Kamala Harris (Photo by NOAH BERGER/AFP/Getty Images) We know that Biglaw firms are handing out tons of cash to support Kamala Harris in her race for the presidency, but what about lawyers, generally? The answer, of course, is a resounding yes. As luck would have it, King & Spalding partner Sally Yates — a lawyer…
The new Youth Assembly Impact Program will provide scholarships to 10 young leaders from Africa who will receive individual mentoring, seed-funding and support to implement initiatives in their local communities that advance sustainable development. “Despite its growing youth population, African students remain underrepresented in global higher education. By supporting programs like this on the high…
The White House could soon finalize a rule that will either save or cost patients billions of dollars in prescription drug costs. The rule concerns “copay accumulators,” which are programs health plans use to prevent copay assistance from counting toward patients’ deductibles or out-of-pocket maximums. Typically, when patients receive copay assistance from pharmaceutical companies, the…
Introduce yourself in three words or phrases. Innovative, dedicated, leader. What do you like most about your job? I love helping students achieve their dreams and making a tangible impact in their lives through education. Best work trip/Worst work trip? Best: Attending an investment conference in Brussels while raising our second investment round. Worst: A…
* Judge Juan Merchan just can’t quit Donald Trump. [The Hill] * Kaplan’s deal with California to take over the bar exam is a go. [Law.com] * If a firm employs a secret bank account, things are probably not on the up-and-up. [Bloomberg Law] * Judge Reed O’Connor recuses himself from Elon Musk’s case against…
The British brand already has global campuses in Vietnam, China and Saudi Arabia. The school in Kuala Lumpur is set to be ready in January 2025, after a refurbishment of the purpose-built campus is finished. The school took to LinkedIn on Tuesday to announce the addition to its franchise, in partnership with Beaconhouse Malaysia –…
The previous article in this series, Is Informed Consent Necessary When Artificial Intelligence is Used for Patient Care: Applying the Ethics from Justice Cardozo’s Opinion in Schloendorff v. Society of New York Hospital, argued that patients should be informed when AI is used in making their health care decisions. This article will explore the range…
Some agents are already seeing a dampening in interest, while others claim there are bigger deterrents such as visa refusal rates and wait times. In the New Zealand government’s reasoning for the visa fee increases across almost all categories, immigration minister Erica Stanford said that New Zealand’s charges remain relatively low compared to other popular…
In an official report in July 2024, the communist party laid out plans to promote “modernisation with Chinese characteristics”, including to “explore the establishment of an immigration system for high-tech talents”. The report also vowed to “open up talent exchange channels between universities, research institutes and enterprises” and “improve the mechanism for overseas talent introduction…
A junior-level nursing student confided in me during one of my clinical rounds on the first day of the clinical rotation that she felt uneasy handling a “difficult” patient. The patient talked to himself, was aggressive, suspicious of everyone, and suffered from schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a “brain disorder that affects how people think, feel, and…