A look at Penn Law’s hybrid fall semester
THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN — As Penn prepares to welcome all undergraduate students back to campus for a hybrid spring semester in the midst of record-high COVID-19 case counts, University health officials are pointing to Penn Law School’s containment of COVID-19 during its hybrid fall semester as an exemplar of how to reopen campus safely.
Read More about A look at Penn Law’s hybrid fall semesterAlbany Law dean Alicia Ouellette reflects on the fall semester
ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — This semester was unprecedented, but the Albany Law community remained engaged, flexible, and resilient. We adopted new ways of teaching and learning as students and faculty attended classes both in person and remotely. Albany Law offered in-person opportunities while keeping the community safe.
Read More about Albany Law dean Alicia Ouellette reflects on the fall semesterHarvard Law to keep classes online-only through academic year
REUTERS — Harvard Law School, which moved its fall classes to an online only format as the coronavirus pandemic made in-person learning a health risk, has now told students it will stay remote for the rest of the academic year as case numbers rise in its home state of Massachusetts.
Read More about Harvard Law to keep classes online-only through academic yearColleges relax transfer credit policies to boost enrollment
THE HECHINGER — When Covid-19 threw higher education into chaos, Lebanon Valley College quietly took a small step with big implications. The private college near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, promised that the general education courses taken by any student transferring from another accredited institution would count toward a degree.
Read More about Colleges relax transfer credit policies to boost enrollmentFordham Law student Arman Borazjani interviewed by dean Matthew Diller on first-year experience
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Dean Matthew Diller sits down with first-year law student Arman Borazjani for a discussion about the first-year experience during the pandemic.
Read More about Fordham Law student Arman Borazjani interviewed by dean Matthew Diller on first-year experienceUniversity of Maine Law’s Certificate in Compliance program available online in 2021
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Beginning with our Winter/Spring 2021 program, the courses will be delivered entirely in an asynchronous, online format. Each course will be available for a period of 16 days, and the courses will run sequentially. Participants will be invited to join periodic virtual sessions as well.
Read More about University of Maine Law’s Certificate in Compliance program available online in 2021How to improve exams in online classes
THE HECHINGER REPORT — How do you test students during remote learning? I’ve heard about problems ranging from widespread cheating to technological glitches.
Read More about How to improve exams in online classesCalifornia State University system continue online instruction into spring semester
LOS ANGELES TIMES — The nation’s largest public university system will continue with primarily online instruction for the remainder of the academic year amid the state’s ongoing coronavirus crisis, California State University Chancellor Timothy P. White announced Thursday in a letter to students, faculty and staff.
Read More about California State University system continue online instruction into spring semesterUniversity of Wyoming Law pauses in-person classes due to rise in COVID-19 cases on campus
LARAMIE BOOMERANG — A COVID-19 outbreak at the University of Wyoming College of Law has led to a brief isolation, UW President Ed Seidel told Laramie City Council Tuesday night.
Read More about University of Wyoming Law pauses in-person classes due to rise in COVID-19 cases on campusFordham Law Legal English Institute begins fall semester online
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — This semester’s Legal English Institute (LEI) welcomes 18 new students from 12 countries—Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, France, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, and Turkey. Our new students bring a wealth of experience and diversity to our community.
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