Applications for law and graduate programs up compared to prior year
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Typically, graduate school admissions are countercyclical, meaning that when the economy is down, enrollment is up. Despite the unique nature of 2020’s economic downturn, it appears that this year is no exception. Applications are up in professional programs such as business and law, but also in some humanities programs.
Read More about Applications for law and graduate programs up compared to prior yearNotre Dame Law closes deposit form amid rush of acceptances from admitted students
INSIDE HIGHER ED — It was a banner year for law school applications. The number of applicants this year was up about 21 percent compared to last year, according to the Law School Admissions Council. Total applications were up 32 percent. An increase that big can be tricky for an admissions department.
Read More about Notre Dame Law closes deposit form amid rush of acceptances from admitted studentsUtah and Texas prohibit public colleges from mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for students
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — As a small but growing number of colleges announce that they’ll require students to get a Covid-19 vaccine, two state governments have prohibited their public colleges from doing so. Utah legislators enacted a law forbidding government agencies to require people to receive a Covid-19 vaccine.
Read More about Utah and Texas prohibit public colleges from mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for studentsNortheastern University to require COVID-19 vaccine for students returning to campus this fall
NEWS@NORTHEASTERN — All students returning to Northeastern University’s campuses for the Fall 2021 term will be expected to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the first day of classes, university officials said today. The university advances its plan for a return to full-time, in-person learning in September.
Read More about Northeastern University to require COVID-19 vaccine for students returning to campus this fallSelective private and public institutions see surge of applications while others struggle to attract students
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Not all of the most selective colleges have given out their acceptance letters yet — the Ivy League will announce Tuesday evening – but the trends are already clear. The pandemic has not hurt the colleges in admissions; it’s helped them. It has sent them new applicants and new minority and first-generation applicants.
Read More about Selective private and public institutions see surge of applications while others struggle to attract studentsFew borrowers benefit from Public Service Loan Forgiveness
CNBC — The Biden Administration has indicated the president will call on Congress to forgive $10,000 in student debt for all borrowers — a step down from what leaders of his own party have called for. House and Senate Democrats have urged President Biden to “broadly” forgive up to $50,000 of federal debt through executive order.
Read More about Few borrowers benefit from Public Service Loan ForgivenessUS Department of Education to review Title IX regulations
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Less than a year after colleges scrambled to carry out sweeping new requirements for handling sexual-misconduct cases, campus officials will have to prepare for yet another round of Title IX changes. President Biden made clear in an executive order that he wants to amend the Trump-era Title IX regulations.
Read More about US Department of Education to review Title IX regulationsSurvey: A majority of millennial students report student debt was not worth the college degree
CNBC — Older millennials entered adulthood around the time of the 2008 financial crisis, which was followed by higher education funding cuts, rising college costs and slow wage growth. The result: Millennials became the student debt generation.
Read More about Survey: A majority of millennial students report student debt was not worth the college degreeUS News & World Report releases 2022 law school rankings
ABA JOURNAL — Five law schools repeated last year’s results when they snagged the top spots in rankings released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report. No. 1 is Yale Law School, followed by Stanford Law School, Harvard Law School, in a tie for fourth place, Columbia Law School and the University of Chicago Law School.
Read More about US News & World Report releases 2022 law school rankingsLegal education sees fewer for-profit law schools over the last five years
ABA JOURNAL — In 2010, there were six for-profit law schools; as of March 2021, however, only three with that tax status remain—and two of the three hope to eventually convert to nonprofit status. “I personally don’t think we will see any more new for-profit law schools,” says Gatewood, dean of Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School.
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