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Research & Education - Private Colleges Newsletter for 2026-07-02 ( 20 items )  
'The Most American College in America;' GCC's Declaration of Independence (10)
GROVE CITY, Pennsylvania, July 1 -- The Grove City College issued the following news release: * * * 'The Most American College in America;' GCC's Declaration of Independence * Grove City College President Bradley J. Lingo '00 delivered a version of these remarks at The Institute for Faith & Freedom's Annual Conference in April. One of the great figures in the history of Grove City College, J. Howard Pew, hoped the College would "encourage and inculcate into the minds and hearts of students an abiding faith in God and country, a love for f more PR

Bridging the Digital Divide: Spelman Alum Earns Fulbright Award for Research in Kenya (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 2 -- Spelman College issued the following news: * * * Bridging the Digital Divide: Spelman Alum Earns Fulbright Award for Research in Kenya * More than 8,000 miles from Spelman College's campus in Nairobi, Kenya, Journei Ferguson, C'2026, spent her summer teaching middle and high schoolers their first lines of code. Ferguson was named a recipient of the prestigious Fulbright Program Research Award, which will fund a year of work and research in Kenya with the Angaza Center, a Kenya-based organization expanding digit more PR

Cornell University Industrial and Labor Relations School: Workers With Temporary Protected Status Aid NYS's Economy, Society (10)
ITHACA, New York, July 2 -- The Cornell University Industrial and Labor Relations School issued the following news: * * * Workers with temporary protected status aid NYS's economy, society By Julie Greco, ILR School Immigrant workers protected by a key humanitarian status make significant contributions to New York state's economy and communities, according to new Cornell research. Workers from Central America who have temporary protected status (TPS), which the U.S. gives to citizens of countries troubled by war and other crises, play a cr more PR

Dartmouth Research Partnership Focuses on Global Energy Transition (10)
HANOVER, New Hampshire, July 2 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * New Dartmouth Research Partnership Focuses on Global Energy Transition A newly signed memorandum of understanding between Dartmouth and Germany's TU Bergakademie Freiberg formalizes a complementary partnership to tackle the energy transition from every angle. Dartmouth and the Freiberg University of Mining and Technology (TUBAF) in Germany signed a memorandum of understanding June 26 that formalizes a research and education partnership focused on the global more PR

Duquesne University: What We Learned - A Year of Listening to the Bench and Bar (10)
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 2 -- Duquesne University posted the following statement: * * * What We Learned: A Year of Listening to the Bench and Bar * When the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University launched its AI and Law Collaboration last year, the goal was never simply to educate. It was to listen. Over the past year, Dean April Barton and Duquesne Kline Law faculty have met with attorneys and firms across the region, engaging in candid conversations about how artificial intelligence is reshaping the practice of law. Wh more PR

Faculty at Brown earn prominent honors, distinctions in Spring 2026 (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 1 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Faculty at Brown earn prominent honors, distinctions in Spring 2026 Over the course of the Spring 2026 semester, Brown University faculty members were honored with a range of awards, appointments and accolades for outstanding research, service, leadership and mentorship. The scholars, whose fields range from medicine to sociology to Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, earned national and global recognition for their work. Among such distinctions ar more PR

Gardner-Webb Doctor of Business Administration Student Transforms Classroom Through Research and Innovation (10)
BOILING SPRINGS, North Carolina, July 1 -- Gardner-Webb University posted the following news: * * * Gardner-Webb Doctor of Business Administration Student Transforms Classroom Through Research and Innovation Linda Thornhill's Work in Artificial Intelligence and Economics Shapes Student Learning While Gaining International Recognition from Academic Peers - When Linda Thornhill began Gardner-Webb University's Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program in Summer 2024, she wasn't just pursuing a doctorate-she was looking for a way to g more PR

Hampton Cup '26: Study Abroad Students Can Now Set Their Sights on Qatar and a World of Possibility (10)
HAMPTON, Virginia, July 1 -- Hampton University posted the following news: * * * Hampton Cup '26: Study Abroad Students Can Now Set Their Sights on Qatar and a World of Possibility Newly Announced Partnership Creates Pathways for Cultural Exchange and International Learning in Education City, Qatar -  Hampton University has entered into a new partnership with the Qatar Foundation that will create transformative study-abroad opportunities for students within one of the world's most innovative educational ecosystems, Education City in Doha, more PR

How Data and Innovation Are Paving the Way for Student Success in STEM (10)
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 1 -- Carnegie Mellon University posted the following news: * * * How Data and Innovation Are Paving the Way for Student Success in STEM * For many aspiring young scientists and engineers, the first year of college is a crossroads. Introductory classes in math and science can determine who pursues careers in STEM and who changes course. These classes can act as bottlenecks and discourage students early on, preventing thousands of students from pursuing careers in math and science. "Students are going to need  more PR

La Roche University Advances Global Academic Collaboration with University of Southampton Malaysia (10)
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 2 -- La Roche University posted the following news release: * * * La Roche University Advances Global Academic Collaboration with University of Southampton Malaysia La Roche University is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Academic Cooperation with University of Southampton Malaysia (opens in a new tab) (UoSM), further strengthening the University's commitment to global engagement and expanding opportunities for international academic collaboration in Southeast Asia. The more PR

Marine Science Students and Scientists Are Shaping the Future of our Oceans, Solving Sustainability Issues from the Chesapeake Bay to Patagonia (10)
HAMPTON, Virginia, July 1 -- Hampton University posted the following news: * * * Marine Science Students and Scientists Are Shaping the Future of our Oceans, Solving Sustainability Issues from the Chesapeake Bay to Patagonia * As Ocean Month comes to an end, Hampton University's Department of Marine and Environmental Science is demonstrating how research, innovation, and experiential learning are preparing the next generation of scientists to tackle some of the planet's most pressing environmental challenges this month and beyond. From res more PR

Media Tip Sheet: Independence Day 2026 - Perspectives on America's Past, Present, and Future (10)
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: Independence Day 2026 - Perspectives on America's Past, Present, and Future Americans across the country will celebrate Independence Day with parades, fireworks, community gatherings, and patriotic traditions commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Beyond the celebrations, Independence Day is a time for Americans to reflect on the country's history and the values that continue to shape it today. As the n more PR

MIT-Kalaniyot program expands, with new cohort of scholars (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 2 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MIT-Kalaniyot program expands, with new cohort of scholars * As a new academic year dawns, the MIT-Kalaniyot program is welcoming its second cohort of scholars to campus, expanding an innovative effort to build new connections between MIT and researchers from Israel. In fall 2026, MIT-Kalaniyot has 11 new scholars arriving at MIT to pursue research, collaborating with Institute faculty across a wide variety of disciplines. They c more PR

MIT: Boleslaw Wyslouch steps down as director of Laboratory for Nuclear Science (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 2 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Boleslaw Wyslouch steps down as director of Laboratory for Nuclear Science Wyslouch remains the director of the Bates Research and Engineering Center and will continue research on heavy ion collisions. - After more than 10 years at the helm of the Laboratory for Nuclear Science (LNS), Boleslaw "Bolek" Wyslouch will step down to continue research in nuclear physics as director of the Bates Research and Engineering Center, a subgro more PR

New Leader for USC Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, July 1 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * A New Leader for USC Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science * Few people understand the culture of USC Viterbi 's Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science better than Noah Malmstadt. He's been part of the department for nearly two decades - and he believes it's the faculty and student culture, as much as the global stakes of the research, that makes  more PR

Professor Sarah Haan Plans to Tap Into Brooklyn Law School's Tremendous Advantages as Vice Dean (10)
BROOKLYN, New York, July 1 -- Brooklyn Law School posted the following news: * * * Professor Sarah Haan Plans to Tap Into Brooklyn Law School's Tremendous Advantages as Vice Dean * Professor Sarah Haan, who teaches corporate law and is a pioneering scholar on corporate governance and democracy, will be moving her office to the dean's suite as the Law School's new vice dean, effective July 1, 2026. The role was previously held by Professor William Araiza, the Stanley A. August Professor of Law, who temporarily stepped in to fill an opening  more PR

Stitching Stories into History: How Professor Xorlali Plange Is Shaping the Future of Black Design, One Student at a Time (10)
HAMPTON, Virginia, July 1 -- Hampton University posted the following news: * * * Stitching Stories into History: How Professor Xorlali Plange Is Shaping the Future of Black Design, One Student at a Time * In a sunlit gallery inside the Hampton University Museum, history hangs from every seam. Mannequins draped in garments inspired by centuries of fashion stand alongside costume renderings for Federico Garcia Lorca's The House of Bernarda Alba and Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. Sketches trace silhouettes from the 1830s, 1880s, and 1940 more PR

Thirteen UChicago faculty members receive named, distinguished service professorships in July 2026 (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 1 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * Thirteen UChicago faculty members receive named, distinguished service professorships in July 2026 * Thirteen members of the University of Chicago faculty have received distinguished service professorships or named professorships. Profs. Frederic Chong, Christian Hansen, Augusta McMahon and Marcelo Nobrega have been named distinguished service professorships; Profs. Megan Applewhite, Luis Bettencourt, Susan Burns, E. Summerson Carr, Henry Frisch, Linda more PR

USC Viterbi School of Engineering: Dean Yannis C. Yortsos' Return to India (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, July 2 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * "Push Through the Open Door": Dean Yannis C. Yortsos' Return to India * "Life is never linear. If a door is open to you, push through it -and you never know where it'll take you." USC Viterbi School of Engineering Dean Yannis C. Yortsos on one of his final trips to India as dean. Long before he became the longest-serving dean in the history of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Yannis C. Yortsos was a more PR

Workers with temporary protected status aid NYS's economy, society (10)
ITHACA, New York, July 2 (TNSbrep) -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Workers with temporary protected status aid NYS's economy, society By Julie Greco Immigrant workers protected by a key humanitarian status make significant contributions to New York state's economy and communities, according to new Cornell research. Workers from Central America who have temporary protected status (TPS), which the U.S. gives to citizens of countries troubled by war and other crises, play a critical role in New York state's economy, are more PR