William & Mary Law to host lawyer Timothy Hughes for commencement address
WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — Timothy Hughes, William & Mary Law School Class of 1997, will deliver the commencement address at the Law School’s graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 17 at Kaplan Arena, starting at 8:30 a.m.
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WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — Brian Wall, Associate Dean for Student Affairs & Academic Support at William & Mary Law School, has been selected to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Virginia Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program (VJLAP) for a term of two years.
Read More about William & Mary Law associate dean Brian Wall to serve on Virginia Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program BoardYale Law professor Oona Hathaway named Guggenheim fellow
YALE LAW SCHOOL — Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 has been named a 2025 Guggenheim Fellow, one of 198 artists and scholars to be recognized this year across 53 fields.
Read More about Yale Law professor Oona Hathaway named Guggenheim fellowHarvard University announces that they will not negotiate with government to avoid federal funding cuts
MSN — Hours after Harvard University officials said they wouldn’t roll over to the Trump administration’s demands, an education task force announced it would freeze $2.2 billion in federal funds to the Ivy League institution.
Read More about Harvard University announces that they will not negotiate with government to avoid federal funding cutsHarvard professors sue the Trump administration over threats to cut federal funding
OPB — The Harvard chapter of the American Association of University Professors sued the Trump administration Friday over what they call an “unlawful and unprecedented” attempt to use federal funding cuts to restrict free speech.
Read More about Harvard professors sue the Trump administration over threats to cut federal fundingHow a decrease in Ph.D. students due to lack of federal funding could affect colleges
INSIDDE HIGHER ED — Deep cuts to federal research funding and crackdowns on international students could mean far fewer graduate students next fall and beyond. If that happens, undergraduates, faculty and research productivity would all suffer.
Read More about How a decrease in Ph.D. students due to lack of federal funding could affect collegesMichigan State University creates endowment fund to help replace funds lost from federal grant cuts
CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS — Michigan State University is creating a $15 million endowment to help fill part of the need for research dollars amid federal funding cuts.
Read More about Michigan State University creates endowment fund to help replace funds lost from federal grant cutsA look at whether the government could revoke universities’ tax-exempt status
FORTUNE — For more than a century, the majority of colleges and universities have not paid most taxes. The Revenue Act of 1909 excused nonprofits operating “exclusively for religious, charitable, or educational purposes” in order to continue acting in the public interest.
Read More about A look at whether the government could revoke universities’ tax-exempt statusTrump administration pauses funding to Harvard University after they refuse to meet demands
THE HARVARD CRIMSON — After Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 announced last week that the University will not comply with the Trump administration’s April 11 demands, the Trump administration froze $2.2 billion in funding and ratcheted up its threats. Now, another $1 billion could be on the line.
Read More about Trump administration pauses funding to Harvard University after they refuse to meet demandsTrump administration revokes student visas for students in the St. Louis area
ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO — The Trump administration revoked the visas of dozens of international students in the St. Louis region in April despite little explanation for the sudden change in immigration status.
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