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Journals Education Newsletter for 2026-06-23 ( 9 items )  
Alliance Defending Freedom Senior VP Bangert Testifies Before House Judiciary Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The House Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Ryan Bangert, senior vice president for strategic initiatives at the Alliance Defending Freedom, from a June 9, 2026, hearing entitled "The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate, Part II": * * * Dear Chairman Jordan, Ranking Member Raskin, and Members of the Committee: Alliance Defending Freedom is one of the nation's most successful Supreme Court advocates, with 18 wins since 2011 and two more decisions pending. We work in the courts and with  more PR

Cardiff University Names Facer First Academic Director for Futures Initiative (10)
CARDIFF, Wales, June 18 -- Cardiff University posted the following news: * * * "A once in a lifetime opportunity to shape better futures" * Cardiff University's ambition to co-create and share knowledge to deliver a better world for future generations has been boosted by the appointment of its first Academic Director for Cardiff Futures. Professor Keri Facer, a leading UK and international figure in futures thinking and research, has been appointed to the newly created post. Cardiff's Futures initiative sets out to embed interdisciplina more PR

Cold Nights and Arctic Discoveries Lead UM Graduate to Dream Job in Missoula (10)
MISSOULA, Montana, June 22 -- The University of Montana posted the following news release: * * * Cold Nights and Arctic Discoveries Lead UM Graduate to Dream Job in Missoula * MISSOULA - Like many college students who graduated during the COVID-19 pandemic's peak, Kirsten Gehl found herself at a crossroads in 2020 and unsure what to do with her new geology degree during a time of mass uncertainty and unpredictable job prospects. After returning home to New Hampshire for a few months, a series of moves out west ultimately landed Gehl in Mi more PR

Collaboration Over Ego: How Dr. Cynthia Levy's Global Leadership Earned a Prestigious Hepatology Honor (10)
MIAMI, Florida, June 23 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Collaboration Over Ego: How Dr. Cynthia Levy's Global Leadership Earned a Prestigious Hepatology Honor * Recognized by the European Association for the Study of the Liver, Dr. Cynthia Levy's collaborative approach is advancing research, improving care for rare liver diseases and shaping the next generation of hepatology leaders. When Cynthia Levy, M.D., professor of clinical medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Med more PR

Foundation for Economic Education Issues Commentary: Review of 'New Space Capitalism' by Rainer Zitelmann (10)
DETROIT, Michigan, June 23 -- The Foundation for Economic Education issued the following commentary by Editorial Director Katrina Gulliver: * * * Enterprising the Final Frontier A review of 'New Space Capitalism' by Rainer Zitelmann. - In his new book, New Space Capitalism: The Entrepreneurial Path to the Stars, Rainer Zitelmann presents the idea that private enterprise is the best way for space exploration to go forward, pointing out the ways in which public funding, since the days of the Moon landing, has been too uneven (and insufficien more PR

NYU Langone Health: Most People Seeking a Kidney Transplant Never Reach the Waitlist (10)
NEW YORK, June 22 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release: * * * Most People Seeking a Kidney Transplant Never Reach the Waitlist Nearly half of Americans with kidney failure who are referred for transplantation never begin the process required to be considered for a new organ, a new study shows, while less than a fifth actually complete the assessment and get on the waitlist. While experts have studied what happens once people make it  more PR

Rice faculty recognized among top contributors to team effectiveness research (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, June 22 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice faculty recognized among top contributors to team effectiveness research * Whether coordinating emergency response teams, leading global businesses or preparing astronauts for spaceflight, organizations rely on decades of research to better understand what helps teams perform at their best. A comprehensive international review published in the peer-reviewed journal Small Group Research ranked Rice faculty members Eduardo Salas and Daan van Knippenberg more PR

Testifies Before House Education & Workforce Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development released the following written testimony by Michael B. Horn, adjunct professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education, from a June 3, 2026, hearing entitled "Building an AI-Ready America: Higher Education in the Age of AI": * * * As AI has exploded all around us, the analog to the adoption of electricity has become well known. Early factories replaced steam engines with electric motors but saw little productivity gains because more PR

UD in the News June 6-19 (10)
DAYTON, Ohio, June 22 -- The University of Dayton posted the following news: * * * UD in the News June 6-19 * Faculty contributed pieces to Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion, Catholic World Report, Liberty and School Business Now. Dayton Business Journal featured UD's new health and wellbeing center in its "Story of the Week." Great laboratories of hope? Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion Meghan Henning, provost's office Legal issues: IDEA eligibility beyond the age of 1 more PR