The nonprofit Common Application, which offers an online tool that many students use when looking to pursue an undergraduate education, is not being used by enough students who are from lower-income backgrounds, according to the organization’s inaugural Equity Innovations Guide.Emma Steele The organization is making deliberate moves to fix that disparity. According to the report…
Jonathan MillerJonathan Miller has been appointed executive director of admissions and enrollment management at North Shore Community College in Massachusetts. He has 20 years of experience in higher education in roles with the Community College of Rhode Island, Northern Essex Community College in Massachusetts, and the Massachusetts Community College system. Miller holds a bachelor’s degree…
Dr. Keith Curry likes to walk the campus of Compton College, the two-year school that he has led for the last 13 years — two as interim president and chief executive officer (CEO) and 11 as its permanent leader. On this January day, Curry — who grew up just a short distance from the college…
Should the Supreme Court overrule Hill v. Colorado? That is how the issue is presented in the certiorari petition Paul Clement and Erin Murphy filed in Coalition Life v. City of Carbondale. Think of it as Justice Antonin Scalia’s posthumous revenge. Hill v. Colorado is a case he dissented in nearly a quarter-century ago. And to think that such a reversal…
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Are you an LL.M. student dreaming of making your mark in the U.S. legal market? Navigating this journey can feel like a maze, but fear not! Drawing inspiration from the incredible journey of Flavia Naves, a dual-trained attorney from Brazil and the U.S., here are some actionable tips to help you secure a legal job…
Home Daily News Which BigLaw firms pay the highest starting… Lawyer Pay Which BigLaw firms pay the highest starting salary? By Debra Cassens Weiss June 20, 2024, 1:52 pm CDT Hughes Hubbard & Reed pays new associates a top salary of $235,000, which is $10,000 above the going rate at many top law firms. (Image…
With the goal of “enhancing the quality and experience of Canadian education for international students”, CBIE has partnered with provincial governments and regional international education organisations such as EduNova. The partnership will “train trusted agents to build their capacity to provide quality support to prospective students considering Canada as a learning destination”, said Melissa Toupin-Laforge,…
The new rule will come into effect on May 10, and will see international students required to show proof of savings of at least AUD$29,710. The amount was recently raised to AUD$24,505 from AUD$21,041 in October 2023. The financial capacity requirement has been updated to align with a proportion – 75% – of the national minimum…
Harvard Kennedy School professor Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad has accepted a tenured position at Princeton University. Dr. Khalil Gibran MuhammadMuhammad is the Ford Foundation Professor of History, Race and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School. A prominent scholar, he directs the Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project and is the former director of the Schomburg Center…