Pepperdine Caruso Dean Follows Lead Of Penn State Dickinson Dean In Giving $125,000 To Help Law Students With Emergency Needs
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) makes donation providing financial relief to students with emergency needs, inspired by a recent donation by Penn State Dickinson Law dean Danielle Conway.
Read More about Pepperdine Caruso Dean Follows Lead Of Penn State Dickinson Dean In Giving $125,000 To Help Law Students With Emergency NeedsDiploma privilege 2.0
Excess of Democracy (By Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) examines the history of diploma privilege in the US and its potential revival due to the pandemic.
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TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Professor Emily Grant (Washburn Law) summarizes and shares resources and advice for teaching online this fall.
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Best Practices for Legal Education (By Jessica N. Haller) — The author shares part of a blog post by professor Andrew Henderson (Australian National University Law) that offers advice for faculty on developing rapport with students in an online environment.
Read More about Managing Expectations in the Law School ClassroomBuilding Connections Among Your Students — Preparing for Fall Teaching in Physically Distanced, Hybrid, or Remote Courses
PrawfsBlawg (By Jessica Erickson) — Professor Erickson (University of Richmond Law) continues her series on preparing to teach online this fall with a post on building opportunities for students to interreact with each other.
Read More about Building Connections Among Your Students — Preparing for Fall Teaching in Physically Distanced, Hybrid, or Remote CoursesShould Colleges Force Students To Turn Their Cameras On?
The Volokh Conspiracy (By Josh Blackman) — Professor Blackman (South Texas College of Law Houston) examines the arguments for and against requiring students to turn on their cameras during online classes.
Read More about Should Colleges Force Students To Turn Their Cameras On?Self-Made: Introducing Avatars in the Online Law Classroom (Part Three)
Teach Law Better (By Joy Kanwar and Kim D. Ricardo) — Professors Kanwar (Brooklyn Law) and Ricardo (UIC John Marshall Law) present the third post in their series on the use of avatars in online law classes.
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The Volokh Conspiracy (By David Bernstein) — Professor Bernstein (George Mason Law) shares the school’s fall reopening plan and asks readers to share their schools’ plans.
Read More about What are Law Schools around the Country Doing about in-Person vs. Remote Learning?Predicting the 2020/2021 Law School Admissions Cycle
Spivey Consulting (By Mike Spivey) — The author analyzes the 2020-21 law school admissions cycle amid the pandemic and economic downturn. Based on LSAC data, he predicts slightly more applications during this cycle over the previous year.
Read More about Predicting the 2020/2021 Law School Admissions CycleABA Votes 64%-36% To Urge States To Ditch In-Person Bar Exams During COVID-19
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — The American Bar Association House of Delegates recently adopted 60 new policies, including resolutions that address police misconduct, alternatives to the in-person bar exam, and eviction crisis in the US.
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