Advice for law students navigating the transfer process

September 17, 2020

U.S. NEWS — If you are starting law school this year, you must have a lot on your mind. Besides adjusting to the rigors of legal education, from deciphering cases to handling cold calls, you confront the unprecedented impact of a pandemic that wholly disrupted campus life.

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American University Washington College of Law hosts webinar on law and the pandemic

September 17, 2020

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — On Tuesday, Sept. 8, American University Washington College of Law held a webinar on the legal lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how federal law can be used to address future public health crises.

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Case Western Reserve Law student Bailey Kadian researches the impact of the pandemic on special education

September 17, 2020

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Schools around the country are now in session, though they’re offering a patchwork of different learning models amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Bailey Kadian, a second-year student at the School of Law, is taking a look at what the long-term impacts of these approaches are, especially for students who

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Preparing for Fall Teaching — Guest Post on Law School Online: Choosing Between Live and Asynchronous Teaching

September 14, 2020

PrawfsBlawg (By Nina Kohn) — Professor Kohn (Syracuse Law) discusses the benefits of law professors choosing a live/synchronous format for teaching their online classes.

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Caution for Law Professors Who Plan To Generate Their Own Content

September 14, 2020

The Volokh Conspiracy (By Josh Blackman) — Professor Blackman (South Texas College of Law Houston) explains the challenges in developing high-quality online content for law classes.

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What happens when a professor is unable to finish teaching a class due to COVID-19?

September 14, 2020

The Volokh Conspiracy (By Josh Blackman) — Professor Blackman discusses the need for colleges to establish guidelines to accommodate disruptions in teaching and grading this fall.  

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Preparing for Fall Teaching – Discussion and Socratic Dialogue in Physically Distanced, Hybrid, and Remote Courses

September 14, 2020

PrawfsBlawg (By Jessica Erickson) — Professor Erickson (University of Richmond Law) continues her series on preparing to teach online this fall.

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California Deans Ask Supreme Court To Retroactively Apply Lower 139 Cut Score To February 2020 Exam-Takers

September 14, 2020

TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a letter signed by California law school deans asking the California Supreme Court to retroactively apply the new lower bar pass score to February 2020 exam takers.

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Blended Classes: The Value of Face-to-Face and Synchronous Online Teaching

September 14, 2020

Best Practices for Legal Education (By Ben Madison) — Professor Madison (Regent Law) examines an article by professor Gerald F. Hess (Gonzaga Law) that evaluates the effectiveness of a “blended classroom” using both face-to-face and synchronous online teaching.

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COVID-19 Classes

September 14, 2020

Patently0 (By Dennis Crouch) — Professor Crouch (University of Missouri Law) asks educators for their thoughts on in-person classroom designs that reduce the spread of COVID-19 while providing an effective educational experience.

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