How colleges can support international students during the pandemic
EDUCATION DIVE — Higher education administrators, program leaders and college ambassadors, along with professional associations, must serve the unique needs of international students through new and creative action.
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NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL — Adjunct Professor Claire R. Thomas ’11 has received a 2020-21 Fulbright Scholar Program Award to conduct legal research in Mexico, New York Law School (NYLS) announced today.
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — For their final papers, Alyssa Cannizzaro and Eduarda Lague address issues that women are confronted with during this pandemic: access to their reproductive rights and justice and domestic violence. The final work product will be presented to United Nations officials….
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CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Case Western Reserve University School of Law Professor Juscelino Colares has been re-appointed for the sixth time to serve on the U.S. Roster of NAFTA Chapter 19 Trade arbitrators. Colares is the Schott-van den Eynden professor of business law and co-director of the law school’s Cox International Law…
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WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — The English Bridge Program — an online and live-remote educational certificate program at William & Mary Law School — is the brainchild of Jennifer S. Stevenson, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, Director, LL.M. Program & Professor of the Practice of Law; and Patricia E. Roberts, Vice Dean, Clinical Professor of…
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UCLA LAW — UCLA School of Law Professor Scott Cummings has been awarded the 2020-21 Fulbright-Schuman Chair at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, the preeminent center of research on the European Union. As part of the fellowship, Cummings will also teach and give a series of public lectures around Europe.
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LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Professor Chris Wold has played a vital role as a legal advisor to the Convention on Migratory Species’ (CMS) since 2014, advising on voting and other procedures as well as drafting resolutions designed to protect migratory animals.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Department of Homeland Security has confirmed that international students can take classes online without it adversely affecting their visa statuses. But as the COVID-19 pandemic has forced universities to partially close their campuses, many unanswered questions remain.
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U.S. NEWS — Foreign-trained lawyers may opt for a two-year J.D. program in the U.S. over a Master of Laws degree, commonly known as an LL.M., due to certain advantages the J.D. offers.
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CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION — This guidance is for Institutes of Higher Education with students participating in international travel or study abroad programs.
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