University of Miami Law Environmental Justice Clinic develops tool to prevent displacement of vulnerable populations
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — The communities the Environmental Justice Clinic serves are particularly vulnerable to displacement because of the high proportion of renters and the rent burdens they face. In response to concerns raised by the clinic’s community partners, the EJC developed the Displacement Vulnerability and Mitigation Tool, known as the DVMT or the Anti-Displacement…
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — In “AI in Adjudication and Administration,” forthcoming in the Brooklyn Law Review, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Edward B. Shils Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science Cary Coglianese and co-author Lavi M. Ben Dor L’20 survey and assess the use of artificial intelligence in courts and administrative agencies…
Read More about Penn Law professor Edward B. Shils coauthors article on the use of artificial intelligence in courtsUniversity of Arkansas Law celebrates graduates with virtual toast
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS — The law school commencement ceremony, originally scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, May 16, was replaced with an online toast to recognize the accomplishments of the Class of 2020. As planned, at the designated time and date, the class’ elected student speaker gave remarks.
Read More about University of Arkansas Law celebrates graduates with virtual toastBrooklyn Law student Alexandra Lenczewski creates miniature graduation ceremony for colleagues
BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — Lenczewski spent three days crafting a flag for every member of the Class of 2020, complete with tiny graduation caps and champagne bottles for the post-ceremony celebration. The video was first shared by ABC News, and garnered more than 50,000 views on its Facebook page alone. It since has been featured by NBC News, Good…
Read More about Brooklyn Law student Alexandra Lenczewski creates miniature graduation ceremony for colleaguesUC Irvine Law Graduate Tax Program to offer online courses and in-person activities in the fall
UCI LAW — The Graduate Tax Program at the University of California, Irvine School of Law (the Program) announced today its plans for the Fall 2020 semester. In light of the ongoing global public health situation, the Program will offer all of its fall semester courses on an online basis, which will feature synchronous and asynchronous elements, and its faculty…
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THE HARVARD GAZETTE — The virtual celebration, Honoring the Class of 2020, will kick off at 11 a.m. on May 28, with the link going live at 10:30 a.m. Welcoming remarks from President Larry Bacow will open the ceremony, followed by orators Michael Phillips ’20 and Sana Raoof ’12, Ph.D. ’18, M.D. ’20. And the Harvard Band, which celebrated its centennial this academic year,…
Read More about Harvard Law hosts online commencementPepperdine Law Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution moves summer courses online
THE INTERNATIONAL JURIST — The Straus Institute offers classes for law students in dispute resolution, mediation and arbitration, and conflict management in two-week or intensive weekend formats. Programs began May 18 and will run through August 1, with a second session planned for later in the summer. Juris doctor candidates from an ABA-accredited law school can…
Read More about Pepperdine Law Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution moves summer courses onlineEducation technology companies promise results without evidence
THE HECHINGER REPORT – School closures in all 50 states have sent educators and parents alike scrambling to find online learning resources to keep kids busy and productive at home. Website traffic to the homepage for IXL, a popular tool that lets students practice skills across five subjects through online quizzes, spiked in March. Same…
Read More about Education technology companies promise results without evidenceLoyola 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 pandemicNortheastern Law Professor Woodrow Hartzog argues against facial recognition technology bill
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW – A group of leading technology scholars led by Woodrow Hartzog, professor of law and computer science at Northeastern University, and Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy at Rochester Institute of Technology, have signed a letter of opposition to AB 2261, a California bill regulating facial recognition technology. “The bill would undermine civil rights,…
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