to preliminary recommendations released Monday by the National Conference of Bar Examiners’ testing task force.
Read More about National Conference of Bar Examiners task force releases recommendations to improve the bar examMajority of test-takers flagged for cheating during California October bar exam have been cleared
BLOOMBERG LAW — The list of test takers suspected of cheating on California’s first-ever online bar exam has been narrowed to a fraction of the more than 3,000 initially flagged by video technology that monitored them during the test. The additional notifications mean nearly 90% of the 3,190 applicants have now been cleared.
Read More about Majority of test-takers flagged for cheating during California October bar exam have been clearedCollege faculty become eligible for COVID-19 vaccine in some states
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Public colleges in West Virginia and Florida are among the first in the country to begin administering the coveted COVID-19 vaccines to certain faculty and staff who do not work in health care. The University System of West Virginia began administering COVID-19 vaccines to faculty and staff age 50 or over.
Read More about College faculty become eligible for COVID-19 vaccine in some statesStudy: College openings during the fall semester linked to increase in COVID-19 cases in students’ home counties
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Since colleges and universities announced last summer that they would be opening their doors to students, critics have argued that doing so was irresponsible and would lead to infections and deaths in nearby communities. New peer-reviewed analysis released today suggests that, for some colleges, the link was present.
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