Career advice for international graduate students
INSIDE HIGHER ED — A growing proportion of international graduate students want to stay and work in North America after they graduate.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — After the Supreme Court barred affirmative action, many selective colleges added essay prompts focused on identity and diversity. Will they hold up under legal scrutiny?
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AP NEWS — Graduate students at the University of California, Santa Cruz walked off their jobs and went on strike Monday, the first campus to do so as part of a systemwide protest against a public university they say has violated the speech rights of pro-Palestinian advocates.
Read More about University of California academic workers stage strike to support on-campus protestorsBiden administration cancels student loan debt for 160,000 borrowers
AP NEWS — The Biden administration is canceling student loans for another 160,000 borrowers through a combination of existing programs.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Undergraduate enrollment increased by 2.5 percent this spring, according to a report out today from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
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NACUBO — At private, nonprofit universities, tuition discounting and undergraduate enrollment are on the rise, according to a new study from the National Association of College and University Business Officers.
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NORTH CAROLINA LAWYERS — May is a month of change: Spring is giving way to summer, the weather is growing ever warmer and more humid, and the pollen has mostly washed off our cars and out of our sinuses.
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BAR EXAM TOOLBOX — In this week’s episode, we have AJ Link joining us on the podcast.
Read More about Podcast: How to navigate accommodations and self-advocacy in the legal professionUpcoming ABA meeting will examine artificial intelligence and other ethical issues facing the legal profession
ABA — The American Bar Association will hold its 49th ABA National Conference on Professional Responsibility on May 30-31 in Denver with an array of programs focusing on timely legal ethics issues, including artificial intelligence, judicial ethics and a retrospective look at the changes in legal ethics stemming from the Watergate episode a half century ago.
Read More about Upcoming ABA meeting will examine artificial intelligence and other ethical issues facing the legal professionLSAC launches search for its next president
LAW.COM — The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) on Friday announced that it will begin searching for its next president and CEO—four months after Kellye Testy gave notice.
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