Law school ethics courses experience a renaissance during the pandemic
BLOOMBERG LAW — Standard legal ethics courses, long considered dry and theoretical by many students, have experienced a renaissance over the past two years due to the pandemic and an increased focus on social justice. Law school professional responsibility professors say they’ve shifted the focus of their classroom conversations, putting more emphasis on practical topics like what…
Read More about Law school ethics courses experience a renaissance during the pandemicLaw School Admission Council president Kellye Testy discusses how the organization adapted to the pandemic
ABA JOURNAL — In February 2020, many people didn’t realize—or perhaps acknowledge—the world was entering a global pandemic. But Kellye Testy, president and CEO of the Law School Admission Council, did, and she was thinking the organization’s traditional in-person LSAT might not work out. By March of that year, the organization announced that month’s LSAT was canceled.…
Read More about Law School Admission Council president Kellye Testy discusses how the organization adapted to the pandemicFebruary bar exam COVID-19 protocols differ across states
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,…
Read More about February bar exam COVID-19 protocols differ across statesColleges become vital COVID-19 testing centers as the pandemic continues
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Since the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, colleges and universities have played a key role in providing testing and other health resources—not just on campuses but in their local communities. With cases spiking as the start of the third pandemic year approaches, many colleges are leveraging their resources and brainpower in…
Read More about Colleges become vital COVID-19 testing centers as the pandemic continuesLaw professors change tactics to better support students during the pandemic
ABA JOURNAL — Brenda Gibson is trying something new this semester with her legal writing students. After almost 17 years of using honorifics while teaching, she started calling them by their first names. “There are some things I had to do differently because I didn’t show up as authentic,” says Gibson, a professor at Wake Forest University…
Read More about Law professors change tactics to better support students during the pandemicCollege enrollment continues to fall as the pandemic continues
NBC WASHINGTON — New numbers from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center show college enrollment dropped around the country. Some local colleges have seen that drop, too, but others have seen record enrollments. News4’s Aimee Cho explains why.
Read More about College enrollment continues to fall as the pandemic continuesColleges receive additional federal aid to tackle COVID-19
REUTERS — The Biden administration is giving U.S. colleges and universities another $198 million to help them curb COVID-19 and address student needs such as housing and food amid the ongoing pandemic, the U.S. Department of Education said on Thursday. The wave of new funds, approved as part of the American Rescue Plan law passed last year,…
Read More about Colleges receive additional federal aid to tackle COVID-19Nevada Moves February Bar Exam Online, Citing Covid Concerns
BLOOMBERG LAW — Nevada will offer its February bar exam online, becoming what appears to be the first state to ditch plans to force aspiring lawyers to take the test in-person in response to a spike in Covid-19 infections. The state will now offer a remote option for its Feb. 22-23 test, in addition to a revised…
Read More about Nevada Moves February Bar Exam Online, Citing Covid ConcernsBar exam officials to offer make-up for states that can’t hold Feb. test
REUTERS — It’s too late to move the nationwide components of the February bar exam online, the National Conference of Bar Examiners said Monday. But the organization, which designs the multistate portions of the state attorney licensing exams, said it will makeup exam materials in late March should local health regulations prohibit giving the Feb. 23 and…
Read More about Bar exam officials to offer make-up for states that can’t hold Feb. testSome law schools temporarily return online with COVID-19 case surge
ABA JOURNAL — Several law schools are requiring students to attend classes online for the first several weeks of January, according to a report by Reuters. Schools are going back to online learning as COVID-19 infections surge, fueled by the omicron variant. Some universities are also requiring COVID-19 booster shots for students, including the NYU School of Law,…
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