General student arrivals in Malta in 2023 are just 5,000 less, or 6.1% lower, than the record levels in 2019, with 78,567 being latest figure compared to 2019’s 83,610. Such arrivals have also improved by over 20,000 since 2022, when the figure stood at 56,675. Student weeks are even more encouraging for the industry. They…
Election 2024 continues to surprise. After President Joseph R. Biden dropped out of the presidential election Sunday, he quickly endorsed his vice president, Kamala Harris, to replace him at the top of the ticket. Biden’s decision created a whiplash within the Republican base. GOP leaders launched swift attacks on Harris, labeling her as a “DEI” candidate….
J.D. Vance (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) J.D. Vance has said that, if he had been vice president in 2020, he would have thrown the election into the House of Representatives. Vance would have requested multiple slates of electors from the states and had Congress decide which slates were legitimate. Congress would thus have chosen…
Watch the BBC Radio 4 Today prgoramme clip below from X. “You have to restore the link between tuition fees and inflation.” Vivienne Stern from Universities UK tells @MishalHusain why work with the government is needed amid mounting concern about the financial circumstances of some universities in England.#R4Today pic.twitter.com/7lQMNspXxf — BBC Radio 4 Today (@BBCr4today)…
Eric Holder (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) The Kamala Harris campaign has a lot to do in a little bit of time. The unusual path that seems to be leading to Harris’s nomination as the Democratic nominee for President means there’s a compressed timeline for all the things that have to be done. There’s fending…
Mechelle EnglishMechelle English has been named vice president of development at Columbia College. She served as vice president of advancement at Aiken Technical College in South Carolina. English holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of South Carolina and a master’s from Columbia College. #MECHELLE #ENGLISH #Diverse #Issues #Higher #Education
The last few years have been exceptionally hard for arts and cultural nonprofits. Just as organizations started to see patrons coming back to museums, live performances, and art classes, this year saw state governments from Florida to California severely reduce financial support for arts and cultural organizations. Revenue diversity is a good hedge against the…
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to Vault’s most recent practice area rankings, which Biglaw firm is best in bankruptcy /restructuring? Hint: This major law firm picked up an impressive 75+% of votes for the honor. See the answer on the next page. #Biglaw #Firm #Call #Bankruptcy #Advice
Listen to this fun episode below – as we stop to ride an ostrich, swim with sharks, ride a foofy slide and drink buckets of wine (sensibly). In the words of Shakira – Tsamina eh, eh / Waka waka, eh, eh / It’s time for [South] Africa. So break out your baby wipes, wipe away your…
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, a fierce champion for higher education, died on Saturday at the age of 74, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Jackson Lee represented the 18th Congressional District of Texas and served nearly 30 years in the U.S. House of Representatives. Her legislative initiatives included the Sentencing Reform Act,…