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A new white paper, released by the American Association of University Professors’ (AAUP) Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom, details an outgrowth of a coordinated campaign to generate a backlash against academic institutions. Dr. Irene Mulvey“Manufacturing Backlash: Right-Wing Think Tanks and Legislative Attacks on Higher Education” describes well-funded, widespread political attacks on higher education,…
Tess FeldmanSouthwestern Law School is collaborating with the Los Angeles LGBT Center in launching the Asylum Law Clinic to better equip future lawyers in providing legal support to asylum seekers in the LGBTQIA+ community. “The Asylum Law Clinic is a huge step in training law students to advocate effectively for marginalized groups,” said Andrea Ramos,…
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached an agreement with the NCAA, or the National Collegiate Athletic Association, that would restore competition for student-athletes interested in playing at Division I institutions. Jonathan KanterThat is, DOJ filed a proposed consent decree May 30 to prohibit the NCAA from enforcing its transfer eligibility rule. “This resolution…
More often than not, the commencement address is designed to be a sanitized rhetorical moment. Graduation speeches are not often written to make incisive interventions, despite the many ways that commencement speakers intone their words. A commencement signals a new beginning or a new start for graduates as they take their hard-earned degrees and begin…
Dawn SchoenenbergerDawn Schoenenberger has been named vice president of academic affairs and student services at Hagerstown Community College in Maryland. She served as the college’s interim vice president. Schoenenberger holds an associate degree from Pierce College, a bachelor’s degree from Pacific Lutheran University, and a master’s from Capella University. #DAWN #SCHOENENBERGER #Diverse #Issues #Higher #Education
Mishra, who has been charged with misrepresentation and communicating false information under Canada’s Immigration Refugee Protection Act, will only spend 19 more months in jail, considering the time he has already served since his arrest in Surrey in June 2023. According to sources, Mishra could be eligible for parole before the conclusion of his sentence,…
Lavonda N. ReedLavonda N. Reed has been named dean of the School of Law at the University of Baltimore. She served as dean of Georgia State University’s College of Law. Reed holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Virginia and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Southern California Gould School…
The Migrant Justice Institute, in a conversation with The PIE News, explained how the working conditions of international students in Australia need another round under the spotlight through its national temporary migrant survey. “Lots of organisations, and indeed the government have been crying out for us to do another survey to really try and determine…
Ongoing research conducted by international education specialists Intead found that out of almost 1,800 respondents who studied in the US from 131 different countries, 64% engaged with OPT or CPT while they were studying – and that the vast majority of them are still in the country. OPT is a popular avenue for those who…
Immigration New Zealand has rejected almost half of study visa applications from India in the first four months of 2024, as per a report by the country’s public broadcaster. Though the rejection rate has decreased from 49% in the first three months of the year, it corroborates the trend of higher refusals from India in…