Since the initiative was launched in the 1960s, researchers from Rice and several other institutions have cataloged and consolidated these records into a single repository. At first, they kept their information as handwritten notes. Later, they moved to desktop computers, CD-ROMs and, finally, local servers. Before they moved to the cloud a few years ago, the…
(Photo by Brendan McDermid-Pool/Getty Images) On Thursday attorneys for Donald Trump had a disturbingly successful day at the Supreme Court arguing that the president of the United States can do anything they want. It was a sad day for Court watchers, as many of the conservative justices seem poised to advance their nakedly political goals…
Government is asking stakeholders, should we “grandfather” (protect) students already studying in Canada at time of implementation? Purpose of PGWP calibration is to ensure labour market outcomes linked to education and training Programs of study will be coded to reflect links occupations in long-term shortage and Express Entry eligibility The Canadian government has sent letters…
The International Association of Universities’ 6th Global Survey on the Internationalisation of Higher Education received responses from 722 higher education institutions in 110 countries and territories. The report looks at seven different aspects of internationalisation: Importance, benefits and challenges to internationalisation Internationalisation governance Internationalisation of teaching and learning: activities Internationalisation of teaching and learning: Internationalisation…
The concept that information grows in a case, like how leaves grow on a vine, is the source of the name Filevine. Filevine’s leaves centralize documents, tasks, emails, and more, relieving users of the need to remove these leaves from multiple places and apps. Attorneys and paralegals easily collaborate within the firm with Filevine’s one…
(Photographer: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Do you know what today is? Unless you’ve been living under a rock you know that today is the start of the first criminal prosecution of a former president. Jury selection in the New York hush money trial begins today and you’re about to hear a lot…
The first post in this series provided a detailed account of the World Central Kitchen strike and the demands for independent investigations and criminal liability. This post focuses on the individual remedies, or lack thereof, available to the strike victims and others similarly situated in Gaza. To begin, what, if anything, has Israel done so…
This year’s Berskshire Hathaway annual meeting is going to have a rather funereal atmosphere. The post Bummerstock ‘24 appeared first on Above the Law. #Bummerstock
Activism is hardly optional in today’s world. I feel the calling in my bones. My family is deeply Jewish, with both Sephardic and Ashkenazic roots, and taught me the core lessons of tikkun olam (repair the world), tzedakah (create justice), g’milut chasadim (engage in loving kindness), pikuach nefesh (life matters), and ometz lev (courage). These values anchored my identity even…
It’s been a year of missteps, miscalculations, confusion, delays, glitches, and frustration after the botched launch of the simplified FAFSA, which has prevented financial aid packages from being awarded to students with ample time to make plans for their future. Last week, Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Cardona released a letter to Federal Student…