COVID-19 spike in Washington, DC causes Howard University to shift to online classes
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.
Read More about COVID-19 spike in Washington, DC causes Howard University to shift to online classesSurvey: Law school deans report online classes and remote work likely to stay beyond the pandemic
REUTERS — Online teaching is not going to go away with the pandemic, according to a new survey of law school deans.
Read More about Survey: Law school deans report online classes and remote work likely to stay beyond the pandemicAALS study looks at how the pandemic has changed the priorities of law school deans
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Association of American Law Schools wanted to know how law deans are different now, after the COVID-19 pandemic. So they organized a survey by NORC at the University of Chicago.
Read More about AALS study looks at how the pandemic has changed the priorities of law school deansStudents impacted by COVID-19 pandemic during high school are less prepared for college
THE HECHINGER REPORT — Many students whose last years of high school were disrupted by the pandemic are struggling academically in the foundational college courses they need to succeed later in their academic and professional careers. Professors and students say the remote learning that students were stuck with during the pandemic wasn’t as good as…
Read More about Students impacted by COVID-19 pandemic during high school are less prepared for collegeLaw firms modify work requirements to attract talent amid tight labor market
BLOOMBERG — In the legal profession, it was technical challenges over administering the bar exam that persuaded Washington and three other states to allow graduates of accredited law schools in 2020 to skip it. There’s an underlying shortage of public defenders, too, with trials delayed and court systems under strain as a result.
Read More about Law firms modify work requirements to attract talent amid tight labor marketHow the pandemic has modernized the legal profession
ENTREPRENEUR — Covid-19 forced businesses and social interactions to rely on technology because of social distancing rules exacerbated by fear. The legal industry, being no exception, was forced to embrace technology, shedding unnecessary ritual and processes. The result became a more efficient industry, where client interests trump anachronistic conventions.
Read More about How the pandemic has modernized the legal professionNYU Law professor Rochelle Dreyfuss explores intellectual property law as a barrier to innovation and public health for developing countries
NYU LAW — The advent of vaccines for COVID-19 exposed major questions about intellectual property laws, as many countries clamored for legal alterations and waivers in order to obtain information about producing effective vaccines. The vaccines also underlined disparities between low- and high-income countries, including differences in manufacturing and research capabilities that dictated how quickly…
Read More about NYU Law professor Rochelle Dreyfuss explores intellectual property law as a barrier to innovation and public health for developing countriesHow law firms manage legal technology during the pandemic
REUTERS — While the impact of the pandemic on how law firms and their attorneys work has been extensively covered for the past two years, relatively little attention has been paid to managing and interacting with legal technology professionals who support these lawyers, despite the unique aspects and characteristics of those working in the technical field. However…
Read More about How law firms manage legal technology during the pandemicHow the pandemic has disproportionately affected Black and Latino students
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Black and Latino students were more likely than others to cancel or postpone their higher education plans during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study by the University of California, Los Angeles, Latino Policy and Politics Initiative. Before vaccines became available, 11.3 percent of multiethnic students, almost 11 percent of Latino students and 10 percent…
Read More about How the pandemic has disproportionately affected Black and Latino studentsDuke Law International Human Rights Clinc launches online tracker of human rights advancements
DUKE LAW NEWS — While governments around the world have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in ways that violate human rights, other official efforts have tried to protect rights from incursion or even improve them. To track measures that advance civil and political, equality, governance, and socio-economic rights, Duke Law’s International Human Rights Clinic has launched…
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