Penn Law professor Christopher Yoo discusses legal issues surrounding internet access

May 14, 2020

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.

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Pepperdine Law moves summer session online

May 12, 2020

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

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Law schools adapting LLM programs online

May 11, 2020

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

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Chinese University of Hong Kong Law leadership discusses the impact of COVID-19 on legal education

May 11, 2020

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.

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Rutgers and Seton Hall law schools delay on-campus interviews

May 11, 2020

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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Several colleges announce intent to reopen campuses for fall 2020

May 11, 2020

INSIDE HIGHER ED — Several colleges announce intent to reopen campuses this fall, including Radford University, which said it will be “completely open,” including student housing and dining.

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A look at fall plans for colleges and universities

May 11, 2020

EDUCATION DIVE — Their plans range widely, and several acknowledge some degree of online instruction will be needed even in the best-case scenario. Most are still tentative, however, with officials awaiting the go-ahead from public health officials.

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Pandemic creates more challenges for low-income students

May 11, 2020

THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — The Covid-19 pandemic is revealing the breadth of education’s digital divide, separating those who have access to the internet from those who don’t. Yet in this spring of makeshift virtual instruction, many low-income students face challenges that go well beyond a lack of computers and connectivity.

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Insurance may not cover pandemic related losses at colleges

May 11, 2020

EDUCATION DIVE — Campuses around the U.S. are confronting similar questions about how they will cover pandemic-related expenses, or make up for resulting losses. In the last several weeks, institutions nationwide have publicly shared their own hefty bills, along with concerns over whether they can afford to pay them.

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College professors adjust approach to final exams during pandemic

May 11, 2020

THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER —  For some professors, at least, rethinking their finals under duress has raised questions about whether their usual approach was the best one in the first place.

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