(Photo by David Becker/Getty Images) Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! How many member of Donald Trump’s reported shortlist for Vice President are lawyers? Hint: The convicted felon/presidential candidate is reportedly looking at VP candidates from the Senate, House of Representatives, his former Cabinet, as well as governors. See…
In his new book, From Foster Care to College, Dr. Royel M. Johnson, an associate professor and director at the University of Southern California (USC) Rossier School of Education, shines a light on an often-forgotten subset of students. Through capturing the lived experiences of foster youth in college, Johnson found that, beyond the misconceptions that…
Colleges and universities often rely on generous donors to fund their academic programming, extracurricular activities, research and development, and more. In the realm of educational fundraising, understanding your supporters—and their professional journeys—can significantly enhance engagement and boost giving across the board. One of the best ways to do so involves making the most of employment…
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. When University of the Arts officials announced a sudden closure to a shocked campus on May 31, their statement followed an earlier public notice from their accreditor mentioning the university’s pending closure, albeit in dense bureaucratese. In…
RELIST WATCH By John Elwood on Jun 6, 2024 at 5:03 pm The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. The Supreme Court worked through two thirds of last week’s new relists, though with very different results. The…
Dr. Sylvia TortiSylvia Torti has been named president of the College of the Atlantic. She served as dean of the Honors College at the University of Utah. Torti holds a B.A. from Earlham College and a Ph.D. from the University of Utah School of Biological Sciences. #SYLVIA #TORTI #Diverse #Issues #Higher #Education
Last September, two litigation-focused Canadian legal technology companies, CiteRight and Jurisage, announced their merger, with the promise of combining CiteRight’s litigation drafting program with Jurisage’s AI technology to create an integrated legal research and drafting solution. Now, in the first application to result from that merger, CiteRight is today launching AI Insights by Jurisage, an AI-powered tool embedded…
Dr. Edward Louis Hill Jr.Talladega College’s board of trustees has named Dr. Edward Louis Hill Jr. its interim president following the voluntary resignation of President Dr. Gregory J. Vincent. Vincent, a civil rights attorney, served as the college’s 21st president of Talladega. He said that he plans to return to the practice of law. Regarding…
OPINION ANALYSIS By Ronald Mann on Jun 6, 2024 at 4:54 pm The court unanimously ruled in Connelly v. United States on Thursday. (Katie Barlow) Justice Clarence Thomas’s opinion for a unanimous court on Thursday in Connelly v. Internal Revenue Service resolved a pedestrian estate-tax problem for closely held corporations. The case presented a routine…
(Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images) Steve Bannon is going to jail because Joe Biden is terrified of MAGA. Or maybe it’s because the putrefying podcaster was too stupid to figure out how to avoid answering Congress’s questions without getting himself indicted. Probably that one, TBQH. NEW: Steve Bannon says Trump is gonna win and a…