BROOKLYN, New York, April 5 -- Brooklyn Law School issued the following news: * * * Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial and Commercial Law Symposium Explores Debt, Social Mobility, and Income Inequality The Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial, and Commercial Law hosted its annual symposium on March 27 and 28. Entitled "Debt in the Real World," the symposium celebrated the recent completion of five books focused on the concrete effects of debt on the lives of people. The five books more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Monica Crowley, President Trump's nominee to be chief of protocol, from an April 3, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished members of the Committee. It is an honor to appear before you today as President Trump's nominee to serve as Chief of Protocol. It was the honor of my life to serve in the President's first administration - and if  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 5 -- Curtis Institute of Music issued the following news: * * * Curtis Institute of Music Announces Recipients of Fourth Annual Daniel W. Dietrich II Young Alumni Fund Grants distributed to recent graduates range from $1,000 to $10,000 in support of their emerging careers PHILADELPHIA, PA--April 4, 2025--The Curtis Institute of Music is proud to announce its fourth annual Daniel W. Dietrich II Young Alumni Fund grantees. This impactful fund provides recent g more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Demand Justice issued the following news release: * * * Washington, DC- This afternoon, the Supreme Court handed down a 5-4 emergency ruling allowing the Trump administration to block $65 million in teacher development grants. As Justice Jackson wrote in her dissent, which was joined by Justice Sotomayor, "Children, pets, and magicians might find pleasure in the clever use of such shiny-object tactics. But a court of law should not be so easily distracted. Yet, here we more PR

SALEM, Oregon, April 4 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * Laws protect students when they are written well One of the things that defines OSBA's advocacy work is the depth of the resources and expertise we can call on. Laws require the right language to operate as intended. I am an attorney myself and am used to dealing with the required precision, but it helps to consult other legal minds. We have the equivalent of a fair-sized le more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch released the following testimony by Legislative Counsel Warren Burke from an April 2, 2025, hearing on fiscal 2026 appropriation request: * * * Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Espaillat, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to present the fiscal year 2026 appropriation request of $18,400,000 for the Office of the Legislative Counsel (Office). I am pleased and honored to appear before  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following fact sheet (No. R44339) on April 1, 2025, by senior knowledge management librarian Devon Galena: * * * Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Speech Resources: Fact Sheet Introduction Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a federal holiday observed annually on the third Monday in January. It celebrates the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. in honor of his birthday and achievements, and was established "to be a time for Ame more PR

NEW YORK, April 4 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * New Directive Tries to Coerce K-12 Public Schools to Adhere to Trump Administration Ideology on DEI with Threat to Withhold Funding (WASHINGTON) -- In a significant escalation of the attacks on free expression and inclusivity in schools, the Department of Education has issued a new direct more PR

BARCELONA, Spain, April 6 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * New UAB-Fundacio Hospitalaries Chair of Psychogeriatrics created The chair, unique in Catalonia, aims to promote research, trainning, scientific collaboration and development activities in the field of Geriatric Psychiatry. The Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) and the Fundacio Hospitalaries presented the UAB-Fundacio Hospitalaries Chair of Psychogeriatrics, which was created to respond more PR

CANTON, Ohio, April 4 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Top 10 NFL defenders to build around in 2025: Micah Parsons, Myles Garrett among ideal centerpieces Former NFL player and scout Bucky Brooks knows the ins and outs of this league, providing keen insight in his notebook. In today's installment, he identifies the best 10 defenders to build around ahead of the 2025 season... The ongoing question of what an extension for Micah Parsons might more PR

BRIGHTON, England, April 5 -- The Institute of Development Studies, an organization that conducts research, learning and teaching that aims to transform the knowledge, action and leadership needed for equitable and sustainable development globally, issued the following news: * * * Trump's tariffs will cause 'major upheaval in global trade' and damage development President Donald Trump announced a suite of tariffs on Wednesday (2 April), claiming that they would address trade imbalances and br more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet, released the following testimony by Kate Shaw, a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania, from an April 1, 2025, joint hearing with the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government entitled "Judicial Overreach and Constitutional Limits on the Federal Courts": * * * Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Johnson, Chairman Roy, Ranking Member Scanlon, Chai more PR

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, April 6 -- Utrecht University issued the following news: * * * 'We were seen as programmers rather than proper researchers' Twenty years of AI research at the Faculty of Science As a young researcher in Utrecht, he focused on studying artificial intelligence when this was little more than abstract science. Now he is a professor and AI has found its way into the very core of society as well as the university. Twenty years of AI research at the Faculty of Science, see more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Richard Topping, President Trump's nominee to be CFO of Veterans Affairs, from an April 1, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you Chairman Moran, Ranking Member Blumenthal, and distinguished members of this committee. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. It is a profound honor to be nominated for the role of Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer f more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 5 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Vanderbilt Divinity School awarded grant to study AI Vanderbilt Divinity School was recently awarded a $30,000 grant from the Wabash Center to study artificial intelligence and its impact. The project, "We Can Wait No Longer: Educating Theological Educators About Artificial Intelligence," seeks to inform Divinity faculty of the mechanics behind AI and the latest advancements. As ethicists and theologians,  more PR