William & Mary Law Veterans Benefits Clinic assists with military benefits claims during pandemic
WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — The Lewis B. Puller, Jr. Veterans Benefits Clinic offers William & Mary law students the opportunity to assist veterans with filing claims for disability compensation with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Now, during the COVID-19 pandemic, faculty and staff are operating remotely to help clients and teach students.
Read More about William & Mary Law Veterans Benefits Clinic assists with military benefits claims during pandemicWilliam & Mary Law details transition to online classes
WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — To that end, students were asked not to return after spring break, and faculty began to teach remotely through the end of the semester. And with that move, names such as Zoom and Panopto are now heard as much in everyday conversation as Westlaw and LexisNexis.
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FORBES — Last month, as the coronavirus closed schools, businesses, sporting events, and more, the Law School Admissions Council (LSAC) announced that the March Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) was cancelled. Now, LSAC has announced that applicants will be able to take the LSAT-Flex — an at-home LSAT.
Read More about LSAC offers LSAT-Flex at-home examColleges announce shift to summer online classes and tuition reductions
INSIDE HIGHER ED — A flurry of colleges has made the formal, if inevitable, announcements in the last 10 days that summer sessions — or at least the first scheduled sessions for those that have multiple summer start dates — will be online-only due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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PSYCHOLOGY TODAY — This post is a continuation of the first nine strategies introduced in Part I for optimizing virtual/distance/online classrooms.
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PSYCHOLOGY TODAY — This blog post is a continuation of the first nine strategies introduced in Part I plus an additional seven strategies in Part II for optimizing virtual/distance/online classrooms.
Read More about Additional tips for teaching onlineABA and Law Library of Congress to host virtual celebration of Law Day
ABA JOURNAL — To celebrate Law Day 2020, the ABA and Law Library of Congress plan to host a virtual panel discussion on April 30 that focuses on how the women’s suffrage movement and ratification of the 19th Amendment changed the United States. The program, “Social Movement Changing America: The Legacies of the 19th Amendment,” will…
Read More about ABA and Law Library of Congress to host virtual celebration of Law DayAlbany Law receives Middle States accreditation
ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — The Middle States Commission on Higher Education has granted full accreditation to Albany Law School, marking a successful end to a multi-year process. Albany Law School began pursuing Middle States accreditation in 2016, in part to earn formal endorsement of its new online graduate degree and certificate programs.
Read More about Albany Law receives Middle States accreditationUC Berkeley Law students work on release of detained migrants during coronavirus pandemic
CAL ALUMNI — BorderX is one of five immigration-focused, pro-bono projects led by Berkeley Law students like Armstrong. Unlike others, the project ramped up in the face of the coronavirus, when the pandemic prevented 70 law students from embarking on planned, pro-bono service trips taking place around the country during their spring break.
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THE NATIONAL JURIST — Law schools have made the quite the pivot since the coronavirus outbreak. Many have switched to online learning. A number of moot court competitions are being held virtually. Schools are zooming, so to speak. And now students at the University of California, Irvine School of Law are even managing to do pro…
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