Best Summer Vacation Spots for Students in 2024

Best Summer Vacation Spots for Students in 2024

Looking for summer vacation ideas? Finding the perfect vacation destination involves tons of research and a little bit of luck. Whether traveling as a student, with family or simply seeking options for a summer trip, here are some cherished destinations paired with Google destination insights, ensuring an affordable and refreshing summer escape. In this blog, I … Read more

The Evolution of Trailblazer: Carolyn Kimenya — The AWE Summit Scholarship Foundation

The Evolution of Trailblazer: Carolyn Kimenya — The AWE Summit Scholarship Foundation

Carolyn, one of our 2024 Summit Scholarship recipients, has been inspired by trailblazers her whole life. Those women who live courageously and call out injustices when they see them. Those who dare to walk paths that have not been trodden upon. And those who reach out to help others become their best selves. Because of … Read more

Cities and the IRA’s Green Banks: Strategies for Engagement – Climate Law Blog

Cities and the IRA’s Green Banks: Strategies for Engagement – Climate Law Blog

In April 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced funding recipients for its National Clean Investment Fund (NCIF) and Clean Communities Investment Accelerator (CCIA), two programs established by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The NCIF and CCIA awards are a step towards implementing the “third leg of the stool” with respect to the … Read more

Call for registration: Giving a voice to the unheard victims of environmental crime (22 May 2024)

Call for registration: Giving a voice to the unheard victims of environmental crime (22 May 2024)

Illegal wildlife trade is the fourth most lucrative black market for transnational crime. Smuggling of endangered species is a low risk, high-profit crime, made all the more attractive to criminals in the absence of deterrent sentencing and effective enforcement. To help legal professionals counter wildlife crime, Professor Amanda Whitfort of the Law Faculty has developed an … Read more

Can Scholarships and Emergency Aid Fix Two-Year College Enrollment? – Scholarship America

Can Scholarships and Emergency Aid Fix Two-Year College Enrollment? – Scholarship America

Can Scholarships and Emergency Aid Fix Two-Year College Enrollment? By Matt Konrad For millions of students, two-year colleges seem like a perfect fit. Community colleges, vocational-technical institutions and trade schools allow students to pursue valuable higher-education credits more cheaply, flexibly and closer to home than the majority of four-year universities—and they can be a lifeline … Read more

Recommendations to Update the Antitrust Guidelines for Competitor Collaborations – Climate Law Blog

Recommendations to Update the Antitrust Guidelines for Competitor Collaborations – Climate Law Blog

Today, the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment jointly published a new report: Recommendations to Update the FTC and DOJ’s Guidelines for Collaboration Among Competitors. The guidelines help firms understand the antitrust principles and boundaries of any collaborations they may undertake with other firms, including standard setting, joint … Read more

Scholarship Equity is Crucial to the Future of College – Scholarship America

Scholarship Equity is Crucial to the Future of College – Scholarship America

Scholarship Equity is Crucial to the Future of College By Matt Konrad As the students who began college during the COVID pandemic move closer to graduating, it’s remarkable to consider how much change has happened during their higher education journey. Classes moved online, but then back to campus, but only sometimes; Americans grew more divided … Read more