PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Jan. 15 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff posted the following news: * * * #UAPBMensTrack&Field: Gregory Clerkly Named to the 2025-26 Allstate NACDA Good Works Team * At the intersection of excellence, service, and leadership stands Gregory Clerkley, a college junior standout for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Men's Track and Field program whose impact reaches far beyond the track. Clerkley, affectionately known as Keshawn, was selected as a nomine more PR

JONESBORO, Arkansas, Jan. 16 -- Arkansas State University issued the following news: * * * First Class of NEA Regional Leadership Accelerator Academy Announced Twenty professionals from counties across Northeast Arkansas have been selected to be part of the first class of the NEA Regional Leadership Accelerator Academy. The men and women who make up the class, which met for the first time earlier this week, are from eight counties in Northeast Arkansas. "The 2026 class of the NEA Regional L more PR

BEREA, Kentucky, Jan. 15 -- Berea College issued the following news on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * Berea College's Brushy Fork Leadership Institute Launches Initiative to Strengthen Central Appalachia's Nonprofit Ecosystem Berea College, through its Brushy Fork Leadership Institute, has announced the launch of the Strengthening Central Appalachia's Nonprofit Ecosystem project, funded in part by a $390,410 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission's READY Grants to Grow (G2G) program. This thr more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Jan. 15 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * CMU announces new Central Career Guarantee * Central Michigan University today launched The Central Career Guarantee, becoming the first public university in Michigan to offer undergraduate students a promise of employment or graduate school within six months of earning their college degree. "At CMU, we know that our approach to hands-on learning, leadership development and student success wor more PR

OMAHA, Nebraska, Jan. 15 -- Creighton University posted the following news: * * * Creighton researcher secures nationwide newborn screening for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy * A Creighton University researcher has helped change the future of newborn care nationwide. Through decades of research leadership, collaboration and advocacy, Amy Brower, PhD, research professor and senior scholar in Creighton's Institute for Population Health and assistant dean of research for the School of Medicine, co more PR

BOCA RATON, Florida, Jan. 16 -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * FAU Engineering's Ubicquia Innovation Center to Open in Spring Announcement Snapshot: FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science is establishing the Ubicquia Innovation Center for Intelligent Infrastructure (UICII) following a $1.5 million gift from the Aaron Family Foundation and Ubicquia, Inc. Opening this spring, the center will advance more PR

HAYS, Kansas, Jan. 16 -- Fort Hays State University issued the following news: * * * FHSU earns prestigious Carnegie Community Engagement Classification The American Council of Education (ACE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching have officially awarded Fort Hays State University the Community Engagement Classification. This designation recognizes FHSU's deep commitment to "partnership and reciprocity," the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources betwee more PR

SPOKANE, Washington, Jan. 16 -- Gonzaga University issued the following news: * * * Gonzaga Selected for Major Grant to Advance Listening and Leadership in the Church Gonzaga University is one of 15 Catholic colleges and universities nationwide selected to participate in a new, multi-institution initiative designed to strengthen leadership formation, dialogue and shared decision-making within the Catholic Church. The program, known as the Catholic Education Network to Enact and Resource Synod more PR

MIDDLEBURY, Vermont, Jan. 16 -- Middlebury College issued the following news on Jan. 12, 2026: * * * Middlebury Earns 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement Middlebury College has earned the 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The classification--last earned by the College in 2015--recognizes campuses that are aligned with their communities thro more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, Jan. 16 -- The New Jersey Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * NJIT Launches Peer-to-Peer Sustainability Program to Strengthen Environmental Leadership By Nayib Moran New Jersey Institute of Technology is advancing its commitment to sustainability with the launch of a new Peer-to-Peer Sustainability Engagement Program led by the Office of Sustainability. Supported by a New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) grant titled "Decarboniz more PR

DELAWARE, Ohio, Jan. 16 -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release: * * * Educational Impact Ohio Wesleyan Advances National Leadership in Teaching and Faculty Development Through GLCA Fellowship By Cole Hatcher Ohio Wesleyan University is strengthening its national leadership in teaching excellence and faculty development through the selection of Andrea Colvin, Ph.D., as an Academic Leadership Fellow with the Great Lakes Colleges Association (GLCA) - a competitive appoin more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, Jan. 15 -- North Carolina Central University issued the following news: * * * Professor April Dawson named 2026 ABA Legal Rebel * Professor April Dawson has been named a 2026 ABA Legal Rebel, a national honor from the American Bar Association recognizing individuals who are reshaping the legal profession through innovation and leadership. The designation recognizes Dawson's work at the intersection of legal education and technology, including her leadership in advan more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 16 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * Shawn Secatero to receive national multicultural teaching award * A faculty member at The University of New Mexico is set to receive a national teaching award. Shawn Secatero, Ph.D., is an associate professor within the College of Education and Human Sciences, and the coordinator of the Promoting our Leadership, Learning, and Empowering our Nations (POLLEN) Program. Secatero will be presented  more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, Jan. 16 -- The University of Michigan's Dearborn Campus issued the following news: * * * UM-Dearborn recognized for community impact UM-Dearborn is again recognized as a community engaged campus by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The designation, earned by 237 campuses nationwide in 2026, acknowledges the university's engagement and impact in Dearborn, across southeast Michigan and throughout the state. UM-Dearborn was first awarded this elective more PR

DAYTON, Ohio, Jan. 16 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Dayton issued the following news: * * * National report highlights commitment to access A new report from the American Talent Initiative shows top universities -- including the University of Dayton -- are enrolling more students from lower-income families. As ATI celebrates this national momentum, the University is marking its own milestone: a decade of steady progress in making a UD education more accessible. The progress is rooted in pro more PR

ROCHESTER, New York, Jan. 16 -- The University of Rochester issued the following news: * * * Transformative $10 million gift will establish Hajim School deanship By Kristine Kappel Thompson University Trustee Emeritus John Bruning '24 (Honorary) and Barbara Bruning's generosity will help shape the future of the school and its leadership. As part of For Ever Better: The Campaign for the University of Rochester, University of Rochester Trustee Emeritus John Bruning '24 (Honorary), an optics a more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Jan. 15 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * University Seminar on Mission Spring 2026 * The Office of Mission and Ministry and the Center for Vocation and Servant Leadership sponsor seminars on the mission of Seton Hall University. Faculty and administrators are invited to a sustained reflection on the University's mission in light of its history and Catholic character in order to better understand the vocation of the University and our individ more PR