Currently a doctoral student at the University of Texas at Austin, Michael Reid, Jr., is intent on utilizing research to examine poverty as a barrier to student development. After completing his Ph.D. in educational policy and planning, Reid hopes to make an impact on federal and state policies related to education. His focus is driven…
Sometimes lawyers are accused of doing really crappy things, but you’re not going to believe this shit. In November 2022, Jack Allen Blakeslee, an Ohio lawyer, was accused of “deposit[ing] his feces” into an empty Pringles can and chucking it into the parking lot of a victims advocacy center before heading off to court. In…
Colleges and universities are facing shifting demographics in student enrollments, including an increasing number of first-time and returning adult learners. As institutions determine ways to best support their students, it is critically important to identify student needs and relevant services based on specific student populations. Simply put, a “one size fits all” approach will not…
Leonard L. Adams Jr. has resigned his post as president of Knoxville College. Leonard L. Adams Jr.Adams, who serves as the college’s 31st president, announced his decision to step down from the role June 18. “Serving as President of Knoxville College has been an extraordinary honor and a profound privilege,” Adams wrote in a letter…
OPINION ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Jun 20, 2024 at 1:58 pm The court issued four opinions on Thursday. (Katie Barlow) The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a provision of a 2017 corporate tax reform law, known as the mandatory repatriation tax, that taxes the undistributed profits from U.S. shares of foreign corporations in which…
What’s the difference between carewashing and carwashing? If you thought it was just a typographical error between the two words, you would be wrong, even if you graduated first in your class from a Tier 1 school, editor of the law review, Order of the Coif, and all the sundry accolades that mean little to…
Keene State College plans to simplify the transfer process for student in New Hampshire. Dr. Debby ScireThe college and four other higher education institutions have signed on as new participants in the New England Transfer Guarantee Program of the New England Board of Higher Education. The program streamlines the process for students who earn associate…
(Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) Mike Lindell may need to lie down. The Pillow King just lost his last lawyer in the litigation over the $5 million award in his “Prove Mike Wrong” challenge. His longtime counsel Andrew Parker noped out of several Pillowland cases in March after his client indicated he was…
Dr. Erika LacroUniversity of Hawaiʻi and the State of Hawaiʻi are investing $5.5 million into the Hawaiʻi Promise Scholarship, which benefits students who are state residents. “We are committed to making higher education accessible for all,” said Dr. Erika Lacro, vice president for the University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges. Scholarship funds help account for direct…
Knowing which enrollment metrics to monitor can give you a competitive edge. It’s almost impossible not to know about the “enrollment cliff” (although there may be a second cliff after the one we’re already expecting). Fewer high school graduates with increased diversity coupled with a rising mistrust of higher education and the worth of higher…