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Can Outcomes-Based Financing Help Solve the Loan Crisis?
In an interview with Inside Higher Ed, Ethan Pollack, a senior director at Jobs for the Future, discusses how these loans work and why they might help address today’s challenges.
The New Bar Exam Is Here
The National Conference of Bar Examiners has spent eight years developing a new law-licensure exam, which debuts this month. Compared to the old exam, it’s a much better reflection of what it’s like to practice law, the legal community says.
White House Seeks to Steer More Research Funding Away From Academia
In its new strategy for science and research, the administration stopped short of jettisoning higher ed’s role in America’s scientific enterprise. What it all means remains to be seen.
UNC, Virginia Tech to Partner With Defense on Senior Leadership
DOJ Takes Aim at UC San Diego Med School’s Use of Hardship in Admissions
Loan Caps Lawsuit Will Last Until December—at the Earliest
To AI-Proof Lawyers, Some Law Schools Restrict Technology
Last week, the University of Chicago Law School announced a ban on laptops, tablets and phones in the classroom. The goal is to help students develop critical oral argument skills, which AI likely won’t take over from human lawyers any time soon.
Looking Good on Paper Won’t Cut It in Job Searches Anymore
If it ever did. Graduate students and postdocs should lean into their human skills in order to achieve their long-term career goals.