Arkansas’ law schools prepare for online and hybrid classes this fall

August 20, 2020

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

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Harvard Law librarians discuss shift to online services and support

August 20, 2020

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?

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Hundreds of colleges change reopening plans for fall semester

August 19, 2020

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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Opinion: Law schools weigh risks of campus reopening

August 13, 2020

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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Alaska’s college and law students prepare for online classes

August 13, 2020

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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How to effectively establish a hybrid learning model in the classroom

August 13, 2020

THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Many colleges are planning to offer hybrid courses this fall, in which some students attend a class in person while others do so virtually, as a way to mitigate the health risks of Covid-19.

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American University Washington College of Law details fall teaching plan

August 12, 2020

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — We are writing to follow the message you received from American University about the fall semester and to explain how that decision will apply to WCL. As you know, President Burwell announced earlier today that all AU instruction will be remote this fall.

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College faculty believe online teaching will improve this fall

August 5, 2020

INSIDE HIGHER ED — As colleges head toward the remote fall they dreaded, they must deliver a more compelling learning experience than last spring’s. Most think it will be better, but it may not give students what they crave.

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University of Arizona Law announces fall semester to start online

August 4, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA JAMES E. ROGERS SCHOOL OF LAW — Provost Folks just shared with us that the University of Arizona will have a staged start to the fall semester, beginning with Stage 1 on August 17. Stage 1 is fully online, with the exception of “Essential In-person” courses, such as labs, performances, and some

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UCLA Law announces fall semester classes will be entirely online

August 4, 2020

UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — Given the current situation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, especially here in Southern California, I have made the decision, with the approval of our Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, that our fall semester’s courses at the law school, with very limited exceptions possible for a small number of live-client experiential classes,

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