ITHACA, New York, July 27 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * 'Welcome home': New Americans begin their journey as US citizens * Vardan Khachatryan and Lilit Abrahayan, his wife, did not plan to stay in the U.S. when they left Armenia in 2016 and moved to Virginia for his new position as a physics researcher. "It was not in our plan A or plan B," Khachatryan said. But that changed in 2018, when they moved to Ithaca. He had been hired as a research associate at the Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-based ScienceS and Ed more PR

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio, July 22 -- John Carroll University posted the following news: * * * The Education Artificial Intelligence Makes More Necessary * A recent Chronicle of Higher Education article asks whether colleges can "AI-proof" their students. The premise is provocative, but its most important observation is not really about technology. Jose Antonio Bowen, the former president of Goucher College, offers this candid assessment of higher education's claims about critical thinking: "We don't teach it well, we don't teach it spec more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, July 27 -- Assumption University posted the following news: * * * Faculty Members Promoted in Summer 2026 * The following faculty members have been promoted to full Professors: Jessica de la Cruz, Professor, Education Jessica de la Cruz, Ph.D., has been promoted to full professor. De la Cruz is a professor of mathematics education, and in 2019, received a grant to increase high school students' and early college students' interest in becoming mathematics teachers. She holds a bachelor's and master's degree in mat more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 27 -- The Loyola University Chicago issued the following news release: * * * Loyola welcomes veterans for academic boot camp as they pursue higher education * This summer, a cohort of military veterans participated in a rigorous, weeklong academic boot camp from July 11 to 18, at Loyola University Chicago designed to prepare them for college-level coursework, whether they ultimately enroll at Loyola or another institution. Hosting the program is the latest step the University has taken to increase support for student more PR

DOWNERS GROVE, Illinois, July 28 -- Midwestern University issued the following news: * * * Midwestern University Names First Chief Information Officer Ryan Schlagheck brings higher education, healthcare, and technology leadership to new role - Midwestern University is pleased to announce the appointment of Ryan Schlagheck as Chief Information Officer. In this newly created executive leadership role, Mr. Schlagheck will lead Midwestern University's information technology strategy across its Illinois and Arizona campuses. He will direct the  more PR

MALIBU, California, July 28 -- Pepperdine University issued the following news: * * * Pepperdine University Named Department of War Senior Service College Fellowship Program Partner Pepperdine University's Institute for Diplomacy, Security, and Innovation has been approved to deliver a Senior Service College (SSC) Fellowship program for the 2027-28 academic year and beyond, in partnership with the United States Department of War. The SSC fellowship at Pepperdine will develop principled, courageous leaders of character who are prepared to c more PR

REXBURG, Idaho, July 27 -- Brigham Young University Idaho campus issued the following news: * * * Searching for Something Different, Graduate Finds Peace and Direction at BYU-Idaho * Esther Huang was searching for something different when she began looking for a new college. After starting her education in Boston, she wanted a place where she could find peace and focus on her future. "I Googled schools without weed or partying, and BYUI was at the top of the list," Huang said. "I went back to southwestern China, I saved, I worked, and then more PR

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, July 27 -- Stockton University posted the following news: * * * Stockton Names New Deans for Health Sciences and Business * Galloway, N.J. -Stockton University has appointed two experienced academic leaders to guide its schools of Health Sciences and Business as both enter periods of growth focused on expanding academic opportunities, strengthening industry partnerships and preparing students for high-demand careers. Shannon "Nikki" Clifford now leads the School of Health Sciences, and Dennis Yu is the new head of the more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, July 28 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * Maxwell's Merril Silverstein Receives ASA Outstanding Mentoring Award The sociology chair will be honored by the national association for his guidance of students and junior scholars in aging research. Jessica Youngman Merril Silverstein, Marjorie Cantor Endowed Professor in Aging and chair of sociology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has received the 2026 Outstanding Mentoring Award from the American Sociological Association's Sect more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 27 -- Vanderbilt Law School posted the following news: * * * To Address the Housing Crisis, New VPA Proposals Point to Past Successes and a Vision for the Future * The United States is in a housing crisis: there are simply not enough affordable homes for the workers and families that need them. Two new reports published by Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator (VPA) offer lessons for addressing this crisis: the first paper, from Vanderbilt Law School professors Christopher Serkin and Daniel Sharfstein, examines the United more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 28 -- Yale University issued the following news on July 27, 2026: * * * Wiles, director of the Yale University Art Gallery, to retire Stephanie Wiles will retire as director in spring 2027, after leading the celebrated museum for nearly a decade. - Stephanie Wiles, who has led the Yale University Art Gallery (YUAG) as the Henry J. Heinz II Director since 2018, will retire in spring 2027 after nearly a decade of distinguished service, university leaders announced today. In a joint message to the Yale community more PR