In this era of anti-EDI attitudes and legislation, including book banning, I cannot help but push back and defend the importance of multicultural literature for all children. Those who are ill-informed about the purpose and benefits of multicultural literature must be challenged and enlightened; misinformation and disinformation must be corrected. Lists of high-quality characteristics have…
Kamala Harris (Photo by NOAH BERGER/AFP/Getty Images) In case you haven’t heard by now, Vice President Kamala Harris is bringing in the big bucks for her Democratic presidential campaign — she’s raised more than $200 million in the first week since she announced her presidential aspirations. It also shouldn’t shock you that Biglaw associates and…
The Challenge The 2025 enrollment cliff is real and more than a demographic blip: it’s a siren of profound changes in higher education. As the traditional college-going population declines, we must look beyond the numbers to understand the shifting attitudes and expectations of potential students and we must look beyond the traditional high school student…
(via Getty Images) “Have you looked into forum non cases from the Eastern District?” Most first pass associate research projects end in some form of this question, sending the junior off on new assignment that wasn’t quite obvious from the initial query but that an attorney with some experience might recognize as fertile research ground….
We know the struggle—you just took the perfect gym selfie and your results are popping, but what on earth are you going to caption it? You don’t want it to seem like you’re bragging but you do want to draw attention to those gains while drawing attention to your fundraising page. A single, successful social…
In its first major pronouncement on the ethics of using generative AI in law practice, the American Bar Association has issued an opinion saying that lawyers need not become experts in the technology, but must have a reasonable understanding of the capabilities and limitations of the specific generative AI technology the lawyer might use. In…
Since major gifts are, by definition, the largest individual donations your nonprofit receives, they typically come from your wealthiest donors. However, just because someone can make a significant contribution to your organization doesn’t mean they’ll respond positively to your major gift solicitations. Instead, you need to consider potential donors’ ability and willingness to make major…
The Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills of the Canadian province of British Columbia (BC) announced phase 2 of its International Education Framework on July 15. It builds on Phase 1, which was launched earlier in 2024, and affected public and private degree-granting institutions, as well as private training institutions. As reported by The…
Thomson Reuters recently announced an expanded vision for CoCounsel, its professional-grade GenAI assistant. CoCounsel will unify the entire customer experience and give customers a new way to access Thomson Reuters product capabilities through a single GenAI assistant. Over time CoCounsel will link Thomson Reuters products across its entire portfolio, meaning customers can bring together multiple…
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Jul 30, 2024 at 10:29 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Tuesday, July 30, SCOTUSblog (Jul. 30, 2024, 10:29 AM),…