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Global June 2016

UPDATE: Presidential Primaries

Hillary Clinton won Washington, D.C. in yesterday's presidential primaries and has exceeded the number of delegates needed for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. Clinton now has a combined total of 2,800 pledged delegates and superdelegates. The number needed for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination is 2,383. On the Republican Party’s side, Donald Trump has a total of 1,542 delegates. The number needed for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination is 1,237.

Global June 2016

Cal State Fullerton to Further Harness the Sun’s Power

Cal State Fullerton is moving ahead with more solar power to expand the array of solar panels that harness the force of the sun to power lights, computers, air conditioning and other campus equipment. It’s been four years since the university “threw the switch” for a photovoltaic installation on the rooftops of the Clayes Performing Arts Center, the Kinesiology and Health Science Building and the Eastside Parking Structure.

Global June 2016

Trident University International Selected As ‘Great School’ For Adults By Forbes

Forbes has chosen Trident University International (Trident) as one of their “10 Great Colleges for Adults Returning to School.” The list, which went live on May 23rd, also includes the likes of Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Data for this list was pulled from College Factual, a higher education information hub. The ten colleges and universities featured are ranked in a number of different ways, including how the needs of adult students are met.

Global June 2016

Family Says UNR Football Player Presumed Dead Died a Hero

The parents of a University of Nevada, Reno football player from Honolulu who is presumed to have drowned in Lake Tahoe say their son died trying to save others. Rescue crews called off their search for Marc Ma on Monday, but officials say efforts to recover his body will continue. Ma, 20, had been on a paddle board trip with several football players on Friday when the group encountered strong winds off Lake Tahoe's west shore. Ma's board was found adrift.

Global June 2016

Texas Rangers Draft Henry Ford College Baseball Player Kyle Roberts in 5th Round

The Texas Rangers drafted Henry Ford College (HFC) baseball player Kyle Roberts in the 5th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft. A left-handed pitcher for HFC, Roberts was the Rangers’ 159th overall pick. A 2014 alumnus of Allen Park High School, Roberts graduated with his associate degree in Business Administration last month from HFC. He was a member of the Hawks Academic Team for the winter 2016 semester.

Global June 2016

LaGuardia Community College Awards Associate’s Degrees to More than 1,500 Graduates at 44th Commencement

More than 1,500 graduates celebrated earning their associate’s degrees at the 44th Commencement of LaGuardia Community College held earlier today. Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, a long-time champion for higher education, gave the keynote address. Queens Borough President Melinda Katz has been a dedicated advocate on behalf of LaGuardia Community College—having allocated $2.75 million to LaGuardia programs including the development of high-quality, customized technology-driven and entrepreneurial training center.

Technology June 2016

University of New Mexico Installs Car Charging Stations

The University of New Mexico has installed two charging stations on its main campus so student commuters can charge electric vehicles. The school announced last week a charging station was installed at the Cornell Parking Structure and another one of the Yale Parking Structure. Each charging station can connect to two vehicles at a time. Officials say charging stations software will track usage, the number of charges, and the amount of energy used per charge.

Health Care June 2016

UCF Hosting Blood Drives in Wake of Orlando Shooting

The University of Central Florida will be hosting several on-campus blood drives this week following the mass shooting in Orlando. In a statement on the school’s website UFC’s president John C. Hitt said in a statement on the school’s website that encouraged participation at the blood drives and will be visiting the blood drive sites Monday to greet and thank donors along with student body president Chris Clemente, Vice President and Director of Athletics Danny White and UCF coaches and student athletes.

Global June 2016

Study finds global legalization trial escalates elephant poaching

Two researchers who examined elephant poaching data and the ivory trade say policymakers who consider legalizing some illicit trade may be relying on a faulty theory that legalization makes black markets collapse. The admonition comes in a paper posted today by the National Bureau of Economic Research, Solomon Hsiang, a University of California, Berkeley, public policy professor and director of the campus’sGlobal Policy Lab, and Nitin Sekar, an ecologist at Princeton University.

Global June 2016

CSUF Education Programs Sweep Accreditation Standards

Cal State Fullerton’s College of Education has received the highest possible rating for continued accreditation for all of its educator preparation programs from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC). A joint accreditation team representing NCATE and CTC gave the college high marks across all of the standards that ensure educators are prepared for preschool through 12th-grade school settings.

Global February 2018

Again? Yup. What To Know About The Overnight Budget Shutdown [Beyond Education]

While you were sleeping, Congress was shutting down the government — and then reopening it — in a familiar display of dysfunction. It's the second time this year lawmakers have let funding lapse while they staged standoffs intended to draw attention to their causes. After little action Thursday, a single senator dug in, forcing the Senate to stall and miss the midnight deadline. Lawmakers then had to rush to turn the lights back on before federal employees were due to report to work.

Global February 2018

Storm Could Bring 14 Inches Of Snow To Northern Illinois; Public School Classes Canceled [Education News]

Chicago Public Schools has canceled Friday classes as a winter storm moves across the Midwest that is forecast to bring between 8 and 14 inches of snow to northern Illinois. Chicago school officials on Thursday joined others around the state expecting a difficult commute for students and teachers on Friday. The National Weather Service has winter storm warnings in effect for the northern swath of Illinois from 6 p.m. Thursday through Friday evening.

Financing February 2018

UW-Madison: Free Tuition For Families Making Less Than $56K [Education News]

New in-state University of Wisconsin-Madison students from low-to-moderate income families will get free tuition and fees for four years under a new program, university officials announced Thursday. The initiative, dubbed "Bucky's Tuition Promise," guarantees free tuition and no fees for eight semesters for incoming freshmen and four semesters for transfer students who come from homes making no more than $56,000 annually. The program is set to begin this fall.

Global February 2018

Boys & Girls Clubs Of Greater San Diego Give 2017 Distinguished Award To Ashford University [On A Positive Note In Education]

Ashford University has received the 2017 Distinguished Award from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego. This award recognizes organizations that provide strong support to the nonprofit over a number of years. Ashford University has partnered with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego for more than eight years. Ashford University contributes annually to this branch through the nonprofit's Life Changers Club, a way for businesses or individuals to support or "adopt" a single club site location.

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