AccessLex Institute releases 2022 Legal Education Data Deck
ABOVE THE LAW — So, what’s up with legal education these days? Well, lucky you asked. The good folks at AccessLex have created a Legal Education Data Deck to track the latest law school trends. And, there are some pleasant surprises in there.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — The national mental health crisis plaguing colleges is stretching disability support offices, where more students are registering psychological disorders to receive classroom accommodations.
Read More about More college students report higher psychological disabilitiesNumber of college student transfers dropped in 2021
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Transfer student enrollment rates decreased by 6.9 percent over last year, according to a new study by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Combined with the previous year, total transfer enrollment has declined by about 16 percent since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More about Number of college student transfers dropped in 2021How overturning Roe v. Wade could impact colleges
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — The news had been anticipated, but it was still jarring. The U.S. Supreme Court will vote to overturn Roe v. Wade, the almost half-century-old legal precedent that established access to abortion as protected by the Constitution, according to a draft opinion that was leaked to Politico and published on…
Read More about How overturning Roe v. Wade could impact collegesColleges struggle to explain federal student debt cancellation plans with no clear policy in place
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — After years stuck in limbo, the idea of widespread federal-student-loan cancellation has suddenly picked up momentum over the past week. But with the details yet to be determined, colleges are struggling to explain to current students what debt forgiveness could mean.
Read More about Colleges struggle to explain federal student debt cancellation plans with no clear policy in placeLarge gift to Stanford University will build climate change and sustainability school
THE HILL — Venture capitalist John Doerr is donating $1.1 billion dollars to Stanford University to help build a school focused on climate change and sustainability.
Read More about Large gift to Stanford University will build climate change and sustainability schoolHow college graduates can best identify and express career skills when looking for a job
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Grad students must articulate how their skills and experiences relate to their career goals, but they often focus on what they’ve achieved rather than the journey that led to it, writes Salvatore Cipriano.
Read More about How college graduates can best identify and express career skills when looking for a jobColleges reinstate mask mandates as COVID-19 case numbers rise
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Colleges in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Washington, D.C., are restoring mask mandates, the Associated Press reported
Read More about Colleges reinstate mask mandates as COVID-19 case numbers riseProspective college students take gap year in hopes of increasing chance of admissions
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL — Rising rejections at highly selective colleges and hopes for better luck in a year are pushing more seniors to take a yearlong pause after high school.
Read More about Prospective college students take gap year in hopes of increasing chance of admissionsHow inflation is affecting higher education
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Like every other industry right now, higher education is grappling with the effects of raging inflation. It has tempered much of the recent good news about higher ed’s finances. While college endowments saw stellar returns in the 2021 fiscal year, investment managers warned that navigating rising inflation would be a long…
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