BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Dr. Nicholas B. Dirks, president and CEO of The New York Academy of Sciences, held a conversation earlier this week with two higher education experts about the current crises facing postsecondary institutions: rising tuition costs and student debt, decreased state and federal funding, an increased criticism of a humanities-centered education, and the…
Former President Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 felonies in his “hush money” trial in New York yesterday, making him the first former president in U.S. history to be convicted of a crime. On their second day of deliberations, the jury found that Trump illegally falsified business records to cover up a $130,000 payment to an adult…
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which federal circuit is the only circuit to publish their decisions in the Courier New typeface? Hint: Times New Roman is the most popular typeface for federal circuit courts, with seven courts using that for their decisions. See the answer on the next…
The Innovations in Internationalisation at Home Forum took place on June 10 in London, welcoming university staff and private partnership providers to share best practices for IaH and discuss ways to build a more cohesive strategy across UK universities. The IaH handbook, published in 2023 by UUKi, defines the concept as “the purposeful integration…
SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Sep 6, 2024 at 5:17 pm Alito’s 2023 financial disclosure form was made public by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. on Friday. (Art Lien) Justice Samuel Alito did not report any reimbursements for travel-related expenses in 2023, according to a financial disclosure form made public on Friday….
While the conclusions of the MAC report were better than we expected, the debate around immigration will not end now that Labour have won the general election. The ongoing impact of the crisis is real. Home Office figures show numbers were down 27% in two years. Universities UK found 88% of respondents saw a decrease in postgraduate applications…
01 April 2024 Epps & Coulson To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Update your employee handbooks! The California Legislature passed a whole slew of workplace reform bills that took effect January 1st. Several require California employers either to add new policies to their…
Clients might believe that good lawyers will have the best impact on a court since they can advance the most persuasive arguments and convince a court to side with their position. Of course, it is true that when a court has the time to read all of the papers and carefully consider all of the…
Student newsrooms at select historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) can expect thousands in additional monetary support soon thanks to an initiative at Howard University. Members of The Hilltop pose with a check from Howard University’s Center for Journalism & Democracy, from which fund will go toward technology and staff for the newsroom.Elijah Pittman“HBCU student…
This post was written by John Connolly, who has led international recruitment and conversion teams at universities in the UK and Australia for more than a decade. His software company, feezy.io, enables digital agreement of commission for sourcing students to the programs universities need to fill. A dynamic which incentivises agents to attempt to service…