University of Houston Law Center hosts online law school admissions event to answer questions from prospective students
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The University of Houston Law Center Admissions Office hosted the first-ever Texas Law School Admissions Panel webinar on Saturday. Assistant Director of Admissions Angela Ambers-Henderson facilitated the three-hour long event where panelists addressed how best to navigate the application process amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY — A new course offered this fall by Willamette University Professor of Law Paul Diller highlights many of the legal challenges and complications presented by the novel coronavirus. Some undergraduates will be allowed to enroll.
Read More about Willamette Law professor Paul Diller offers course on the public health law implications of the pandemicMississippi law students adapt to online classes and challenging job market
MISSISSIPPI BUSINESS JOURNAL — The decision to move the Ole Miss Law School classes online was made during spring break, which was extended by a week to make the switch beginning March 23. “The big push was to get the faculty trained and get them to where they felt comfortable” with the new online course management…
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STAR TRIBUNE — Mitchell Hamline, St. Thomas and the U law schools review options for marks in an interrupted spring semester.
Read More about Minnesota law schools detail grading decisions amid pandemicIncreasing number of prospective students inquire colleges about deferring admission
INSIDE HIGHER ED — As more students ask about deferring admission, admissions officers try to determine what it might mean for their institutions — and for students.
Read More about Increasing number of prospective students inquire colleges about deferring admissionPrivate 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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