Tag: Around Academe
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Former trustee gives $5 million to University of South Carolina
Longtime University of South Carolina philanthropist Darla Moore, who was recently removed from the institution’s…
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Piedmont College hires new president
Danny Hollingsworth, the executive vice president and chief financial officer for Carson-Newman College in Jefferson,…
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Southern California receives record-setting gift from alumnus
The University of Southern California received its largest donation ever, $200 million, this month from…
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Duke University receives $80 million to renovate three of its buildings
The Duke Endowment, a philanthropic organization based in Charlotte, N.C., donated $80 million to Duke…
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New Community College at CUNY will implement a new model for higher ed
The City University of New York’s board of trustees approved a plan to establish the…
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Caltech basketball team wins its first conference game in 26 years
The California Institute of Technology’s men’s basketball team broke an in-conference losing streak that dates…
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U. of South Florida president donates $1 million to study-abroad program
The president of the University of South Florida and her husband have promised to donate…
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U.C. Berkeley to add more than 30 foreign language courses this fall
Beginning in the fall, students at the University of California, Berkeley, should have an easier…
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Ohio State receives $100 million gift
The chairman of Ohio State University’s board of trustees and his foundation recently donated $100…
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Wake Forest University baseball coach donates kidney to player
Wake Forest University baseball coach Tom Walter recently donated a kidney to one of his…
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Baldwin-Wallace College sells art
Baldwin-Wallace College, a liberal arts institution in Berea, Ohio, recently sold 1,700 donated works of…
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U.S. Peace Corps releases rankings of top colleges for volunteers
The U.S. Peace Corps announced the top higher education institutions whose graduates volunteer with the…
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$1 million offered to city with most improved college completion rate
A nonprofit group announced that it will award $1 million to the metropolitan area that…
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State universities in Pennsylvania to charge grad students by the credit
Full-time graduate students enrolled in Pennsylvania’s 14 state universities will pay for their education on…
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Alumni donate $100 million to UCLA
A $100 million gift from alumni will be used by the University of California, Los…
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Cancer institute receives $150 million gift from United Arab Emirates leader
The charity foundation of Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nayhan, president of the United Arab Emirates,…
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Historically black universities get aid to internationalize campus, curricula
Seven historically black colleges and universities have been selected by the American Council on Education…
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Mercer U. to field football team
After 70 years without a football program, Mercer University in Macon announced it will compete…
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Yale promises to pay public college tuition for New Haven students
To help its local community’s future work force, Yale University has promised to donate $4…
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University of South Carolina will alter its anti-discrimination policies
The University of South Carolina has agreed to update and bolster its anti-discrimination policies following…
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MCG settles conflict with foundation
Officials at the Medical College of Georgia have resolved a conflict with a foundation it…
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Anonymous $30 million gift funds new Harvard primary-care medical facility
Harvard Medical School plans to open a new primary care facility and hire an additional…
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New Jersey college bans alcoholic energy drink after students get sick
Ramapo College in Mahwah, N.J., has banned the beverage Four Loko after 23 students were…
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Delaware State University settles lawsuit with its equestrian team
The Delaware State University equestrian team will ride again and the institution will spend more…
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