Though the constitutional competition is great, free speech issues continue to weigh heavily in the scheme of things. Take, for example, the First Amendment issues raised in the following six cases on the Robert Court’s cert. docket: 1. Protests in public places near abortion clinics. The powerhouse team of Paul Clement and Erin Murphy are counsel for…
On June 24, The Washington Post published a report suggesting that “the nation is experiencing a lull in political unrest.” But the apparent good news dissipated quickly as the Post attributed the lull to the fact that “Trump’s supporters believe he will win the presidency.” The Post explained that “There’s little reason for pro-Trump extremist…
Published: 7/11/2024 Reading Time: 6 minutes They say that 12.5 percent of adults consider becoming an adjunct instructor. Okay, I made that up. However, it is a dream of many with postgraduate education. Being an adjunct keeps me sharp in my knowledge and provides the rewarding experience of preparing the next generation. One of my first…
The National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) and its technology platform, SkillPointe, have released an improved SkillPointe website to help students pursue in-demand skills while helping community colleges meet workforce demands. Dr. Rebecca Corbin“By connecting students who are working towards building their own career paths with community colleges offering skills that are vital to…
Picture this: You’ve just led a successful marketing campaign that earned high engagement rates on social media and through email. You see traffic coming to your website, but for some reason, supporters seem to stop at the final hurdle: your donation page. With all the work that goes into fundraising, ensure your donation page makes the…
“Tikkun olam”—the “repair of the world.” This is not just an aspiration. For Jews, it is a sacred obligation. At least it was in my family. My parents, one of whom was a refugee from Nazi Germany, took this obligation very seriously. They were what might today be called “activists.” My mother chained herself to…
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…
Dr. Nathan Hare, who was known as the father of Black Studies, died early this week at the age of 91. Dr. Nathan Hare In 1968, Hare was hired at San Francisco State College (now known as San Francisco State University) as the first program coordinator of the school’s Black Studies program, the first program of…
The Erasmus Destination of the Year award is given to a city’s Erasmus Student Network that is seen giving exceptional efforts in supporting student mobility at the “city level”. A testament to the “members of the Erasmus generation”, the award plays a role in striving for the organisation to provide more and better European mobility…
The move is following a January high court ruling asserting a European Union policy that only Ukrainians nationals and former legitimate residents of Ukraine can settle in the country. The ruling will see the students largely drawn from Nigeria, Morocco, Egypt and India deported from the Netherlands in less than a month, as part non-Ukrainian nationals…