Monica Levitan (EDU)News RoundupArchdiocese of Chicago’s St. Joseph College Seminary of Loyola to Close in JuneThe Archdiocese of Chicago recently announced it will no longer offer its undergraduate seminary program on the Loyola University Chicago’s Roger Park campus, citing a decrease in enrollment and changes in demographics of priesthood candidates. The St. Joseph College Seminary of Loyola University Chicago will be closed beginning in June. The Archdiocese’s undergraduate seminary program […]January 16, 2019News RoundupUniversity of Alaska Anchorage Loses Teaching Degree Program AccreditationThe Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation recently notified the University of Alaska Anchorage that it is revoking the accreditation of its teaching degree programs. The institution cannot recommend students to the state for a teaching license without accreditation, according to the Seattle Times. Teachers are required to be licensed by the state in order […]January 16, 2019News RoundupUNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor to Resign Before Months EndThe University of North Carolina (UNC) Board of Governors has accepted UNC-Chapel Hill chancellor Dr. Carol Folt’s resignation, several months earlier than expected. The board of governors gave Folt until Jan. 31 to leave her position. Originally, Folt had planned to stay at UNC-Chapel Hill through its 2019 spring graduation, according to The News & […]January 15, 2019Latest NewsHampshire College May Merge in JuneCiting financial concerns, Hampshire College president Dr. Miriam Nelson announced in an email that the school would like to merge with another higher education institution by June.January 15, 2019News RoundupAssociate’s Degree in Cowboy Arts now Available at Mesalands Community CollegeStudents at Mesalands Community College, located in Tucumcari, New Mexico, will now be able to pursue an associate’s degree program in Cowboy Arts. The program started around eight years ago as one class, a spur making class, and recently evolved into an associates of applied science degree, Cowboy Arts lead instructor Eddy Mardis told ABC7 […]January 15, 2019News RoundupUC Irvine Fraternity Placed on Suspension After Student Found Dead Near CampusThe Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity chapter at University of California (UC), Irvine has been suspended after Irvine police found student and fraternity member Noah Domingo dead in a home near campus. Irvine police received a call around that Domingo, 18, was unresponsive and found him dead at the scene, Kim Moher, a police spokeswoman told […]January 15, 2019News RoundupRoger Williams University Host Dinner for Families Affected by Government ShutdownRoger Williams University (RWU), a private, liberal art university in Bristol, Rhode Island, recently hosted a dinner on campus for Coast Guard members and their families affected by the U.S. government shutdown. The U.S. Coast Guard is the only military branch affected by the government shutdown. The dinner welcomed all active-duty members of the Coast […]January 15, 2019News RoundupLilly Endowment Inc. Donates $900K Grant to Spelman CollegeAs part of Lilly Endowment Inc.’s Thriving in Ministry Initiative, the foundation has donated a $900,000 grant to Spelman College to help establish or strengthen programs that help female pastors network with other clergy and lead them through leadership challenges in congregational ministry to prepare them for their future career. Spelman College’s Women in Spiritual […]January 14, 2019News RoundupUC Admins Warn Students, Faculty not use Messaging Apps While in ChinaUniversity of California administrators have warned students and faculty not to use WeChat and WhatsApp messaging apps and social media while in China, citing concerns that any communications could be used against them by China’s law enforcement agencies. The suggestion comes following recent arrests of Huawei executive Meng Wangzhou and American Paul Whelan, who was […]January 14, 2019News RoundupDr. Michael A. Joseph Appointed Vice Dean at SUNY Downstate Medical CenterDr. Kitaw Demissie, dean of SUNY Downstate Medical Center School of Public Health has announced that Dr. Michael A. Joseph has been appointed the school’s new vice dean of academic and student affairs. “I’m excited to work with Dr. Joseph as I begin my tenure here at SUNY Downstate,” Demissie said in the announcement. “He […]January 14, 2019Previous PagePage 28 of 58Next Page
