Biglaw Firm Tapped To Stop Kroger/Albertsons Merger

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which Biglaw firm was hired by Washington state to block the proposed merger of grocery stores Kroger and Albertsons? Hint: The state, which joins the Federal Trade Commission and Colorado in opposing the merger, approved up to $2.5 million in legal fees for the…

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University of Missouri System moves to strip racial criteria from donated scholarship funds

Dive Brief:   The University of Missouri System’s governing board filed a petition last week seeking to remove racial and ethnic criteria from scholarships established from donations to its four institutions.  The petition argues that the U.S. Supreme Court decision last year striking down race-conscious admissions also means that colleges can no longer use racial and…

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Corporate and Foundation Relations: A Guide for Universities

From scholarships to research grants, universities need funding. Much university funding comes from individual donors, but corporations and foundations also play a key role in supporting higher education institutions. Juggling relationships and grant proposals with multiple corporations and foundations for various university needs can quickly get complicated though. Not to mention, sourcing those funding opportunities can…

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Imperial scores surprise second place

Imperial College London achieves its highest place in the table in a decade since it came second in 2015 MIT sits in first place for a record 13 years in a row Rankings are suggesting the US, UK and Canada are all seeing marked drops that could spell change in the air The Massachusetts Institute…

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