Financing October 2018

Northern Maine University Receives Largest Gift In History

The University of Maine at Presque Isle has received the largest one-time gift in the history of the school. The $1 million gift will be used to establish the university’s first endowed chair: the Dr. Robert Vinton Akeley Chair of Agricultural Science and Agribusiness.

Global October 2018

This Week’s Top 5 Trending Headlines

The following are the headlines that received the most views on our Facebook page: More Than 60 Higher Education Leaders Endorse Seal of Excelencia

Global October 2018 Premium

Trump Plans To Send Troops To Border As Response To Caravan

President Donald Trump is planning to dispatch 800 or more troops to the U.S.-Mexico border as a caravan consisting of thousands of migrants continues to travel through Mexico towards the United States. The caravan is currently more than 1,000 miles from U.S. soil.

Financing October 2018

Wayne State Gets $5M For Scholarships, Testing Laboratory

Wayne State University has received a $5 million gift for its College of Engineering. Specifically, the money, which was donated by Wayne State graduate Avinash Rachmale and his wife, Hema, will go towards scholarships, as well as a new testing laboratory.

Global October 2018

Not Real News: A Look At What Didn't Happen This Week

The following are stories that the Associated Press has found are not legit: CNN chief media correspondent Brian Stelter and wife photographed with pipe bomb package, Photos show Mexican federal police officers injured by migrants in caravan, Photo shows massive crowd for President Donald Trump's Houston rally, and Ku Klux Klan formed by the Democratic Party.

Global October 2018

Parent-Led Group Hopes To Help Hungry Kids In Minnesota

Feeding Area Children Together, a parent-led group, has distributed more than 23,000 meal packs to St. Cloud-area children in a little more than a year. This is roughly the equivalent of the combined student populations of St. Cloud Community & Technical College, St. Cloud State University, St. John's University and the College of St. Benedict.

Global October 2018

US Sending 5,200 Troops To Border

As the migrant caravan continues to make its way towards, the Pentagon is sending 2,500 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border. This number is more than double the 2,000 troops who are currently in Syria to fight the Islamic State group.

Financing October 2018

Saudi Ties To US Colleges Come Under Mounting Scrutiny

In the wake of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, some colleges and universities in the United States are rethinking arrangements where the institutions have received millions from the Saudi government in this decade.

Technology October 2018

Sony Partners With 11 Higher Education Institutions

Sony Electronics is partnering with 11 higher education institutions to create opportunities through technology solutions and active-learning practices. The initiative is designed to incorporate the role technology plays in teaching and learning. Members of the Future Learning Collaborative are working with Sony designers and researchers to develop and enable classroom technologies to execute more effective teaching methods.

Financing October 2018

2019 Ezra Jack Keats Mini-Grant Program Call for Proposals

The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation is now accepting proposals from educators across the country for its mini-grant program. Approximately 70 grants are slated to be awarded to librarians and teachers. Each grant is worth up to $500. The deadline is March 31.

Financing October 2018

NY To Spend $10M On Security At Religious Schools, Centers

Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York has announced that $10 million in grants is available for religious centers and schools to improve their security measures. The grants can be used for a number of measures including security training, secure doors and surveillance cameras.

Global October 2018

WVU Teams With Another School For Shared-Credit Program

Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania and West Virginia University's School of Public Health are teaming up to offer students a shared-credit degree program. Under this new program, students can now earn a bachelor of arts in mathematics and a master of science in biostatistics in five years.

Financing October 2018

U Of New Hampshire Creates 4-H Scholarships

Starting in the fall of 2019, students at the University of New Hampshire will receive $500 scholarships for each year of active participation in 4-H programs. Under this new scholarship program students can earn a maximum annual scholarship of $5,000.

Global October 2018

WPU Hosting Gun Safety Panel

WPU is a hosting a gun safety panel. Featured panelists include two students Taylor Morales and Macey Wonacott who lived through the shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School, Tom Campbell, Director of the Newtown Foundation and The Newtown Action Alliance; Brett Sabo, the New Jersey State Chapter Leader of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America; and Lieutenant George Guzman, of the Haledon Police Department.

Global November 2018

Trump Says Border Troops Could Hit 15K, Surprising Pentagon

The number of U.S. military troops sent to the United States’ southern border could be as high as 15,000, according to President Donald Trump. This surprised Pentagon officials who said that "more than 7,000" troops were being sent to the border to support Customs and Border Protection agents, but that under current plans that number could reach a maximum of 8,000.