Private colleges reopen admissions for fall enrollment
INSIDE HIGHER ED — It’s not too late to apply to some private colleges that say they are recruiting students who may have originally planned to go far from home.
Read More about Private colleges reopen admissions for fall enrollmentColleges explore alternative schedules for fall 2020
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Readers share “feasible” ideas for a fall instructional model with students on campus but physically distancing. And the particular challenges this spring for instructors and students at institutions that use the quarter system rather than semesters.
Read More about Colleges explore alternative schedules for fall 2020Colleges consider tuition freezes amid pandemic
MSN — As the financial strain on the families of college students worsens, there’s one measure few schools have considered until now. A number of colleges are freezing tuition in hopes of attracting more students and families struggling with the weight of a higher-education tab.
Read More about Colleges consider tuition freezes amid pandemicOpinion: Most online education is not as effective as in-person instruction
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER — Until now. Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, everyone is teaching and learning at a distance. And that has sparked a small rebellion at the elite institutions, where students are demanding refunds for online classes that they regard as inferior to what they were getting before.
Read More about Opinion: Most online education is not as effective as in-person instructionPodcast: Tips for students for succeeding in law school
ABA JOURNAL — In this new episode of the Modern Law Library podcast, they discuss the book with the ABA Journal’s Lee Rawles, and they share their thoughts on how distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic will impact the experience of law school.
Read More about Podcast: Tips for students for succeeding in law schoolPenn Law professor Christopher Yoo discusses legal issues surrounding internet access
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — John H. Chestnut Professor of Law, Communication, and Computer & Information Science Christopher Yoo, recently shared his observations concerning the importance of internet connectivity during the pandemic with the Office of Communications.
Read More about Penn Law professor Christopher Yoo discusses legal issues surrounding internet accessPepperdine Law moves summer session online
PEPPERDINE CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — The Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University Rick J. Caruso School of Law will offer its premier academic program and popular training courses, which are usually held in Malibu, California, in a remote instruction format. This necessary shift creates an opportunity for law students and practicing professionals to…
Read More about Pepperdine Law moves summer session onlineLaw schools adapting LLM programs online
LLM GUIDE — In the short term, hundreds of law schools around the world are managing the disruption caused by the crisis by locking down campuses and moving teaching online to protect the health of students and staff. The coronavirus is quickening uptake among law schools, many of whom were slow to adapt to digital delivery…
Read More about Law schools adapting LLM programs onlineChinese University of Hong Kong Law leadership discusses the impact of COVID-19 on legal education
ABA JOURNAL — Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Lutz-Christian Wolff, Stephen Gallagher and Joyce Wong—the dean, associate dean for teaching and learning and the faculty secretary, respectively—of the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s law faculty, about the COVID-19 pandemic and a potentially new era of legal education.
Read More about Chinese University of Hong Kong Law leadership discusses the impact of COVID-19 on legal educationRutgers and Seton Hall law schools delay on-campus interviews
LAW 360 — Students at Rutgers University and Seton Hall University law schools will be able to get another semester of letter grades under their belts before seeking associate positions, as the institutions announced plans Monday to delay on-campus interviews by a few months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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