It’s mid-July and we still have no idea what the fall semester will look like. Betsy DeVos is talking all crazy and educators at every level are trying to figure out exactly how they’re supposed to teach when COVID-19 is far from under control here in America.
Despite the uncertainty swirling around, law schools will, in some form, be around in the fall. And as schools try to figure out what that will look like, one top law school wants to make it very clear they’re not about to give out refunds just because COVID is screwing up their normal plans.
An Above the Law tipster sent in the following disclaimer from Duke University School of Law. It states in no uncertain terms, that while yes, the University and Law School are doing everything to keep students safe and keep the semester going, no, you can not expect any tuition discount as a result.
Not an entirely surprising stance given that Harvard Law is currently defending itself against a lawsuit arguing its tuition for an online semester is overpriced. Let’s just hope they (and every other law school out there) use the tuition they collect to make online learning as productive as possible, because COVID doesn’t look like it’s going anywhere any time soon.
Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, and host of The Jabot podcast. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter (@Kathryn1).