(Photo by Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. During one dinner at our house, she took me aside to express her annoyance at commentators who were calling for her retirement. ‘The timing of a resignation is up to each justice,’ she told me….
In the past year’s news cycle, we have seen university presidents arraigned before Congress and levels of student activism unseen in decades. Whether spun positively or negatively in media coverage, unfortunately such events are now the only types of public engagement some individuals and communities associate with universities. At a time when universities are under attack on multiple…
A few weeks ago, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the notion that the funding scheme for the Consumer Protection Finance Bureau (CFPB or Bureau)—a powerful regulatory agency created by Congress after the 2008 Financial Crisis to protect fair treatment of consumers—runs afoul of the so-called Appropriations Clause of Article I, section 9 of the Constitution….
It is undeniably true that a higher education institution with an efficient student management system in place runs like a well-oiled machine. It brings success in both the academic and administrative aspects of your institution. When integrated with other systems, Student Management Systems (SMS) straighten the difficult everyday processes like student enrollment, class scheduling, course…
Olga V. Mack is a Fellow at CodeX, The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics, and a Generative AI Editor at law.MIT. Olga embraces legal innovation and had dedicated her career to improving and shaping the future of law. She is convinced that the legal profession will emerge even stronger, more resilient, and more inclusive than…
Bonita J. Brown has been named Chancellor of Winston-Salem State University (WSSU). Bonita Brown“It is a true honor and a privilege to return home to lead this great institution,” said Brown. “WSSU stands out as a leader in social mobility, which I have personally benefited from through my parents, and I want to provide that…
This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on July 22, 2019 © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Humor has a place in education. College teachers can use it to create a welcoming classroom environment, increase learning, improve attendance, and reduce test anxiety (Banas, Dunbar, Rodriguez, & Liu, 2011). Such results should encourage all who teach to…
On Tuesday, a committee at Harvard released a report urging the university to stop issuing what it called “official statements about public matters that do not directly affect the university’s core function.” The school quickly announced that it would follow the committee’s recommendation and get out of the business of issuing statements about public matters…
(Photographer: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 counts in his hush money trial. The case remains legally dodgy. While the jury answered all the necessary factual allegations in the affirmative, whether or not this is legally enough to support a conviction will get hashed out…
This year’s American Council on Education (ACE) Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award honors Dr. Richard Helldobler, the president of William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey. Dr. Richard Helldobler“I am honored and humbled to be recognized with this award, named for Reginald Wilson, a true pioneer in supporting diverse student populations,” said Helldobler. The award…