Yale gets $50M gift for management school
Source: Washington Post Posted By: Len WIS...5119 days ago
Campus: Yale University
A member of Yale University's Class of 1964 has given a $50 million gift to the Ivy League school toward the construction of a new building at the School of Management. The gift from Edward....
New UConn president is from Georgia
Source: journalinquirer Posted By: Cat BEC...5120 days ago
Campus: University of Connecticut
An administrator at Georgia’s public university system was expected to be named the University of Connecticut’s next president today, according to a source familiar with the search. Susan....
University employee arrested in Indiana U. attack
Source: jta.org Posted By: Cat BEC...5121 days ago
Campus: Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis
A university employee identified as a suspect in one attack in a series on Jewish targets at Indiana University turned himself in to police. Mark Zacharias, the scholarship coordinator of....
$3.4 million donated to MU College of Veterinary Medicine
Source: columbiamissour Posted By: Maxcy JON...5123 days ago
Campus: University of Missouri-Kansas City
James Redhage loved his parents' Irish Setter, Red. When Red got sick, Redhage brought him to MU for veterinary care once a month for two years. Redhage died in 2008 at age 69, but he left....
Despite confusion, search for UMass president presses on
Source: Boston Globe Posted By: Maxcy JON...5123 days ago
Campus: University of Massachusetts-Boston
The search committee seeking a new president for the University of Massachusetts vowed yesterday to press on, despite an imbroglio over the withdrawal of a leading candidate and the abrupt resignation....
Student who conned his way into Harvard pleads guilty, gets probation
Source: nypost.com Posted By: Erin HER...5123 days ago
Campus: Harvard University
Adam Wheeler, the former Harvard University student who lied about his background in order to gain admission to the prestigious campus, pleaded guilty Thursday to 20 charges against him including....
University of Maryland Extension: Garden Q&A
Source: weblogs.baltimo Posted By: Billy TAM...5124 days ago
Campus: University of Maryland-Baltimore
Q: Any hope of planting a Christmas tree without a root-ball? My boyfriend hates to see anything die. The more he watered our tree, the more it flourished. It actually started sprouting new buds!....
Man Accused of $5.7 Million Columbia University Theft
Source: businessweek.co Posted By: Anna CEC...5124 days ago
Campus: Columbia University in the City of New York
A Bronx, New York, man was indicted on charges of stealing $5.7 million from Columbia University by redirecting payments intended for a hospital. George Castro, 48, in October and November....
Hacked: Data breach costly for Ohio State, victims of stolen info
Source: thelantern.com Posted By: Anna CEC...5124 days ago
Campus: Ohio State University-Main Campus (OSU)
Ohio State revealed a data breach Wednesday that has jeopardized the identities of 760,000 people and could cost the university $4 million. The university notified current and former faculty,....
Push is on to prep U of M stadium
Source: duluthnewstribu Posted By: Mary PER...5124 days ago
Campus: University of Minnesota-Duluth
Backed by dump trucks and loaders, dozens of workers hoisting shovels and blowers attacked the snowdrifts covering the University of Minnesota’s outdoor stadium Wednesday in a determined push....
Sociologist Keller, Princeton's first tenured female faculty member, dies
Source: princeton.edu Posted By: Renee HIC...5125 days ago
Campus: Princeton University
Sociologist Suzanne Keller, who conducted pioneering research on elite life and on community in America, and was the first woman to earn a tenured faculty position at Princeton University, died....
University of New Hampshire called 'druggiest' college in the nation
Source: unionleader.com Posted By: Benny Penito..5125 days ago
Campus: University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
University of New Hampshire officials expressed skepticism yesterday after news website The Daily Beast ranked the school the "druggiest" college in the nation. UNH beat out more than 350....
U of Ga. scientists get $2M federal grant
Source: mercurynews.com Posted By: Benny Penito..5126 days ago
Campus: University of Georgia
The University of Georgia has received a $2 million grant to work on designing a new computer that can more rapidly solve problems in such fields as cryptography, mathematics and physics. UGA's....
Books vandalized at Harvard library
Source: upi.com Posted By: Nellie DIX...5126 days ago
Campus: Harvard University
About 40 Harvard University library books dealing with gay, bisexual and transgender issues were soaked with urine, officials at the Cambridge school say. A report filed Friday by library....
UC raises retirement age for university employees
Source: Forbes Posted By: Chris BAL...5126 days ago
Campus: University of California-Berkeley
The next generation of University of California employees could have to work longer to receive pensions and other retirement benefits. The UC Board of Regents on Monday approved a contentious....
Dept. of Education finds Va. Tech at fault in 2007 massacre
Source: voices.washingt Posted By: Lillie SIM...5130 days ago
Campus: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
The U.S. Department of Education issued a final report Thursday faulting leaders of Virginia Tech for failing to issue a "timely warning" to the university community for two hours after they....
University of Minnesota Vice President Karen Himle resigns after Troubled Waters brouhaha
Source: mndaily.com Posted By: Bailey COS...5130 days ago
Campus: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
After a semester marked with controversy over the Troubled Waters documentary, Karen Himle, University of Minnesota vice president for University Relations, will step down Jan. 10. Himle,....
Feds: Va Tech Broke Law In '07 Shootings Response
Source: channel4000.com Posted By: Bill 5131 days ago
Campus: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
U.S. education officials are standing by their finding that Virginia Tech broke federal law when it waited two hours to notify the campus that a gunman was on the loose at the outset of a 2007....
Columbia U. frats suspended after drug bust
Source: newsday.com Posted By: Renee HIC...5131 days ago
Campus: Columbia University in the City of New York
Three Columbia University fraternities have been suspended after five of its members were arrested on charges of selling drugs. The school’s student affairs dean said Alpha Epsilon Pi, Pi....
Lane Rawlins named University of North Texas' 15th president
Source: dallasnews.com Posted By: Ronny FLI...5133 days ago
Campus: University of North Texas
University of North Texas regents officially appointed the school's 15th president Monday. In a teleconference, the regents unanimously agreed to extend a two-year contract to Lane Rawlins.....