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During the first few months of COVID-19 in 2020, rates of depression in U.S. adults tripled — from 8.5% pre-pandemic to 27.8% — then increased further in 2021 affecting 32.8% or one in every three American adults, according to research ...

There is an opportunity for the higher education industry to update and create new practices to promote operational efficiencies – especially in accounting and finance offices.

It is estimated that one-half of college and university presidents will leave their positions in the next five years.

“Why does running errands involve so much waiting these days?” asked my daughter. If you’ve been out running errands, tried to schedule an appointment for your car, or even just been to the drive-through lane of your favorite fast-food joint ...

Entrepreneurs and growing companies have similar wish lists when looking for a place to start their venture or expand to a new region. They are looking for a talented workforce, a steady supply of new brainpower, a generations-deep culture of ...

Not that long ago, colleges were pretty rigid places. “In higher education, we were arrogant in a sense,” said Eileen Daniel, vice provost for academic affairs at SUNY Brockport, where she oversees online and graduate education and special programming. “Class ...

“Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane.” Once a Big, always a Big. When he left Kiev (Kyiv) Ukraine in 1991, he was known as Dima. When his plane touched down in Rochester, he wished to be called Daniel. A ...

Super Bowl ads deliver on a few recurring themes every year, and this year was no different. Whether it’s nostalgia or humor, travel or sustainability, success is tied to three things: creativity, connectivity and comfortability. Hitting on all three of ...

Investors have a natural affinity for income-producing investments. A steady stream of investment income is comforting even if it is not optimal from a total return perspective. Many investors, especially retirees, would gladly trade away some of the anxiety induced ...

Going from a career as a professional golfer to a career in banking may be an unusual transition for some, but Phil Muscato believes there are many similarities between the two professions. Both, for example, require the ability to perform ...

Higher education leaders are taking stock of the past two years since the COVID-19 pandemic sent the industry into unchartered territory.

In January, New York Attorney General Letitia James released a report summarizing the findings of a broad investigation into so-called “credential stuffing” that revealed more than 1.1 million online accounts have been compromised in cyberattacks at 17 prominent companies. The ...

As of January 8, 2022, New York State joined the ranks of more than a dozen states that have legalized online and mobile sports betting since the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2018 decision in Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, which ...

An abundance of liquidity and market exuberance in the world’s recovery from COVID-19 have made this a promising time for transitioning a closely held business — and yet many owners are still failing to make the most of their business ...

Few areas of the law have grown as quickly in the past five years as the regulation of privacy.