How artificial intelligence could be used in legal cases

May 29, 2024

FORBES — More than a few of the folks who are analyzing the power of AI today are law school graduates.

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How generative artificial intelligence could be used by legal professionals

May 29, 2024

THOMSON REUTERS — Legal professionals are using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in greater numbers this year, although the industry still stands at a distance from any widescale embrace of progressive technology. 

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Career advice for international graduate students

May 29, 2024

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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How admissions essays have changed after the US Supreme Court decision on affirmative action

May 29, 2024

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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University of California academic workers stage strike to support on-campus protestors

May 29, 2024

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.

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Biden administration cancels student loan debt for 160,000 borrowers

May 29, 2024

AP NEWS — The Biden administration is canceling student loans for another 160,000 borrowers through a combination of existing programs.

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Spring undergraduate enrollment increases for second straight year 

May 29, 2024

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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Study finds that financial aid awards and undergraduate enrollment have increased at private universities

May 29, 2024

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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Why it’s important for lawyers to take care of their mental health

May 29, 2024

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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