Monica Levitan (EDU)News RoundupDelaware State University Purchases 10 New Airplanes for Flight Training ProgramDelaware State University (DSU) has announced it will buy 10 new Vulcanair V1.0 single-engine airplanes for its department of aviation’s flight training program. The university will purchase at least one more airplane a year for a decade to accommodate students in the professional pilot major. “These aircraft will serve as the workhorses of our fleet […]November 7, 2018WomenBarbara Ransby Receives Scholarship for her Work to Better SocietyActivist and writer Dr. Barbara Ransby, who’s also a historian at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), was recently selected as the recipient of the American Studies Association’s 2018 Angela Y. Davis Prize for Public Scholarship. The scholarship honors intellectuals who have exceptional work that is used to “educate the lay public, influence policies, […]November 7, 2018News RoundupDozens of anti-Semitic Flyers Found at University of RochesterDozens of anti-Semitic propaganda flyers were found on a printer at The University of Rochester (UR)’s Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies. “Anti-Semitic messages were faxed to a small number of University departments on Monday, Nov. 5. These messages are reprehensible and cowardly, and they are contrary to the University’s values,” […]November 6, 2018News RoundupASU to Host two Events Honoring Black Soldiers who Fought in WWIAlabama State University (ASU) will host two events commemorating Black soldiers from Montgomery and ASU who fought in World War I (WWI) and to honor the 100th anniversary of the Allied victory of the war on Friday, Nov. 9. The first ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m. at Montgomery’s Old Oakwood Cemetery where the graves […]November 6, 2018News RoundupNJIT Announces new School of Applied Engineering and TechnologyNew Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has announced the creation of its new School of Applied Engineering and Technology within the institution’s Newark College of Engineering. The new school will highlight the importance of internships, co-ops and apprenticeships within government and private industry and will include 10 undergraduate programs in engineering technology. Some of the […]November 6, 2018News RoundupIowa Wesleyan University may Face Possible Closure After History of Financial ChallengesIowa Wesleyan University (IWU), a private liberal arts college located in southeast Iowa, faces possible campus closure as a result of significant financial problems. In 2015, the institution spent $3.32 million more than what it was given and lost $4.57 million in 2014 and $.45 million in 2013, according to university tax records obtained by […]November 5, 2018News RoundupHarvard University Faculty and Staff Required to Complete Sexual Assault Prevention Training ModuleHarvard University provost Dr. Alan M. Garber and executive vice president Katie N. Lapp announced in an email that all faculty and staff will take a sexual assault prevention training module. The training was created to remind Harvard’s faculty and staff about campus policy and resources and requires them to complete the 45-minute program by […]November 5, 2018News RoundupWSU Faculty Senate Calls for Vote of “No Confidence” on University PresidentAn email from some Wright State University (WSU) faculty Senate members was circulated to WSU staff and faculty calling for a vote of “no confidence” on president Dr. Cheryl Schrader. Doug Fecher, a chairman of the university board of trustees released a statement in response to the email saying that Schrader’s main focus has been […]November 5, 2018News RoundupWVU Parkersburg to Hold National Institutes for Historically Underserved Students ConferenceWest Virginia University at Parkersburg (WVU-P) will hold the second meeting of the National Institutes for Historically Underserved Students from Thursday, Nov. 8 to Saturday, Nov. 10. “Historically underserved is not meant as a label,” said WVU-P president Dr. Chris Gilmer, organizer of the event. “It is meant as a statement of empowerment, each of us accepting, […]November 4, 2018News RoundupWVSU to Honor Earl Lloyd with Naming of a StreetWest Virginia State University (WVSU) has announced it will recognize alumni and Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame member Earl Lloyd by naming a street on campus after him during a ceremony to be held on Friday, Nov. 9 at 2 p.m. Lloyd passed away on Feb. 26, 2015. Lloyd was the first African-American to play […]November 4, 2018Previous PagePage 46 of 58Next Page
