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…
Higher education institutions expend a lot of resources to prevent cybersecurity breaches. Keeping attackers away from valuable student data and learning management systems by implementing effective security measures and training users on proper cyber hygiene is a good approach. But eventually, someone will make a mistake (a click on the wrong link is all it…
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I think, broadly, summer associates are familiar with the technology because they’re a tech-focused generation, and they were really excited about it and eager to use it. Which in turn made me excited. There wasn’t any resistance to it. … They don’t have that…
Columbia College Chicago has laid off 70 faculty and staff members with plans to remove 32 vacant positions to address financial concerns amid declining enrollment numbers. The announcement tops mounting troubles for the college, whose budget deficit is expected to grow to $38 million. Columbia College President and CEO Dr. Kwang-Wu Kim recently announced plans…
Biglaw firm Fox Rothschild is facing an age discrimination lawsuit filed by one of its former partners, Michael Kline. The onetime equity partner and corporate department chair says at age 73 he was pushed into an income partner role — with the commiserate pay cut. Eventually, Kline alleges he was forced to retire from that…
Grants managers are adept problem solvers. We conduct equivalency determinations and set up expenditure responsibility reporting. We review wire transfer forms for the global distribution of financial resources. We are customer service experts working in multiple languages, usually with the help of Google Translate. Upgrading and updating technology systems to keep up with the digital…
Joseph J. McCarthyJoseph J. McCarthy has been appointed provost and senior vice chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh. He served as interim provost and William Kepler Whiteford Professor in the Swanson School of Engineering. McCarthy holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Notre Dame and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from…
The New York Times building (photo by David Lat). Back in January, these pages discussed the filing of one of the more interesting pending IP cases of the moment, a SDNY copyright infringement case filed by the New York Times against Microsoft and OpenAI. As you can imagine, there has already been a lot of…
Dr. Sandra HinskiSandra Hinski has been appointed provost and executive vice president of academic affairs at Coconino Community College. She served as the Dean of Career and Technical Education at Paradise Valley Community College. Hinski holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and a master’s in health sciences from Georgia State University as well as a…
(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Attorney General Merrick Garland is appearing before the House Judiciary Committee in what was mostly Republican posturing, but was ostensibly part of its annual oversight hearing. Garland is facing a potential contempt vote after refusing to turn over the interview tape between Joe Biden and former special counsel Robert Hur…