A look at Harvard Law’s online networking platform
THE HARVARD LAW RECORD — At a time when technology is becoming increasingly relevant to the law, HLS is embracing the use of technology to better connect students, professors, and alumni by introducing the Amicus Platform. The aim of Amicus is to empower students to get more from their law school experience and to build connections…
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MEDIUM — The 2019–2020 academic year marks the twentieth anniversary of the Cyberlaw Clinic, which is based at the Berkman Klein Center. To commemorate the occasion, we spoke with Kendra Albert (Harvard Law J.D. ‘16), clinical instructor in the Cyberlaw Clinic and former student in the Clinic about their takeaways from that experience, their current work, and what they’re the…
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HOWARD UNIVERSITY NEWSROOM — Microsoft will partner with Perkins Coie LLP and other law firms to sponsor the AI For Education: Microsoft 2nd Annual Tech Law Summit on Thursday, Feb. 27, from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Howard University School of Law Library…. The summit will feature leading technology attorneys who will bring their knowledge and expertise to topics like…
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Christopher S. Yoo, the John H. Chestnut Professor of Law, Communication and Computer & Information Science, University of Pennsylvania , has been named an External Expert for the Broadband Commission Working Group on the Common Bid for School Connectivity. The group will also serve as an advisory group for GIGA,…
Read More about Penn Law professor Christopher S. Yoo selected for UNICEF working group on internet accessABA Techshow highlights best practices for teaching technology in law
ABA JOURNAL — She was one of four members of a Thursday panel titled “Skills Building: Best Practices for Teaching Tech to Law Students” at ABA Techshow at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. The other panelists were Nicole N. Morris, a profesor in practice at Emory University School of Law; Jennifer L. Wondracek, a professor of practice…
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ABA JOURNAL — All these offerings were discussed Thursday by an ABA Techshow 2020 panel titled “Innovation Foundation: Forward-Thinking Law School Curriculum,” at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Chicago. Some panelists said lawyers will call them, and these lawyers are specifically looking for clerks or new lawyers who have technology skills.
Read More about Law schools integrate technology in course offeringsGrowing demand for online college degree programs
INSIDE HIGHER ED — New online learning stats show growing demand for online programs across state lines and shed new light on in-state online enrollments. Over 1.5 million students studied toward online degrees at institutions in their home state last year, according to new distance education data released today.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — UCLA was the first university to openly consider facial recognition technology for security surveillance. The university abandoned that plan, but other colleges may be using the software.
Read More about Concerns over facial recognition surveillance on campusesUniversity of Akron Law professor Emily Janoski-Haehlen discusses career in legal technology education
AKRON LEGAL NEWS — Janoski-Haehlen is an associate professor, director of the law library and associate dean for academic affairs and institutional excellence at the law school, and she currently teaches and developed the only legal technology course at the school…Beyond her work here with The University of Akron’s legal technology education, Janoski-Haehlen is a national…
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — On Monday, Feb. 24, American University Washington College of Law’s new Tech, Law, and Security Program (TLS), in partnership with technology collaborative Future Tense, launched a collaborative year-long project that seeks to analyze the current state, and future prospects, of free speech in the digital age.
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