EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Sep 3, 2024 at 5:51 pm Tuesday’s order came with no indication of the justices’ reasoning in the decision. (Aashish Kiphayet via Shutterstock) The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a request from Oklahoma to reinstate over $4 million in funding for family-planning projects while the state’s challenge to the…
Running a large law firm is a balancing act with many moving pieces—especially when it comes to law firm billing. This is where legal billing software comes in. Legal billing software streamlines many essential billing tasks for law firms—like tracking billable hours and expenses, creating invoices, and managing payment collections. For large law firms, legal…
Shawn VanDerzielAbout 55% of employers expressed slight or no concern regarding the impacts of potential political or social unrest on college campuses, according to new research by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). “Our research found that the potential for student protests and unrest will not alter college recruiting as the demonstrations mostly…
Mary Pope HutsonA new admissions policy at private women’s liberal arts school could bar transgender women next school year, requiring that an applicant confirm her sex assigned at birth is female, and that she consistently lives and identifies as a woman. “Sweet Briar College [in Amherst County] believes that single-sex education is not only our…
Dr. Alana StevensonAlana Stevenson has been named department chair for general studies at Simmons College of Kentucky. She served as the program director for healthcare management and a business instructor at Bossier Parish Community College. Stevenson holds a bachelor’s degree in rehabilitation and disability services from Southern University and A&M College, an MBA from Louisiana…
Lynn StamatelatosLynn Stamatelatos has been named director of corporate and community relations. She served as as coordinator of special projects. Stamatelatos holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Ramapo College. #LYNN #STAMATELATOS
Dive Brief: Two Michigan institutions — Oakland University and Western Michigan University — could face potential faculty strikes as negotiations over salaries, workloads and other issues drag on. A Sept. 1 bargaining session with Oakland University administration ended without a contract, according to the institution’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors. Negotiating teams…
Dr. Marjorie HassA $180,000 grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations to the Council of Independent Colleges is expected to help expand open civil discourse and free expression on campuses. “In a changing higher education landscape where the spotlight is increasingly on higher education, presidents, and other college leaders are looking for timely strategies to…
VDI Puts Desktops in the Cloud In early 2020, IT leaders at Keiser University in Florida were considering investing in Azure Virtual Desktop. When the university was forced to shut down all of its campuses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the move became a no-brainer. “Instead of sending all of our devices and equipment…
Your online donation form is one of the most important components of your digital fundraising efforts. How important? Charitable gifts donated through online sources increased by more than 50% in the last year. For this reason and more, building and optimizing your donation form is a must. The good news is that even small changes…