Brooklyn Law fellows in health law and family law present research

May 4, 2022

BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — Health Law & Policy Fellows and Marsha Garrison Family Law & Policy Fellows presented the findings of their major research projects and resulting papers to the Law School community and friends on April 8. The centerpiece of the year-long fellowships, these research projects focus on a legal or policy issue in their

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Goodwin law firm launches diversity fellowship program for second-year law students

April 4, 2022

GOODWIN LAW –Goodwin’s 2L Diversity Fellowship Program for the 2023 Summer Associate class is open for applications. The Diversity Fellowships provide second-year law students from historically excluded groups with the opportunity to earn a position in Goodwin’s 2023 Summer Associate program, in addition to receiving an award of $30,000. Finalists for the 2L Fellowship will be

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Work-Life Balance And The Need To Give Law Students A Break

March 14, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a University of Pittsburgh Law Review Online article by Jonathan Todres (Georgia State University Law) calling for professors to consider the work-life balance of their students to combat substance abuse and mental health issues.  

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Endowment to USC Gould Law will support Latino students

January 31, 2022

USC GOULD LAW — For USC Gould alumni Elizabeth E. Atlee (JD 1993), and Steve Atlee (JD 1990), giving back has always been a shared goal. The couple achieved that aim in a personally meaningful way in March 2021 by establishing the Elizabeth and Steve Atlee Endowed Scholarship, an endowed fund that supports Latino students at

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Perceptions Of Online Learning And COVID-19 Countermeasures Among Law Students In A One Year Follow Up Study

June 28, 2021

TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article by professor Victoria Sutton (Texas Tech Law) on the perceptions of law students about the transition to online learning as well as the return to in-person classes.

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Biden Administration extends break on repaying student loans

January 28, 2021

INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Education Department said Wednesday night that at President Joe Biden’s request, it is continuing to give student loan borrowers a break from making their monthly payments for another nine months, until Sept. 30. The department’s student aid website was also updated to reflect the pause had been extended.

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Cautious but eager to return to a hybrid law school classroom in the Fall 2020 term

September 30, 2020

Excess of Democracy (By Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) shares his approach and plan for a hybrid law school classroom for the fall semester.

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Metacognition and Learning How to Learn Online – Preparing for Fall Teaching in Physically Distanced, Hybrid, or Remote Courses

September 30, 2020

PrawfsBlawg (By Jessica Erickson) — Professor Erickson (University of Richmond Law) continues her series on preparing to teach online this fall with a post focusing on techniques that help students reflect on the material.

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Faculty are skeptical about the effectiveness of hybrid online class models

August 5, 2020

THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — John Nolan likes running an active classroom. A lecturer in the college of business at the University of Nevada at Reno, he favors the Socratic method as he walks among his 150 or so business-law students.

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Arizona holds in-person bar exam despite health concerns

August 4, 2020

YAHOO! NEWS — Students are taking the bar exam Wednesday, but other options are available in the coming months.

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