Colleges publish COVID-19 dashboards with little guidance from regulators and public health authorities
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Absent a national standard for how higher education institutions should report COVID-19 cases on their campuses, many colleges have taken to publishing information on cases on online dashboards. But observers say the dashboards vary greatly in terms of completeness and transparency.
Read More about Colleges publish COVID-19 dashboards with little guidance from regulators and public health authoritiesPandemic reveals gender inequities among women college faculty
THE NEW YORK TIMES — The pandemic has laid bare gender inequities across the country, and women in academia have not been spared. Many universities struggled to put meaningful policies in place to help faculty, especially caretakers and women. But the issues that women in academia are now facing are not new.
Read More about Pandemic reveals gender inequities among women college facultyUniversity of Akron Law professor Christopher Goff discusses role of health law amid pandemic
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON SCHOOL OF LAW — Each year, the National Jurist magazine asks law school career planning experts to predict what will be the hottest practice areas. “While a number of practice areas would have been strong regardless of the pandemic — think health care law — they have gotten even hotter because of it.”
Read More about University of Akron Law professor Christopher Goff discusses role of health law amid pandemicColumbia Law professor Eric Talley hosts podcast discussing economic recovery during the pandemic
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — In Columbia Law School’s new podcast, hosted by Professor Eric Talley, hear from leading experts as they chart a course for economic recovery in the wake of the pandemic and suggest new ways of approaching law, policy, and governance.
Read More about Columbia Law professor Eric Talley hosts podcast discussing economic recovery during the pandemicFordham Law Clinic students provide assistance to community aid organizations providing COVID-19 related relief
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — With so many of the most vulnerable people cut off from essential resources, communities throughout the city sprang into action, creating mutual aid groups designed to provide members of their community with groceries, masks and other PPE, medicine, and even emotional support.
Read More about Fordham Law Clinic students provide assistance to community aid organizations providing COVID-19 related reliefFordham Law launches Wellness Week to promote mental health awareness
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — The Office of Professionalism is expanding upon Fordham Law’s annual Mental Health Day by launching the Law School’s first-ever Wellness Week. Doubling down on the school’s already robust wellness offerings, the week is designed to spark conversations about holistic approaches to well-being.
Read More about Fordham Law launches Wellness Week to promote mental health awarenessPenn Law professor David S. Abrams publishes article on the impact of COVID-19 on crime
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Professor of Law, Business, and Public Policy David S. Abrams recently published “COVID-19: An Early Empirical Look,” which analyzes the collected data from over 25 large cities in the U.S., documenting the short-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on crime.
Read More about Penn Law professor David S. Abrams publishes article on the impact of COVID-19 on crimeUniversity of Akron to proceed with faculty layoffs after arbitration ruling
CLEVELAND.COM — An arbitrator on Friday sided with the University of Akron administration in its decision to eliminate the positions of nearly 100 unionized faculty as part of the university’s cost-saving measures due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More about University of Akron to proceed with faculty layoffs after arbitration rulingUniversity at Buffalo Law launches COVID Response Legal Clinic
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — UB School of Law’s clinical legal education program serves clients who need the help most – and the novel coronavirus has made the need greater than ever.
Read More about University at Buffalo Law launches COVID Response Legal ClinicFlorida A&M University to cancel spring break to reduce risk of COVID-19
TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT — Spring break may not be included on the spring academic calendar, Florida A&M University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Maurice Edington told trustees Thursday.
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