Colleges face challenges as federal pandemic relief funds end in 2022
HIGHER ED DIVE — The findings are consistent with other leading indicators of the higher ed sector’s condition. Colleges have benefited from substantial federal relief funding, but the 2022 calendar year is likely the last in which that pot of money will buoy institutions’ budgets, Fitch Ratings said Tuesday. Admissions and retention challenges mount, as undergraduate…
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BLOOMBERG LAW — Law firm associates who accept employer offers to work remotely during the pandemic are increasingly doing so with trepidation, as they worry they’re hurting relationships with bosses—and their careers. Firm partners, subtly or not so subtly, are pressuring associates to work in-person even as office policies technically welcome them to continue working from home,…
Read More about Junior Lawyers Feel Pressure to Return to Office at Big FirmsColumbia Law launches another season of podcast examining the post-pandemic economy
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — From Columbia Law School and the Millstein Center, the popular podcast returns for a second season to examine the pandemic’s lingering economic effects on workers, investors, and corporations. Co-hosts Professor Eric Talley and Research Fellow Kate Waldock ’23 will be joined by experts who have a knack for explaining the complex economic phenomena unfolding in a…
Read More about Columbia Law launches another season of podcast examining the post-pandemic economyYale Law Housing Clinic helps local residents facing eviction, foreclosures, and fair housing issues
YALE DAILY NEWS — In light of the economic challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Law School Housing Clinic has intensified its fight for local and national housing justice. The clinic provides law students with the opportunity to practice direct service across three tracks: evictions, foreclosures and fair housing. Each track offers a different scope of…
Read More about Yale Law Housing Clinic helps local residents facing eviction, foreclosures, and fair housing issuesHow colleges can prepare for Omicron COVID-19 variant
INSIDE HIGHER ED — When the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 appeared in South Africa, students at the Tshwane University of Technology were some of the first people to test positive for the variant, which the World Health Organization has labeled “of concern.” In response, officials at the public university in Pretoria delayed exams, the Associated…
Read More about How colleges can prepare for Omicron COVID-19 variantStudents report continued struggles with mental health during the pandemic despite vaccines and easing of lockdowns
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — College students are not bouncing back from the changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, a troubling new study finds. Researchers were surprised to find that one year after the start of the pandemic, college students were still less active and more at risk for depression even as social restrictions…
Read More about Students report continued struggles with mental health during the pandemic despite vaccines and easing of lockdownsPenn Law student Alex DeLaney assists technology licensing project
PENN LAW — For months, the world watched and waited for medical companies to create life-saving vaccines to counter the devastating COVID-19 outbreak. When Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna announced their COVID-19 vaccines, the technology they used dominated news headlines and conversations across the globe. What may have flown under the radar was the University of Pennsylvania’s pivotal…
Read More about Penn Law student Alex DeLaney assists technology licensing projectYale Law Housing Clinic helps local residents with evictions, foreclosures, and fair housing
YALE DAILY NEWS — In light of the economic challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Law School Housing Clinic has intensified its fight for local and national housing justice. The clinic provides law students with the opportunity to practice direct service across three tracks: evictions, foreclosures and fair housing. Each track offers a different scope…
Read More about Yale Law Housing Clinic helps local residents with evictions, foreclosures, and fair housingInternational college student enrollment begins to recover from pandemic drop
U.S. WORLD & NEWS REPORT — The coronavirus pandemic forced normal life to an abrupt halt in 2020, disrupting entire industries and national economies. Travel was limited and, in some cases, prohibited. The grim reality of what that has meant for international students and the U.S. colleges and universities that welcome them is detailed in the…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — The three rounds of COVID-19 relief funds for higher education passed by Congress in 2020 and early 2021 have had a “significant impact on students and institutions” and made a “tremendous difference,” Department of Education under secretary James Kvaal told lawmakers Wednesday. The House Education and Labor Committee held a subcommittee hearing to…
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