The best course of action is to begin with transparency. Publicly identify potential conflicts and set clear protocols for a resolution.

Government activity is often characterized by terms not fully understood by the public. One example is “conflict of interest.” For local governments, this is defined by a single paragraph of North ...

Power and privilege have existed for as long as humans have. Some argue that both are innate, presenting themselves not just in society but also in biology, and Darwin's "survival of the fittest" ...

RIT places great importance on preserving the integrity of its research, teaching, learning, outreach, and community activities. While the university encourages faculty and staff to engage in external ...

The purpose of this Conflict of Interest Policy (this "Policy") is to (1) protect the interests of Hope College (the "College") when it is contemplating entering into a transaction or arrangement that ...

Some conflicts of interest are easy to spot. Most lawyers recognize, for example, that a lawyer cannot act as an advocate in one case against a person the lawyer represents in another case, even if ...

Fed governor Michelle Bowman, who has been nominated to head the division of bank supervision at the Federal Reserve, has a much more difficult task ahead of her than most Fed observers have ...

Note: The Approval Authority for HOP policy 10.04, Conflict of Interest in Research and Intellectual Property, is the Vice President for Research, Economic Development, and Knowledge Enterprise or his ...

At a recent Michigan State University Board of Trustees meeting, the institution’s overseers promptly approved a peculiar agreement. Associate professor of biochemistry Erik Martinez-Hackert would ...

An internal federal watchdog called on the Biden administration’s green loans office to stop working on new deals in a Tuesday letter, citing concerns that the office has insufficiently managed ...