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Bangor Daily News
Some schools are extending admissions for students unenrolled by Howard University
WASHINGTON (AP) — Days after Howard University notified hundreds of first-time-in-college students that their spots for the upcoming semester were no longer being held, other colleges and universities are stepping up to fill the gap for students who are scrambling to find other options. Keana Johnson is one of them. The 17-year-old was looking forward […]
The Associated Press
Some schools are extending admissions for students unenrolled by Howard University
WASHINGTON (AP) — Days after Howard University notified hundreds of first-time-in-college students that their spots for the upcoming semester were no longer being held, other colleges and universities are stepping up to fill the gap for students who are scrambling to find other options. Keana Johnson is one of...
qchron.com
Ozone Park student wins big
Emma Fernandez of Ozone Park recently won a $3,000 scholarship from the New York Conference of Italian American State Legislators. State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr., a member of the conference, presented Fernandez with an oversized check at his Woodhaven office last month to commemorate the achievement. A graduate of St....
The National Law Review
NY Appeals Court Affirms Universities Owed Broad Defense Coverage Despite Certain Excluded Losses
Hunton’s insurance coverage team recently secured an important appellate victory for clients St. John’s University and Hofstra University in a coverage dispute arising from United Educators Insurance Company’s (“UE”) categorical refusal to defend or indemnify the universities in student class action lawsuits filed after the universities transitioned to remote instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision is significant both for colleges and universities facing pandemic-related tuition refund suits, and for policyholders more broadly. It reaffirms a core principle of insurance law: a liability insurer’s defense duties require a defense even where some of the claims or relief sought in the underlying lawsuit may not be covered. Rather, where the allegations create a reasonable possibility of covered loss, the insurer must defend the entire lawsuit. Background: Pandemic-Related Student Lawsuits and the Coverage Dispute During the COVID-19 pandemic, St. John’s University and Hofstra University, like many institutions across the country, closed their campuses and shifted to remote instruction to protect students, faculty, and staff. The Universities were later named as defendants in putative class action lawsuits brought by students who alleged that they had not received the full benefit of the in-person educational experience for which they had paid. The students sought