You can have all the facts that support your fundraising offer lined up like an army on the march, but you’ll hardly motivate anyone to give until you reach their hearts. Blame biology. We human beings make virtually all our decisions with our emotions. Then we circle back with our rational minds to either justify…
UC Law San Francisco Is Putting Its Presidential Connection Forward: Will it encourage more enrollment? How Set Is The Future Of The Bar?: It may be NextGen, but there’s no guarantee. A Woman’s Place Is The Law Firm: Here are 3 tips for women looking to grow their law practices. From Lawyer To Olympian: The…
Florida A&M University Interim President Dr. Timothy L. Beard has announced changes on the horizon for the embattled institution. Dr. Timothy L. BeardBeard wrote in a letter to some members of FAMU’s senior leadership team that changes in personnel would be necessary for the university to move forward more effectively. This he surmised from consultation…
A new Data Points series is providing insights into the impacts of community college bachelor’s degree education and increasingly diverse populations and their career prospects. Dr. Angela KersenbrockThe series — funded by Lumina Foundation, the Community College Baccalaureate Association (CCBA), and research partner, Bragg & Associates, Inc. — examines common misperceptions of community college baccalaureate…
2. How Can Colleges Protect Themselves from Dual Ransomware? While the basics of strong cyber hygiene still apply, the FBI emphasizes that certain tactics are especially crucial in the face of dual attacks, including network segmentation (to limit the spread of ransomware), patching (to close vulnerabilities) and least-privilege access (to give admins only the…
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Catawba College, in North Carolina, has received its second anonymous $200 million donation in three years, the institution announced Monday. Roughly $133 million of the new gift will be unrestricted, and the rest is designated…
A newly established Center for Rising Generations at the Aspen Institute is expected to become a resource for youth, young adults, and those who support their development and leadership. Kaya HendersonThe center publicly launches in 2025 as a $185.7 million founding investment of The Aspen Institute and the Bezos Family Foundation; about $175 million of…
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data from the first half of 2024 at top 50 Biglaw and Magic Circle firms collected by legal recruiting company Macrae, overall, how much has lateral partner movement increased since the same period last year? Hint: The increase in lateral partner…
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Montana State University President Waded Cruzado plans to retire at the end of the 2024-25 academic year after leading the public institution for 15 years. Clayton Christian, Montana’s higher education commissioner, will search for Cruzado’s…
Though overall teacher turnover increased in districts that moved to four-day school weeks, morale and retention rates improved due to the reduced workweek, according to a new report from Keystone Policy Center. Van Schoales“Doing Less with Less: How a Four-Day School Week Affects Student Learning and the Teacher Workforce” examines the implications and outcomes of…