Texas A&M Law releases student wellness plan during the pandemic
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The Office of Student Affairs is proud to announce its wellness initiatives for students during the 2020-21 school year. With the addition of Allison Pawlowski, Texas A&M Law’s new wellness coordinator, the department is poised to help students manage what has been a notable year.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — With classes at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill due to begin Monday and many students already moving back to campus, pressure on UNC administrators to delay the start of in-person instruction or adopt virtual learning for the fall is mounting — including from local officials.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — The number of colleges reversing previously announced plans to bring many of their students back to campus this fall has continued to climb this week, with some going entirely virtual for the semester and others starting the semester online and delaying students’ return (at least for now).
Read More about Several colleges reverse fall campus reopening plansCollege students raise concerns over COVID-19 liability waivers upon return to campus
INSIDE HIGHER ED — As fall semester approaches, students are increasingly opposing liability waivers and “informed consent” agreements required by colleges as a condition of returning to campus.
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Many colleges are planning to offer hybrid courses this fall, in which some students attend a class in person while others do so virtually, as a way to mitigate the health risks of Covid-19.
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ABA JOURNAL — In late February, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School held a Law 2030 conference focused on the myriad challenges the legal profession was likely to face in the next decade and how it could adapt to combat them.
Read More about Legal industry experts discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the professionAmerican University Washington College of Law details fall teaching plan
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — We are writing to follow the message you received from American University about the fall semester and to explain how that decision will apply to WCL. As you know, President Burwell announced earlier today that all AU instruction will be remote this fall.
Read More about American University Washington College of Law details fall teaching planCase Western Reserve Law visiting professor Katharine Van Tassel testifies before US Commission on Civil Rights state advisory committee
CASE WESTERN RESERVE SCHOOL OF LAW — On July 23, 2020, Visiting Professor Katharine Van Tassel testified before the Ohio Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights as an invited panelist. The hearings were entitled Civil Rights and Equity in the Delivery of Medical and Public Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic in…
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law visiting professor Katharine Van Tassel testifies before US Commission on Civil Rights state advisory committeeUSC Gould Law student Ricca Prasad assists Los Angeles’ homeless community
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — When third year law student Ricca Prasad moved to Los Angeles to attend USC Gould School of Law, she knew the city’s homelessness situation was bad but was still shocked by what she saw. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, she feared the worst for the unhoused…
Read More about USC Gould Law student Ricca Prasad assists Los Angeles’ homeless communityDisaggregating the debate over the bar exam and diploma privilege
Excess of Democracy (By Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) argues in favor of diploma privilege during the pandemic and debates the usefulness of the traditional bar exam.
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