BEREA, Ohio, July 20 -- Baldwin Wallace University posted the following news: * * * College to career success at forefront of $402,000 grant for BW student scholarship * The John Huntington Fund for Education believes in the mission and value of a Baldwin Wallace education, which is why the esteemed Cleveland organization once again committed more than $400,000 to student scholarships. The grant award of $400,000 will support scholarships for BW students in the 2026-2027 academic year, with an additional $2,000 to be used by two students  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 20 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Emery Brown, Daniel Hastings, and Douglas Lauffenburger named Institute Professors * A physician and neuroscientist who studies how anesthesia affects the brain; a leader in aerospace engineering, policy, and education; and the founding head of MIT's Department of Biological Engineering have been awarded MIT's highest faculty honor: the title of Institute Professor. With the appointments of Emery Brown, Daniel Hastings SM '78, P more PR

SANTA BARBARA, California, July 21 -- Fielding Graduate University issued the following news: * * * Safeguarding Sleep By Catherine Ryan Fielding alum and Associate Faculty Christy Gliniak helps advance international NICU research on preterm infants, sleep, and early brain development. In the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), sleep can get complicated. For a preterm infant, sleep is a crucial part of development, tied to early brain connectivity, growth, healing, and the fragile process of preparing for life beyond the hospital. Optimi more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 21 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Fulbright grants send record number of Yalies abroad Three-dozen recent Yale College graduates and six students or recent alumni from Yale's professional and graduate schools received offers to spend a year abroad through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. - Thirty-six recent Yale College graduates and six students or recent alumni from Yale's professional and graduate schools were offered Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards for the 2026-2027 academic y more PR

WENHAM, Massachusetts, July 20 -- Gordon College posted the following news: * * * Gordon College Named a 2026-2027 College of Distinction * National recognition honors institutions where students don't just attend college-they're transformed by it. For the 2026-2027 academic year, Colleges of Distinction has named Gordon a College of Distinction, a designation reserved for institutions whose dedication to the undergraduate experience speaks for itself.  This award signifies a school's adherence to what Colleges of Distinction calls its F more PR

SPOKANE, Washington, July 21 -- Gonzaga University issued the following news: * * * Linda D. Jellum to Serve as Interim Dean of Gonzaga University School of Law Linda D. Jellum will serve as Interim Dean of Gonzaga University School of Law beginning July 20, 2026. A nationally recognized legal scholar, educator, and academic leader, Interim Dean Jellum brings more than three decades of experience in legal education, scholarship, public service, and academic administration. "As we begin this next chapter for Gonzaga University School of Law, more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, July 20 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Notre Dame political scientist David Campbell appointed to Kluge Chair in American Law and Governance * The Library of Congress has named David Campbell, the Packey J. Dee Professor of American Democracy at the University of Notre Dame, to the Kluge Chair in American Law and Governance, a prestigious research appointment focused on legal, constitutional and political issues related to the institutions of American government. The spring 2027 resid more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, July 20 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice study explores blue carbon financing for Texas coastal protection * Rice University researchers will investigate whether carbon credits could provide a new source of funding for a major coastal erosion and wetland protection project along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in Galveston County. The Gulf Coast Protection District approved the 12-month study, led by Rice's Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters (SSPEED) Center, as t more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, July 20 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice's new business building named Asha and Farid Virani Hall * Rice University announced today that the new building under construction for Rice Business will be named Asha and Farid Virani Hall in recognition of a gift from community and business leaders Asha Virani '89 and Farid Virani. Today's announcement builds on the Viranis' landmark 2024 gift, which established the Virani Undergraduate School of Business. Rice will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 20 -- Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute posted the following news: * * * SEI and the U.S. Department of State Help Define National Ukrainian Digital Defense Strategy * July 20, 2026- In collaboration with the U.S. Department of State, a team from the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) partnered this spring with officials from Ukraine to develop a chief information security officers (CISOs) academy to better train members of the Ukrainian national government's cyber workforce. Partic more PR

BLOOMINGTON, Illinois, July 20 -- Illinois Wesleyan University posted the following news release: * * * Titans Explore Careers Through the Career Immersion Excursion * Each spring, rather than head to sunny beaches for their mid-semester break from classes, a group of Illinois Wesleyan students choose to spend their time away from campus getting an immersive preview of the professional world. They tour workplaces, connect with alumni and explore careers and industries that broaden their perspectives on what their futures could hold.  The  more PR

LYNCHBURG, Virginia, July 20 -- The University of Lynchburg posted the following news: * * * University of Lynchburg raises more than $7.6 million in 2026 fiscal year * During Fiscal Year 2026, the University of Lynchburg raised more than $7.6 million, including more than $1.1 million for The Lynchburg Fund, a fund that enables the University to allocate resources to areas of greatest need. Gifts to The Lynchburg Fund totaled $1,105,877.77. It was the second year in a row that gifts to the fund broke the $1 million mark. The $7,696,659. more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, July 21 -- The University of Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs issued the following news release: * * * Researcher shows how AI can personalize learning for homeschooling families More than 3.4 million American children, or about 6 percent of the school-age population, now learn at home, and that group has grown at nearly three times the pre-pandemic rate. Homeschooling is also increasingly popular in countries including Canada and the United Kingdom, as more parents look to customize educational options for the more PR

LEXINGTON, Virginia, July 21 -- Washington and Lee University issued the following news: * * * KT Vaughan Appointed to the Library of Virginia Board The Hal F. and Barbra Buckner Higginbotham University Librarian will serve a five-year term. By Brian Laubscher KT Vaughan, Hal F. and Barbra Buckner Higginbotham University Librarian at Washington and Lee University, was recently appointed to the board for the Library of Virginia. Vaughan will serve in this role for a five-year term and officially began her duties on July 1. "It is an honor  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 20 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news: * * * When partnership becomes practice * On a Saturday in March at Penn, about 20 math educators from the School District of Philadelphia (SDP) were watching a video of an Algebra 1 teacher encouraging his ninth graders to "think like mathematicians" and make connections between graphs and chunks of equations-part of a lesson on equivalent quadratic functions. "Pay attention to what the teacher is doing to launch the routine to set students u more PR