Zoom disruptions raise concerns for colleges
INSIDE HIGHER ED — A five-hour disruption raises hackles and questions about contingency planning for technical problems in the age of social distancing. Said one university administrator, “2020 is a year of whatever can go wrong, has.”
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Interest is growing in short-term, online credentials amid the pandemic. Will they become viable alternative pathways to well-paying jobs?
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UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO LAW — The University of Colorado Law School welcomed its newest class of 185 JD, 10 Master of Laws (LLM), and 11 new Master of Studies in Law (MSL) students as classes began both in-person and virtually on Aug. 24.
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UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII NEWS — The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law welcomed an incoming class of 116 to the fall semester with a four-day Zoom orientation August 15, 17–19 that included encouragement and advice about the challenges ahead, as well as a virtual moment during which Hawaiʻi Chief Justice…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Elizabeth Stone shares the strategies she used to transform her recent Zoom class into one of the most gratifying teaching experiences she’d ever had.
Read More about Tips for teaching online classes via zoomArkansas’ law schools prepare for online and hybrid classes this fall
ARKANSAS BUSINESS — In early May, the University of Arkansas School of Law began planning for the fall semester.The administration and faculty realized “that this fall would be unusual, whether that’s from our face-to-face classes being socially distant or whether it’s the fact that we have more distance and remote learning,” said Dean Margaret Sova…
Read More about Arkansas’ law schools prepare for online and hybrid classes this fallHarvard Law librarians discuss shift to online services and support
HARVARD LAW TODAY — What does the Harvard Law School Library evoke for you? Is it the high ceilings, large portraits, and wooden tables of Langdell Hall’s reading room? The new glass paneled collaboration spaces on the second floor? Your favorite study carrel? A helpful librarian pointing you toward the perfect resource?
Read More about Harvard Law librarians discuss shift to online services and supportHundreds of colleges change reopening plans for fall semester
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Hundreds of colleges announced early this summer they would be reopening for in-person instruction this fall. As start dates near, many backtrack, citing a worsening health crisis.
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ABOVE THE LAW — On April 26, 2020, Christina Paxson, the President of Brown University, penned an inspiring opinion piece published by the New York Times: “College Campuses Must Reopen in the Fall,” which can be read in full here.
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11 KTVA — As students across the state gear up to head back to school, many college and law students in Alaska are attending their respective schools virtually and dealing with the stresses that come with remote learning.
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