Justices allow another execution to proceed, rejecting final appeal of Oklahoma man – SCOTUSblog

CAPITAL CASE By Amy Howe on Nov 17, 2022 at 12:09 pm For the fourth time in 24 hours, the Supreme Court declined to block an execution. On Thursday morning, the justices rejected a plea from Oklahoma inmate Richard Fairchild, who had asked the justices to put his execution on hold to give him time … Read more

Allstate + Mocktails = Safer Driving | Allstate Newsroom

NORTHBOOK, Ill., Nov. 15, 2022 – Continuing its legacy of safe driving, Allstate is teaming up with chef, restaurateur and TV personality  Jordan Andino to create Allstate Good Sips, a collection of signature mocktails that can help keep drivers safe this holiday season and beyond. Demand for mocktails is growing: In 2021, sales of nonalcoholic beverages rose 33% to $331 … Read more

Institutional Research: Get to Know Them (and Let Them Get To Know You)

Institutional research can help you unlock enrollment insights. You call them when you need data. You rely upon them for information when conducting self-studies and when you go through accreditation reviews. But do they know what your department does and needs? Your campus partners in Institutional Research (IR) sit a virtual gold mine of data. … Read more

A Constitutional Republic Demands a Constrained Judiciary: Judicial Overreach in “Vacating” Biden’s Loan Forgiveness Program

A federal district judge—Mark Pittman, a Trump appointee to the Northern District of Texas—has dashed the hopes and upended the plans of tens of millions of student loan borrowers nationwide who have either been approved, or were about to be approved, for debt relief under the Biden administration’s loan forgiveness program. That program was promulgated … Read more

Triple-I Blog | Education Can Overcome Doubts on Credit-Based Insurance Scores,IRC Survey Suggests

Consumer skepticism about the connection between credit history and future insurance claims appears to decline when the predictive power of credit-based insurance scores is explained to them, a recent study by the Insurance Research Council (IRC) suggests. This is just one of the IRC’s encouraging findings.  Others include: Consumers are generally knowledgeable about credit, credit … Read more

Rikers Correction Officers Charged With Massive Sick Leave Fraud – The Crime Report

Three correction officers working at Rikers Island correctional facilities in New York have been charged with federal program fraud in two complaints unsealed in the Eastern District of New York on Thursday. The officers were charged as part of ongoing investigations into abuse of sick leave among New York City Department of Corrections employees that … Read more

Why Can’t Your Real-World Project Live in the Real World? | Faculty Focus

As educators teaching in professional studies programs, our aim is to create classroom experiences where our students can work with professional partners, developing projects that have impact in the real world. We believe implementation is a salient part of the professional studies experience. We also know that this is easier said than done, and something … Read more