University of Minnesota to offer free or reduced tuition to Native American students
STAR TRIBUNE — The University of Minnesota announced Monday it will offer free or reduced tuition to many Native American students attending its five campuses starting in fall 2022, expanding a cost waiver program it previously offered only at its Morris campus. U leaders touted the new initiative as one of the nation’s “most comprehensive free and…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — How much do high schoolers care about diversity on their future college campuses? Quite a bit, regardless of their race, according to a new poll by Art & Science Group of 734 high schoolers nationally. The students were selected for the poll because they expect to attend a four-year college next fall. One question…
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FORBES — Over the last 10 months, the Biden administration has announced billions of dollars in student loan cancellation. The administration has relied on executive authority, some of it emergency-based, to expand available relief under existing federal student loan forgiveness programs. According to the Department of Education, these initiatives are expected to provide over $11.5 billion in…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Colleges are more than departments, buildings and classes. They are organizations composed of resources and relationships. Supportive campus relationships yield resources so valuable that we shouldn’t sit back and wait for them to form. By proactively investing in relational scaffolding that directs and supports students as they climb toward their goals, colleges…
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UNIVERSITY BUSINESS — Institutions of higher education are celebrating Native American Heritage Month by honoring traditions on their campuses and extending further resources to an important but often underserved group of students. This month might be the perfect time to ensure your campus is not only attracting new Native American and Indigenous students but also giving them…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — New college graduates face the rosiest job market since the 2008 recession, according to the latest annual recruiting trends survey by Michigan State University’s Collegiate Employment Research Institute. Employers who cut back on recruiting during the COVID-19 pandemic are now scrambling to fill jobs, said Phil Gardner, author of the Collegiate Employment Institute…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Students who graduated during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 reported fewer job offers and less access to university career centers than the previous class, according to a new survey out today from the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Graduating seniors received an average of 0.83 job offers in 2021, down from 0.93 for the…
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ABA JOURNAL — Twenty percent of surveyed corporate lawyers were highly exhausted and 34% were moderately exhausted, according to findings released by the legal and compliance practice of consulting firm Gartner. The firm surveyed 202 corporate lawyers in July and released the results on Oct. 7. Among the highly exhausted group, 41% showed signs of psychological distress;…
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ABA JOURNAL — Recently, I had an immigration case, where my client was tardy on every deadline and patently refused to do anything beyond the bare minimum to aid their cause. I was emotionally drained by the case but buoyed by the positive result at the end. I must admit I couldn’t fight the impulse to…
Read More about Tips for lawyers working with challenging clientsFrost Brown Todd law firm awards diversity and inclusion scholarships to five law students at four schools
THE NATIONAL LAW REVIEW — Frost Brown Todd (FBT) awarded their annual Diversity and Inclusion Scholarships to five students for demonstrating academic excellence and a commitment to diversity and inclusion efforts. The FBT Diversity and Inclusion Scholarships award five $2,000 scholarships to help build a diverse legal pipeline and to give support to underrepresented students. “We are…
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