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Illinois Governor Donates ‘Godfather’ Papers to Dartmouth

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has donated his collection of “The Godfather” author Mario Puzo’s papers to his alma mater, Dartmouth College. The New Hampshire school says in a news release it was “an offer they couldn’t refuse,” echoing one of the movie’s famous lines. The 50 boxes of papers donated by Rauner […]

Arkansas State University Gets $10 Million From Alumnus

JONESBORO, Ark. — Arkansas State University is renaming its business college to honor an alumnus who donated $10 million to his alma mater. The university announced the gift Tuesday from Neil Griffin, who lives in Kerrville, Texas. The 91-year-old World War II veteran graduated from Arkansas State in 1948 with a degree in business administration. […]

Former VP Al Gore to Deliver Commencement Speech at University of Maryland

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Former Vice President Al Gore will deliver the commencement address this spring to graduates at the University of Maryland. The school announced Monday that Gore will address the College Park campus May 20 during graduation ceremonies at the Xfinity Center. In a news release, university President Wallace Loh cited Gore’s ability […]

College President Pleads Guilty Before Arkansas Fraud Trial

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The president of a Christian college in Springdale pleaded guilty to a fraud charge Wednesday, admitting he took part in what prosecutors called a kickback scheme involving his school. Oren Paris III had faced a trial Monday with former state Sen. Jon Woods and consultant Randell Shelton. Instead, the president of Ecclesia […]

Providence Approves Plan for New Brown University Buildings

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Providence officials have approved a Brown University plan to build two new buildings on campus.The City Plan Commission voted unanimously Monday night in favor of amendments to Brown’s master plan that would add the new buildings. The Providence Journal reports the new buildings would be a new performing arts center alongside a […]

KU Provost Leaving for University of Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The University of Louisville has hired the University of Kansas’ provost as its new president.U of L trustees voted during a special meeting Tuesday to hire Dr. Neeli Bendapudi, completing a nationwide search for the next leader of the scandal-plagued university. The university has been searching for a full-time president since James Ramsey […]

No Men Allowed: UVM Hosts Women-Only Debate Championship

The first rule of a North American debate tournament to be held in Vermont this weekend: No men allowed. Some 150 debaters from 18 schools across the U.S. and Canada will compete in the special tournament, which is designed to be a safe space for women who complain of bias when they debate against men. […]

Indiana University Team Recording Shipwreck Sites

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – An Indiana University team is working to preserve and document shipwreck sites in the Florida Keys. The group from the university’s Center for Underwater Science will visit the site of a Spanish treasure fleet shipwreck from the 1700s this summer. The school has an agreement with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, […]

Anti-Apartheid Activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Dies at 81

JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, an anti-apartheid activist in her own right whose reputation was sullied by scandal, has died. She was 81. The woman many South Africans have described as the “Mother of the Nation” and a champion of the black majority died “surrounded by her family and loved ones,” according to […]

Couple Donates Inuit Art, Money to University of Michigan

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Two longtime University of Michigan donors have given their collection of Inuit art and $2 million to the school to create a program to support related exhibitions, education and outreach. The Ann Arbor university announced that Philip and Kathy Power have donated the collection of roughly 200 Inuit stone sculptures and prints […]

Alabama Women Suing For Equal Pay Lack State Protection

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Amy Heatherly believes she would have been paid at least $50,000 more to do her job over the past five years if she had been a man. As the only female human resources director overseeing compensation at the University of Alabama’s main campus, Heatherly said she knew for years she was getting […]

VSU Joins Verizon STEM Initiative For Boys of Color

PETERSBURG, VA. – Virginia State University will be among 24 schools in a program that offers minority males from middle schools in Petersburg, Hopewell and Dinwiddie summer intensive courses in science, technology, engineering and math. The Verizon Innovative Learning program, the education initiative of the Verizon Foundation, works with historically Black colleges and universities and […]

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