Financing June 2016

New Report: Mines Placement at 98 Percent, Salaries Top $63,000

New placement figures for the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology show 98 percent of 2014-15 graduates have secured employment with an average starting salary of $63,503 or are pursuing graduate degrees. Ten of the 16 majors had 100 percent placement rates, with the vast majority of students electing to go directly into industry, working at Google, Microsoft, Medtronic, NASA, SpaceX, Keurig and more.

Arts and Media June 2016

Wayne Thiebaud Donates Major Works of Art to New UC Davis Museum

Wayne Thiebaud — the legendary painter known for his colorful paintings of landscapes, portraits and good-enough-to-eat desserts — today will present to the University of California, Davis, some of his treasured paintings. Wayne Thiebaud is the largest donor of art to date to the Manetti Shrem Museum, having donated 72 of his own works and more than 300 additional works by other artists.

Global June 2016

Auburn University Fire Prompts Some Classes To Be Canceled

An early morning fire has closed one of the major buildings on the Auburn University campus. Auburn campus officials said in an alert to students and employees that all classes Monday in Lowder Hall have been canceled. School officials said in statement that the blaze was extinguished sometime before 7:35 a.m., but classes would not be held in the building Monday while damages are assessed. No injuries were reported.

Global June 2016

Scholars to Spend Summer Advancing Dreams of Doctorates

Cal State Fullerton student Vicente Mata has been juggling work, school and a family, but his future seems to be heading in the right direction. The first-generation college student previously attended another four-year educational institution "but wasn't ready for it." He was out of college for three years before returning to school at a community college, then transferred to Cal State Fullerton.

Global June 2016

AAC&U President Issues Call to Action on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Wake of Court Decision on Race-Based Admissions

In a strongly worded statement released today in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, AAC&U President Carol Geary Schneider underscored AAC&U’s continuing commitment to “support[ing] higher education institutions across all sectors in creating learning experiences through which all students engage productively with the diversity of ideas and experiences that characterize our world.”

Financing June 2016

Coastal Carolina University Raises Tuition 3.29 Percent

Coastal Carolina University's board of trustees has approved a 3.29 percent increase in tuition and fees for the 2016-2017 academic year. University President David A. DeCenzo said in a news release Thursday that the new costs are largely brought about by a state-mandated 3.25 percent pay raise for all state employees, including the roughly 1,200 full-time employees at CCU.

Hispanic Community June 2016

The Latest: Obama Reassures That Deportation Isn't Looming

President Barack Obama is reassuring millions of people that they don't need to fear immediate deportation. The Supreme Court's tie vote effectively kills Obama's plan to shield millions more immigrants in the U.S. illegally from deportation and granted them work permits. But Obama says the opinion doesn't change his administration's enforcement priorities.

Legal June 2016

Texas Affirmative Action Plan Survives Supreme Court Review

In a major victory for affirmative action, a divided Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the University of Texas admissions program that takes account of race. The justices voted in favor of the Texas program by a 4-3 vote, an outcome that was dramatically altered by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, who opposed affirmative action. The university considers race among many factors in admitting the last quarter of incoming freshmen classes.

Global June 2016

Public invited to hear insights into Hillsborough: The Truth at Queen’s University Belfast

The Queen’s University professor who played a central role in uncovering the truth about the Hillsborough disaster will offer his insights into the 27-year-long campaign for justice at a free public talk and book launch at Queen’s on Tuesday 28 June. Professor Phil Scraton, from Queen’s School of Law, is the author of Hillsborough: The Truth - acclaimed as the definitive account of the context, circumstances and aftermath of the Hillsborough disaster which claimed the lives of 96 men, women and children in April 1989.

Global June 2016

Rice University bioengineer Antonios Mikos elected to Academy of Athens

Rice University bioengineer Antonios Mikos has been elected to the Academy of Athens – Greece’s national academy and highest research establishment – as a corresponding member in the Section of the Sciences. Mikos is the Louis Calder Professor of Bioengineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and a professor of chemistry and of materials science and nanoengineering at Rice. He is the director of the J.W. Cox Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering and of the Center for Excellence in Tissue Engineering.

Financing June 2016

University of Oklahoma Increasing Tuition and Fees 7 Percent

The University of Oklahoma plans to increase tuition and fees by 7 percent to help offset state budget cuts. OU said Tuesday that the increase will offset about one-third of the estimated $35 million decrease in state funding to campuses in Norman, Oklahoma City and Tulsa. OU said voluntary retirements, salary cuts of 3 percent for top leaders, a reduction of faculty and staff by attrition and changes in retirement programs are also reducing costs.

Hispanic Community June 2016

35 New U.S. Citizens Sworn In at Historic Liberty Hall Museum at Kean University

Liberty Hall Museum at Kean University, the historic home of New Jersey’s first governor, was a fitting backdrop for a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Naturalization Ceremony on Monday, June 20. Thirty-five immigrants from 22 countries were sworn in as citizens of the United States outside the home of William Livingston, which has welcomed nine U.S. presidents, including George Washington as he headed to New York City for the nation’s first inauguration.

Global June 2016

Alumnus to Take Purdue Items on Trip to Space Station

Purdue University alumnus Scott Tingle plans to take Purdue items with him into space when he takes part in missions to the International Space Station next year and in 2018. The (Lafayette) Journal and Courier reports (http://on.jconline.com/28KvHX2) university officials will specially select the items. They'll include a medal named after alumnus Neil Armstrong, two mechanical engineering photos and a Zucrow Laboratories scroll banner.

Health Care June 2016

William Carey Will Offer School of Pharmacy in Biloxi

William Carey University plans to open a school of pharmacy at its campus in Biloxi. The school would be the second pharmacy program in the state. Ole Miss has a pharmacy school on its Oxford campus. William Carey President Tommy King said Friday the pharmacy school is a dream come true for the university. He said it makes sense on the Coast.

Financing June 2016

Bronx Community College Awarded $125,000 Grant to Train Preschool Professionals

The CareerPath Teacher Assistant Training Program, an initiative by Bronx Community College of The City University of New York to give low-income students the workplace credentials required of teacher aides, assistants and paraprofessionals in New York City preschools, has been awarded a $125,000 one-year grant from The Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation.