BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, March 11 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * 2025-2026 Part-Time Excellence in Teaching Award Winner: Roy Burkhead * Professor Roy Burkhead is the 2025-2026 winner of the Part-Time Excellence in Teaching Faculty Award. While Burkhead as a long history with the Westen Kentucky University, the award was a nice surprise for him. "You try to lead a humble life. You show up everyday, you work hard, and then hopefully you get rewarded at some  more PR

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, March 11 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following statement by Bud Fischer, provost and vice president for academic affairs: * * * AI Campus Community Update Colleagues,  As I have engaged faculty across WKU this academic year, artificial intelligence and its impact on teaching and student learning have understandably emerged as recurring themes. The questions are important and complex, but three in particular continue to surface: * In what ways can AI m more PR

YUMA, Arizona, March 11 -- Arizona Western College issued the following news: * * * AWC English professor shares research at national composition convention Cleveland, Ohio. (March 11, 2026) - Arizona Western College English professor Dr. Weena McKenzie recently returned from speaking at the Conference on College Composition and Communication's (CCCC) annual convention in Cleveland, Ohio. CCCC is the world's largest professional organization for researching and teaching composition. On Thurs more PR

FRONT ROYAL, Virginia, March 10 -- Christendom College posted the following news: * * * Christendom Hosts Education Career Fair Connecting Students with Teaching Opportunities Nationwide * Christendom College's Career and Professional Development Office hosted its second Education Career Fair this past month, welcoming school representatives to campus as a chance for students to meet potential employers and network for teaching jobs. Twenty-four schools -diocesan, private, and public -part more PR

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, March 11 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news: * * * Civil Rights Appellate Clinic files amicus brief in Third Circuit Court * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.-The Penn State Dickinson Law Civil Rights Appellate Clinic, representing the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) and the National Women's Law Center (NWLC), filed an amicus curiae brief in support of the petitioner-plaintiff Sophia O'Neill in the U.S. Court of Appeal more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies issued the following news release: * * * Defense of Freedom Institute Urges Supreme Court to Protect Public Employees' Free Speech Rights The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI), together with the Manhattan Institute, filed an amicus brief this week urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review Hedgepeth v. Britton, a case that raises critical questions about the First Amendment rights of public employees  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * In Letter, Murray, Cantwell Express Concern Over Proposed Student Loan Limits and Classification of Professional Degrees * Senate Democrats outline how changes to student loan programs will make it more difficult for working-class students to afford graduate and professional study in critical fields such as nursing, public health, social work, early childhood education, teaching, mental health,  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: Spring Travel Amid a Partial Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON (March 11, 2026) - More than 171 million passengers are expected to fly between now and April 30, marking one of the busiest spring travel seasons in recent years. At the same time, the partial federal government shutdown could lead to longer TSA lines and airport disruptions as Transportation Security Administration officers fac more PR

WEST LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, March 12 (TNSjou) -- Monmouth University issued the following news: * * * Prof. Bosonac Publishes Marketing Education Case Study Ashley Bosonac, Ph.D., MBA, lecturer in the Department of Marketing and International Business, recently published a case study in the Journal for Advancement in Marketing Education (JAME) . The study, "Teaching Case: Straightening Smiles and Strategies: Orthodontist Targets New Markets Amid Population Shifts," requires students to eva more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 (TNSFR) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is considering the renewal of the facility operating license for the continued operation of the Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory Training, Research, Isotopes, General Atomics Mark II research reactor at the University of Texas-Austin campus. On March 11, 2026, the commission issued an environmental assessment and a finding of no % impact regarding the proposal. The commission determined that an environmental impact stateme more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Tim Scott introduces bill to protect student learning during teacher strikes and public health emergencies * WASHINGTON -Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) introduced the Kids in Classes Act, legislation to protect students from learning loss when schools close due to public health emergencies or prolonged teacher strikes. Congressman Burgess Owens (R-UT-04) introduced the companion le more PR

ALBANY, New York, March 12 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following Q&A on March 11, 2026, by Indiana Nash with Melissa Arnold Lyon, assistant professor at Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy: * * * 5 Questions with Melissa Arnold Lyon on the Impacts of Teacher Strikes Teacher strikes may be more effective than previously thought and have little or no impact on student academic achievement, according to new research from Melissa Arnold Lyon. Lyon, an assistant professor more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Tina Smith Introduces Bill to Strengthen Teacher Workforce * Washington, DC -This week, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced the Addressing Teacher Shortages Act, bicameral legislation to help schools recruit, prepare and retain educators amid the ongoing teacher shortage. The bill is co-led in the House of Representatives by Congresswomen Haley Stevens (D-MI) and Jahana Hay more PR

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, March 11 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff posted the following news: * * * UAPB's Dr. Suzzette Shaw Goldmon Selected for Council on Foreign Relations Educators Workshop * University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) associate professor Dr. Suzzette Shaw Goldmon recently participated in the Council on Foreign Relations College and University Educators Workshop, a national program designed to help faculty incorporate global policy and international affairs topic more PR

ORLANDO, Florida, March 11 -- The University of Central Florida posted the following news: * * * UCF Selected for National Endowment for the Humanities Project on AI in Education As generative artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes classrooms, workplaces and creative industries, UCF researchers are asking a timely question: How should the humanities respond?  UCF's texts and technology program has a received a 2026 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to launch "Buildin more PR