Global August 2016

Student-Run Nonprofit Inspires Miracles for Children in Need

A Moment of Magic Foundation works tirelessly to make miracles happen for children in need across New York State and beyond. The group, formerly known on campus as The Princess Project, has recently been recognized as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The program provides college-age students the opportunity to volunteer at numerous hospitals, schools, camps, and social service agencies.

Global August 2016

Newest Trojan Family members arrive for Move-in Day, Welcome Week

It’s back-to-school time at the University of Southern California (USC). Welcome Week events include a two-hour session for first-generation college families. USC ranks amongst the top of private universities nationally for the percentage of low-income students it enrolls, as measured by Pell Grant eligibility.

Global August 2016

Rutgers Business School Offers Customer Centricity Certificate Program

Rutgers Business School has announced a new certificate program in customer centricity. The first Mini-MBA: Customer-Centric Management course will be offered by Rutgers Business School Executive Education in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Attendees of this program will gain the knowledge to put a strategy in place that ensures the customer is at the center of a business's philosophy, operations or ideas.

Global August 2016

Fall semester at Henry Ford College Starts Thursda y, Aug. 25 – Register Today!

Registration is open for the fall 2016 semester at Henry Ford College (HFC). Classes begin on Thursday, August 25. HFC offers more than 120 associate degree and certification programs, a new bachelor's degree program in Culinary Arts, a tuition-freeze guarantee, a university center and exceptional transfer resources available.

Global August 2016

UT in Knoxville Has Largest Freshmen Class in 30 Years

The University of Tennessee in Knoxville says it is welcoming its largest freshman class in at least 30 years. The university says the class has 4,825 incoming students, marking the sixth consecutive year of freshman growth. Classes don't start for another week, but students are starting to return to campus this week.

Global August 2016

Queen’s Professor appointed to Fellowship at world’s number one Think Tank

A Queen’s University Professor has been awarded a Visiting Fellowship at the world’s number one Think Tank, Brookings. Professor Beverley Milton-Edwards, who is regarded as one of the world’s leading experts on violence, terrorism and security, will undertake a project on Security Governance in the Middle East and the Challenge of Islamism.

Global August 2016

Negative Attention from Teachers Can Lead to More Negative Student Behaviors

Previous research has found that student-teacher interactions during the school day are important factors in behavioral and academic outcomes for the students. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri College of Education have developed a new method for observing and measuring teacher interaction with every child in a classroom.

Global August 2016

UT Professors Create New Repository for Research into Education of Black Males

To help researchers, journalists and policymakers locate available research on the education of black males, University of Texas College of Education Professors Louis Harrison and Anthony Brown launched The Black Male Education Research Collection, a new website. African American males face many obstacles in education: disproportionate dropout, expulsion and suspension rates, overrepresentation in special education, and underrepresentation in gifted education.

Global August 2016

Edwardsville Builds New Fire Station at University

A new fire station is set to open next month on the Edwardsville campus of Southern Illinois University. Edwardsville Fire Chief Rick Welle tells the Belleville News-Democrat (http://bit.ly/2aEexNf) the facility is framed and construction is nearly complete. The $3.8 million fire station will serve the campus and the city's growing west side.

Global August 2016

DCCCD students in management program apply job experience for college credit

David Rubio said he is studying and working his way toward a career in the aviation industry, but he’s had to make some sacrifices in his personal life. Rubio, who is studying management at North Lake College, said he works full time, goes to school at the college’s main campus in Irving after work, and then drives home late in the evening.

Global August 2016

University of Connecticut Loses Track of 15 Skulls

Fifteen human skulls are among more than 100 items that went unaccounted for in a routine inventory at the University of Connecticut Health Center. The Hartford Courant reports UConn officials submitted a report last month to the state auditor's office saying the skulls could not be found during two internal searches and an independent inventory by a private company.

Global August 2016

Cornell University Restricts Water Use as Drought Deepens

A severe drought in the Finger Lakes region has prompted Cornell University to restrict water use to ensure there's enough when students arrive in a few weeks. University officials say employees and students must decrease water use on campus by at least 30 percent. The city of Ithaca is also restricting water use, saying it could run out of water in 30 days.