University of Michigan Gets $50 Million for Writing
Source: detroit.cbsloca Posted By: Len WIS...4313 days ago
Campus: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
The wife of billionaire real estate mogul Sam Zell is giving $50 million to support the University of Michigan’s acclaimed graduate writing program. The donation, to be announced Thursday,....
Syracuse University's debt more than doubled under Chancellor Nancy Cantor's watch
Source: syracuse.com Posted By: Cat BEC...4313 days ago
Campus: Syracuse University
When Nancy Cantor steps down as Syracuse University chancellor next year, she will leave her successor a transformed and expanded campus. And $400 million of debt. That’s more than two-and-a-half....
University of Texas at Austin’s Reputation Ranks 27th in the World
Source: utexas.edu Posted By: Cat BEC...4314 days ago
Campus: The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is ranked No. 27 in the 2013 Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings, a comparison of the world’s top 100 most powerful university brands. The ranking....
UT System presidents support fixed tuition, despite mixed results
Source: dailytexanonlin Posted By: Maxcy JON...4320 days ago
Campus: The University of Texas at Austin
Texas lawmakers Wednesday. The Texas House Higher Education Committee considered a bill, filed by committee chairman Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, that would require universities to offer students....
Source: theadvertiser.c Posted By: Maxcy JON...4320 days ago
Campus: University of Louisiana at Monroe
The University of Louisiana Board of Supervisors has approved a 10 percent tuition hike at all nine of their campuses for the 2013-14 school year. The average increase for in-state students....
Princeton University gives away free houses to anyone willing to haul them away
Source: nj.com Posted By: Erin HER...4321 days ago
Campus: Princeton University
Princeton University is giving away seven houses along Alexander Street that would be otherwise slated for demolition, for free. The catch? You have to haul them away yourself. The seven....
Texas A&M University finds no bomb at stadium following threat
Source: Yahoo News Posted By: Billy TAM...4327 days ago
Campus: Texas A & M University
Texas A&M University cleared about 700 people from its football stadium and adjacent buildings on Wednesday while investigating a threat written on a wall, but found no bomb and decided to open....
University of North Texas opens innovation center for students campuswide
Source: dallasnews.com Posted By: Anna CEC...4327 days ago
Campus: University of North Texas
Nancy Hong is well known in the North Texas startup community. For the last five years, she was assistant director of the University of Texas at Dallas’ Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship,....
Source: nydailynews.com Posted By: Anna CEC...4328 days ago
Campus: Columbia University
Columbia University is investigating the antics of a nutty professor who stripped down to his skivvies and delivered a bizarre lesson in quantum mechanics, the institution confirmed Tuesday. Columbia....
Stanford University Is 1st College to Raise $1B
Source: ABC News Posted By: Mary PER...4328 days ago
Campus: Stanford University
Stanford University has set a new record for college fundraising, becoming the first school to collect more than $1 billion in a single year, according to a report released Wednesday. For....
University of Michigan to transfer thousands of artifacts out of Museum of Natural History building
Source: annarbor.com Posted By: Renee HIC...4328 days ago
Campus: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Thousands of bones and other artifacts held by the University of Michigan likely will be transferred from the school's downtown campus to a facility on Varsity Drive at the edge of the city. The....
University of Miami goes on offensive with NCAA
Source: miamiherald.com Posted By: Benny Penito..4328 days ago
Campus: University of Miami
For 18 months, the University of Miami’s philosophy has been to cooperate with the NCAA in its investigation. But that approach essentially ended Monday when the NCAA declined UM’s overtures....
Source: theday.com Posted By: Benny Penito..4333 days ago
Campus: Connecticut College
Roughly 100 Connecticut College students form a flash mob and dance Thursday to the song "Dancing Queen" by ABBA in the road in front of Shain Library as part of the One Billion Rising global....
University of Colorado joins McDonald's, others to tout healthy food
Source: denverpost.com Posted By: Nellie DIX...4334 days ago
Campus: University of Colorado at Boulder
As McDonald's cuts salt in its hamburgers by 10 percent, it will have to adapt thousands of trigger-activated salt shakers, each used hundreds of times a day by burger flippers at the 34,000-restaurant....
Tufts University ranks as 2013 Peace Corps Top College
Source: wickedlocal.com Posted By: Chris BAL...4335 days ago
Campus: Tufts University
Tufts University ranks No. 15 on Peace Corps’ 2013 Top Colleges for medium size schools. The annual list recognizes the highest volunteer-producing colleges and universities in the U.S. for....
Cost of Princeton University arts and transit center increases as work begins
Source: nj.com Posted By: Lillie SIM...4335 days ago
Campus: Princeton University
Princeton University revealed yesterday that work has already begun on the biggest building project in its 267-year history, and said the estimated cost has increased by 10 percent to $330 million....
State university to allow cohabitation
Source: fox11online.com Posted By: Bailey COS...4335 days ago
Campus: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
University housing rules in Wisconsin are changing to accommodate varying lifestyles. This fall, the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse will allow male and female students to live together....
Shooting near University of Maryland campus classified as murder-suicide, police say
Source: Washington Post Posted By: Bill 4335 days ago
Campus: University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Two University of Maryland students are dead and a third is in serious condition following an early morning shooting that police are now describing as a murder-suicide. According to Prince....
California State University Seeks Black Students From The Pews
Source: NPR Posted By: Renee HIC...4336 days ago
Campus: California State University-Bakersfield
At church on Sundays, African-American students are hearing a possibly unexpected pitch alongside the familiar sermon: Come to Cal State University. Officials from the California State University....
Duke University fraternity suspended by parent organization after report of Asian-themed party
Source: Fox News Posted By: Ronny FLI...4341 days ago
Campus: Duke University
The parent organization of Kappa Sigma fraternity has suspended its Duke University chapter over a party some claimed was racist after photos surfaced of partygoers in Asian-style clothing. Last....