If you speak it into the world, it just might happen. That’s how Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser became president of Colorado Mountain College (CMC) in 2013. Hauser had always admired the institution because of its unique, tax-based funding, its open-access dual-mission purpose, and its location, nestled into the scenic western slope of the Rocky Mountains….
The Supreme Court sidestepped deciding whether government pressure on social media platforms violates the First Amendment. But just a few weeks ago, it unanimously reaffirmed a core First Amendment principle: The government can’t censor by private coercion any more than it can by public legislation. Despite reams of evidence documenting government pressure, the court held today…
A consortium led by Brookfield Asset Management has announced an agreement to become the lead investor in Dubai-based K12 education giant GEMS Education. GEMS and Brookfield did not make public the size of the investment but said in a joint statement on June 18 that the private equity firm CVC Capital partners will exit its…
Going to law school can be many things: a chance to move far away, expensive, or even a father-son bonding opportunity. But ultimately, it’s an investment. When you’re choosing which school to saddle yourself with debt over, weighing the pros and cons of each can be complicated if you don’t know how to sort your…
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) seems happy to respond to public and private parties inquiring about the control status of various substances. DEA answers some of these inquiries more quickly than others, and the response letters are usually short and to the point. The letters typically come from the desk of Terrence L. Boos, Ph.D.,…
Published: 6/26/2024 Reading Time: 3 minutes Higher education’s purpose, according to the United Nations, is to “enable individuals to expand their knowledge and skills, clearly express their thoughts both orally and in writing, grasp abstract concepts and theories and increase their understanding of the world and their community.” It would be a challenge to find…
Last week, the Supreme Court issued its much anticipated opinion on Moore v. United States, a decision that could have changed the tax law as we know it and provide a clue as to whether a wealth tax could survive judicial scrutiny. In Moore, the taxpayers were shareholders in a foreign corporation since 2005. While…
Year in and year out, we watch law firm after law firm pay lip service to their commitment to diversity in the legal profession, with promises to recruit, retain, and promote more minority attorneys. If there’s ever going to be any real change in the legal industry, diversity has to be more than just a…
About 28% of American adults say it’s difficult to afford their prescription drugs, and the U.S. spends more on drugs than any peer nation, according to KFF. So who is responsible? According to Merith Basey, executive director of Patients for Affordable Drugs, multiple stakeholders are to blame. Patients for Affordable Drugs is a patient advocacy…
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) seems happy to respond to public and private parties inquiring about the control status of various substances. DEA answers some of these inquiries more quickly than others, and the response letters are usually short and to the point. The letters typically come from the desk of Terrence L. Boos, Ph.D.,…