Alabama's community college system will enhance its focus on apprenticeships in the coming months, particularly in advanced manufacturing. Alabama Community College System was one of 23 academic institutions across the country to receive a $12 millio...
The University of Montevallo has a new provost and vice president for academic affairs. Mary Beth Armstrong, who has been with the university since 1997, has accepted the role. Armstrong's first role with UM was as an assistant professor in the Dep...
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a budget-related bill that could lead to changes in a long-controversial formula for divvying up money among school districts. DeSantis signed an “implementing” bill that deals with numerous issues in the state budg...
The University of Kansas Medical Center named Dr. Akinlolu Ojo as its new executive dean of the school of medicine. Ojo will oversee the Kansas City, Kan., Salina and Wichita campuses beginning Aug. 26. Ojo currently serves as associate vice president...
The philanthropic arm of developer the Related Group made a $1 million gift to Florida International University that will name one of its programs after billionaire CEO Jorge M. Pérez. With a 22-year history of researching economic development and aff...
A breakthrough discovery from researchers at UNC Chapel Hill could be a major step in developing a vaccine for norovirus.
Auburn University will soon be looking for a new leader. Auburn President Steven Leath and members of the Board of Trustees’ presidential assessment working group mutually decided to part ways after extensive discussions about the university’s leader...
Nearly a year after receiving $13.5 million from the state capital budget, Wright State University is putting those dollars to work. Wright State has invested $1.1 million in renovations to the Dunbar Library at its main campus in Fairborn. In August...
This article first appeared on MassLive.com. With $9 million in cash and pledges raised so far this year, Hampshire College officials said Thursday the school will admit a full freshman class in the fall of 2020. In a letter to the college community,...
He won't have to ask for directions around campus. Dennis Hefner has been named interim president at SUNY Fredonia while its College Council searches for a permanent candidate. Hefner's appointment was approved this week by the State University of New...
Wedge takes over for Todd Butler, who had one year and $300,000 remaining on his contract.
Marquette University president Michael Lovell has been appointed co-chair of the Washington, D.C.-based University Leadership Forum, an initiative of the Council on Competitiveness to address higher education's role in emerging innovation. The Univer...