AMHERST, Massachusetts, March 9 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Five Faculty Members Awarded 2026-27 Mid-Career Post-Tenure Fellowships * The Office of Faculty Development has announced that five UMass Amherst faculty members have been selected to receive the Mid-Career Post-Tenure (MCPT) Fellowship for the 2026-27 academic year. The competitively awarded fellowship provides a research-intensive semester to associate professors whose service and teaching more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, March 9 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Ivey Reminds Deadline Approaching for Her Summer Internship Program, Shares Former Intern Testimonial Governor Kay Ivey on Monday reminded college students across Alabama that Friday, March 13, 2026, is the deadline to apply for the Governor's Office Summer Internship Program. The nine-week program offers students a unique opportunity to gain firsthand experience in state government whi more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, March 9 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, posted the following news release: * * * Governor signs four education bills - SB 37 builds upon years of progress in literacy instruction * SANTA FE - Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham today signed four education bills, putting years of investment and measurable student gains into permanent state law. The legislation -covering literacy instruction, math teacher preparation, special education services and school empl more PR

SHARON, Pennsylvania, March 10 -- Pennsylvania State University's Shenango Campus issued the following news: * * * Physical therapist assistant faculty and alumni present at national conference Jennifer Jewell, teaching professor in Penn State Shenango's physical therapist assistant (PTA) program, and Emily Fagnelli, a fall 2025 graduate of Shenango's PTA program, recently presented a poster presentation at the American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting in Anaheim, Califo more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 6 -- Pennsylvania State University College of Education issued the following news: * * * 'Teach-a-thon' contest identifies best uses of artificial intelligence in teaching Center for Socially Responsible AI announces winners of University-wide challenge to showcase innovative practices By Jordan Ford Penn State's Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence (CSRAI) has announced the winners of its 2026 Teach-a-thon, a University-wide challenge more PR

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, March 10 -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: * * * SHSU Awarded $958,101 in Grants to Expand Academic Care and Resilience Initiative Sam Houston State University's Academic Success Center has been awarded grants totaling $958,101 from the Greater Texas Foundation and the Trellis Foundation. The funding comes in support of the Academic Care and Resiliency initiative, which supports the expansion of comprehensive wraparound services for postsecondary su more PR

GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, March 9 -- Thiel College issued the following news release: * * * Thiel College innovation grant supports speech-language pathology curriculum enhancement * GREENVILLE, Pa.-Thiel College has awarded a teaching innovation grant through the Judge and Mrs. George H. Rowley Endowment for Teaching Excellence to support curriculum enhancements in the College's Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program. * Register for the upcoming Speech-Language Pathology  more PR

BERKELEY, California, March 10 -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * UC and UC-AFT Begin Systemwide Contract Negotiations for Instructional Faculty The University of California and the University Council-American Federation of Teachers have begun negotiations for a successor collective bargaining agreement covering Non-Senate Instructional faculty across the UC system. UC-AFT Unit 18 represents more than 5,265 faculty members in titles including Lecturer, S more PR