Loyola Law School, Los Angeles launches online summer tax course amid pandemic
THE NATIONAL JURIST – Law schools’ move to online learning is continuing into summer. For instance, the Graduate Tax Program at LMU Loyola Law School is launching an online version of its Summer Tax Intensive In response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The program offer classes custom-designed for online instruction. Classes start on May 26. More information is available at www.lls.edu/summertax.
Read More about Loyola Law School, Los Angeles launches online summer tax course amid pandemicPodcast: Impact of COVID on law schools
ABOVE THE LAW — On this special report, we explore COVID’s impact on legal education, how law schools are adapting, and what students must do to prepare in the months ahead.
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WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM — The pandemic that has shuttered economies around the world has also battered education systems in developing and developed countries. Some 1.5 billion students — close to 90% of all primary, secondary and tertiary learners in the world — are no longer able to physically go to school.
Read More about Future of higher education transformed by the pandemicCalifornia State University system plans for most classes to be online this fall
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The California State University system is planning for the worst. The system’s chancellor announced Tuesday in a virtual meeting with trustees that the university is moving ahead with a “virtual planning framework.” Effectively, that means most courses in the fall are likely to be online.
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — The Chronicle is tracking colleges’ reopening plans, and about 73 percent of institutions in our sample say they plan a face-to-face fall semester. Several leaders have made rather confident statements. Their employees and students seem less sure about a homecoming anytime soon.
Read More about Some students concerned about returning to campuses this fallU.S. Education Secretary DeVos and Vice President Pence hold call with university leaders to discuss guidelines for reopening campuses
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Vice President Mike Pence held a call Wednesday with leaders of 14 colleges and universities. They were joined by Betsy DeVos, the U.S. secretary of education, and Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, in a discussion about “best practices to get students back to school in the fall,” according to…
Read More about U.S. Education Secretary DeVos and Vice President Pence hold call with university leaders to discuss guidelines for reopening campusesColleges seek protection from lawsuits if campuses reopen
INSIDE HIGHER ED — College presidents tell Vice President Pence that being shielded from lawsuits if students get sick would make them likelier to physically reopen their campuses.
Read More about Colleges seek protection from lawsuits if campuses reopenOpinion: Fall return is not viable for college campuses
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The option of students returning to campus in the fall is not viable, regardless of the economic implications, argues William G. Tierney.
Read More about Opinion: Fall return is not viable for college campusesLaw schools plan virtual and in-person class options for the fall
ABA JOURNAL — Students may not feel safe attending courses because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that’s also true for professors, say law school deans, many of whom want in-person classes this fall but are making various plans they hope meet ABA accreditation standards.
Read More about Law schools plan virtual and in-person class options for the fallFordham Law to host virtual diploma ceremony
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — On May 18, Fordham Law School will host its 113th annual diploma ceremony. Due to the coronavirus outbreak and the cancellation of all in-person events at Fordham University, this year’s ceremony will be held as a virtual celebration for the very first time in the Law School’s history. An in-person celebration will take…
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