WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on May 14, 2024 at 9:14 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Coming up: On Thursday, May 16, the court expects to issue one or more opinions from the…
* Michael Cohen’s testimony went poorly for Donald Trump [Washington Post] * The New York Times does not understand hearsay. [Twitter] * Arrest made in Biglaw associate’s killing. [ABA Journal] * White law students more likely to get full rides already, but there’s probably going to be some anti-DEI movement against schools anyway. [Reuters] *…
In the early days, communication was like tossing a message across a vast ocean, with no guarantee it would ever be found. Methods such as carrier pigeons and smoke signals were used to convey information, but the process was slow and often unreliable. People had to wait patiently for news to arrive, sometimes waiting weeks…
You worked your way up through the normal accounting roles. You cut your teeth on accounts payable and have managed more than your fair share of audits. You can run a profit and loss statement in your sleep. But you are tired of the for-profit world. You want to use your accounting skills for an…
The MAC went away and did a huge amount of work in the time that was available. I think the conclusions that [it’s reached] are pretty clear and robust in terms of saying the Government should retain the Graduate Route. From a university perspective, it’s obviously something we agree with, but overall I think it…
Indians, who received over a quarter of UK study visas in the year ending September 2023, made up 43% of all international students to receive a post-study work visa in the same year, indicating the review’s significance on the Indian market. “While we believe that the MAC review would support the Graduate visa, by and large,…
The government will now need to respond to its findings but the MAC report is unequivocal in its consideration of the graduate route as serving the purpose for which it was developed. The MAC pointed to the change to the rule banning student dependants, only enacted in January 2024, as “in effect a restriction”, already…
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The share of first-year students who are satisfied with college remains high after dipping during the pandemic, according to a new survey of 12,600-plus young adults from consultancy EAB. Eighty-four percent of first-year students polled this winter…
Working with over 400 members in more than 40 countries across the Commonwealth, the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) is well positioned to convene vice chancellors and education ministers around the topics that keep them up at night. It is a fact of life that university vice chancellors around the world – and around the…
When it comes to the legal industry, generative artificial intelligence is nothing short of revolutionary. In the latest episode of UpLevel View, The Contract Network CEO and co-Founder Jim Wagner dives deep into the effects of generative AI on legal contract negotiations and operational efficiency. In this discussion with Steph Corey and Brandi Pack of…