WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The American Immigration Lawyers Association issued the following news release: The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) welcomes Jesse Bless as AILA's first Director of Federal Litigation. In this position, he will develop, file, and oversee federal litigation and other legal strategies for AILA. AILA Executive Director Benjamin Johnson said, "AILA is very excited that Jesse Bless, an extremely talented litigator and immigration attorney, will be leading AIL  more

ELON, North Carolina, Sept. 9 -- Elon University issued the following news release: Elon University has moved to the National Universities category in the 2020 U.S. News & World Report "Best Colleges" guide, ranking #1 in the nation for Study Abroad and #2 for Undergraduate Teaching. For the first time, Elon University is ranked as a National University in the annual U.S. News & World Report "Best Colleges" guide. Elon debuts at #84 among the nation's most prestigious comprehensive universitie  more

SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts, Sept. 17 -- The National Center for Fair and Open Testing issued the following news release: This is a record year for colleges and universities deciding that students can apply without submitting ACT or SAT standardized exam scores. Over the past twelve months, 47 schools have announced new test-optional admissions policies, according to the National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest), which maintains the master database. That brings the total of accredited, b  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following testimony by Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, at a hearing on the nomination of Anuraag Singhal to be U.S. district judge for the Southern District of Florida: "Regretfully, due to a scheduling conflict, I am unable to attend today's nominations hearing to introduce a highly qualified judicial nominee from my home state of Florida - Judge Anuraag "Raag" Singhal. Judge Singhal has been nominated to serve as a United States D  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 17 -- United Soccer Coaches issued the following news: United Soccer Coaches released the latest rankings for all levels of the NCAA and Junior College men's and women's soccer along with the first regular season rankings for the NCCAA on Tuesday. Four new teams took over the top spot in their respective ranking. Click here to view Table: https://unitedsoccercoaches.org/four-new-teams-take-over-top-spots-in-latest-college-rankings/ Wake Forest sits at No. 1 in the  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Sept. 19 -- The University of Mississippi Medical Center issued the following news: A set of lesions the size of pinheads seem like they couldn't do much damage. For decades, physicians thought the same. But new research from the University of Mississippi Medical Center add to the evidence than even small areas of damage can have major consequences for brain health as we age. Published online August 27 and in print September 17 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the stud  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Sept. 19 -- The Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center issued the following news release: For each medical breakthrough that makes national headlines, teams of highly skilled biostatisticians and epidemiologists work behind the scenes to ensure the integrity of the data that supports the research findings. The Division of Public Health Sciences (PHS) at Wake Forest School of Medicine, part of Wake Forest Baptist Health, is one such group. Wake Forest Baptist's Divis  more