USC Gould Law Institute for Mental Health Law, Policy, and Ethics hosts New York Times journalist for conversation on post-COVID psychosis
USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — The USC Gould Saks Institute for Mental Health Law, Policy, and Ethics presented its fall 2021 Distinguished Lecture on the topic of COVID-19 and mental health/illness. Keynote speaker Pam Belluck, Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times health and science writer, related her experience covering post-COVID psychosis, a condition affecting some COVID…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Two separate lawsuits against American University and George Washington University have new life after an appeals court revived cases that allege both institutions violated contractual obligations to students when they shifted to online instruction in early 2020 at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. At the core of the issue is the refusal…
Read More about DC Appeals Court takes up college tuition refund casesMasks? Vaccines? Bar Exam Covid-19 Rules Are All Over the Map
BLOOMBERG LAW — Most U.S. bar exams are standard, but law school graduates will encounter starkly different Covid-19 precautions next month depending on the state where they take the test. Michigan requires masks, but not Texas. New York requires vaccination proof—though not in Buffalo and Albany—and Florida doesn’t. Ohio will use bathroom monitors to enforce social distancing,…
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Right now, your best midlevel manager is updating her résumé. Your hardest-working director is controlling his excitement after learning the salary range for a private-sector opening. Your most trustworthy entry-level professional is writing a resignation letter because her new corporate position doubles her pay and doesn’t require nights or weekends. Two…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Much has been written about the Great Resignation. The sheer scale is obvious: about 25 million workers left their jobs in the second half of 2021 alone. More ambiguous is the downstream impact on the labor markets: Where will people choose to work, how will they prefer to work (remote or in-person) and…
Read More about A look at the reasons behind smaller college enrollmentNational Survey of Student Engagement reports students have positive perceptions of teachers during the pandemic
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Students had positive perceptions of faculty teaching during the pandemic and of how professors adapted their courses despite online and hybrid teaching challenges. Those are the findings released Tuesday by the National Survey of Student Engagement. The results were part two of its annual report, “Engagement Insights—Survey Findings on the Quality of Undergraduate…
Read More about National Survey of Student Engagement reports students have positive perceptions of teachers during the pandemicColleges comply with state laws rolling back mask mandates
INSIDE HIGHER ED — A string of states lifting indoor mask mandates means changes are in store for a number of public colleges in the U.S., though others will continue with face coverings for the foreseeable future. Following a slowdown in the latest COVID-19 surge, a handful of states across the country have dropped mask mandates in…
Read More about Colleges comply with state laws rolling back mask mandatesIndiana University McKinney Law professors adapt teaching styles to support students
THE INDIANA LAWYER — When Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law professor Carrie Hagan returned to in-person teaching from virtual learning, she immediately noticed a change in her students. “You can see exhaustion and you can feel stress and tension,” Hagan said. Returning to the physical classroom to teach after conducting online courses was an eye-opener…
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THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL — The White House and the Department of Justice on Friday honored Roger Williams University School of Law as one of 99 law schools nationwide that have offered help to those in need of rental assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic. The federal government put out a call in late August asking lawyers and law students to …
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SMU DEDMAN SCHOOL OF LAW — The White House and the U.S. Department of Justice recognized the pro-bono legal services SMU’s Dedman School of Law offered through its free COVID-19 Helpline to North Texans dealing with consumer, employment and immigration legal issues. The effort was honored for its response to Attorney General Merrick Garland’s call to…
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