SALISBURY, North Carolina, Sept. 2 -- Catawba College posted the following news: * * * 175 Years Forward: Catawba College Opens 2026-2027 Academic Year * As Catawba College celebrates 175 years, a record-setting group of students is helping write the next chapter. Classes began Wednesday, August 19, for the 2026-27 academic year, with Catawba welcoming the largest incoming groups of new students in College history. Together, those milestones mark a year of both reflection and forward momentum for a College whose story began in 1851. Cataw more PR

GARDEN CITY, New York, Sept. 3 -- Adelphi University issued the following news: * * * AI in the Classroom: Tool or Threat? Or Both? By Olivia Rubino-Finn, Contributing Writer When the public talks about AI in the classroom, it's often to fret over students who get "chat" to write their essays. But the AI revolution in education is happening on an institutional scale--and it goes much deeper than homework shortcuts. Tech companies are releasing lineups of AI-focused education devices, and school districts are buying them in bulk. Educators  more PR

WACO, Texas, Sept. 2 -- Baylor University issued the following news: * * * Baylor School of Music's Randall Bradley, D.M.A., Honored Among Big 12 Faculty of The Year By Kelly Craine, Media & Public Relations The Big 12 Conference today announced that Baylor University's Randall Bradley, D.M.A., Interim Dean of the School of Music, The Ben H. Williams Professor of Music and professor of church music, has been honored as one of the recipients of the Big 12 Faculty of the Year Awards. The annual awards celebrate one top faculty member from eac more PR

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Sept. 3 -- Brandeis University issued the following news: * * * Brandeis University achieves record-breaking fundraising year $138 million provides support for students, faculty and campus life By Judy Jaeger Brandeis University raised $138 million in fiscal year 2026 -- the highest amount ever in a single year -- to support its mission to deliver an education that's as rigorous as it is relevant as part of the Brandeis Plan to Reinvent the Liberal Arts. Marked by historic gifts and widespread participation, this ac more PR

BUIES CREEK, North Carolina, Sept. 3 -- Campbell University issued the following news: * * * Doctor of Pharmacy student selected for national opportunity Campbell University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences student Bailey Hall spent two days learning from pharmacists and executives at LEO Pharma's U.S. headquarters in Madison, New Jersey, after being selected for a national student shadowing experience through the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP). Hall, a PharmD/MSPH candidate in the Class of 2029, was the only student selected  more PR

ORANGEBURG, South Carolina, Sept. 3 -- Claflin University issued the following news: * * * Claflin University Announces Transformational Partnership with the Dr. Curtis J. and Mrs. Gina Crawford Family Foundation Claflin University has entered into a landmark partnership with the Dr. Curtis J. and Mrs. Gina Crawford Family Foundation that will establish the Dr. Curtis J. and Mrs. Gina Crawford Family Foundation Honors Scholar-Fellows Fund, a $150,000 endowed fellowship designed to develop the next generation of high-achieving student leaders more PR

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 2 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Cornell science educator David Kornreich, Ph.D. '01, dies at 52 * David Kornreich, Ph.D. '01, who taught physics and astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), died Aug. 30 in a plane crash near Ithaca. He was 52. An avid aviator and flight instructor, Kornreich was piloting the LA-4-200 Lake Buccaneer amphibious aircraft, which he owned; the plane appeared to experience a mechanical issue before crashing about an hour into its flight from the Tompki more PR

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 2 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Einhorn Center launches new staff fellowship program and welcomes largest cohort of new engaged fellows * Forty-two faculty members and staff from 19 Cornell schools, colleges, and administrative units have been named Engaged Fellows for 2026-2027, marking the largest cohort since the program's launch in 2013. Fellows will spend the year developing a community-engaged course, project or publication in a dedicated community of practice committed to advancing the more PR

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida, Aug. 31 -- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University posted the following news: * * * Embry Riddle Professor Earns NSF Grant to Lead Undergrads in AI Research for Safety-Critical Systems Author: Michaela Jarvis The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Embry Riddle Aeronautical University faculty member Dr. Omar Ochoa a nearly $500,000 grant to direct undergraduate students interested in researching the use of AI in safety-critical systems, such as aviation, transportation and healthcare. "As AI becomes more inte more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 3 -- Emory University Laney School of Graduate Studies issued the following news: * * * Dean Kimberly Jacob Arriola reappointed to lead Laney Graduate School Jazmyn Burton At a time of significant change and uncertainty for graduate education nationally, Kimberly Jacob Arriola has provided steady, student-centered leadership for Emory's James T. Laney School of Graduate Studies. Following her recent reappointment as dean of the Laney Graduate School and vice provost for graduate affairs, Arriola is looking ahead to more PR

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Sept. 1 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Giving Tsuda Her Flowers * In August, a new opera, Ume: Blooming Path of Life, premiered in Tokyo. Created by the Historical Opera Production Committee, the storied life of Umeko Tsuda was set to music. Tsuda, class of 1893, went on to found Tsuda University in Japan, revolutionizing education for women and inspiring generations of Japanese students at Bryn Mawr. "We aim to create a stage that conveys her way of life to people today -who are far more pr more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 2 -- The Illinois Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Chicago-Kent Professor James Tierney Elected to The American Law Institute "Election to The American Law Institute is an extraordinary honor," James F. Tierney says. "For generations, the institute has played a central role in shaping and clarifying American law, and I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to contribute to its work." Tierney, associate professor of law and associate dean for faculty affairs at Chicago-Kent College of more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 3 (TNSrep) -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * 2025 Annual Report: PREVENT EARLY, PREVENT MORE. Child sexual abuse is preventable, but prevention works best when we act early. Our 2025 Annual Report, PREVENT EARLY, PREVENT MORE., reflects on a year of strengthening the evidence for prevention, expanding approaches designed for young people, and identifying new ways to reach children and families before harm occurs. In 2025, we continued to move pre more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 2 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice celebrates Kavraki, Richards-Kortum for rare 'triple crown' achievement * Rice University celebrated two of its most accomplished scholars Aug. 27, honoring Lydia Kavraki and Rebecca Richards-Kortum for an achievement shared by fewer than 35 researchers nationwide. Kavraki and Richards-Kortum are the first two faculty members in Rice history to be elected to all three U.S. national academies -the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engine more PR

TULSA, Oklahoma, Sept. 1 -- The University of Tulsa posted the following news: * * * UTulsa advances Oklahoma's national research competitiveness through new NSF consortium * The University of Tulsa will play a leadership role in a major National Science Foundation (NSF) initiative aimed at strengthening Oklahoma's research enterprise, increasing the state's competitiveness for federal research funding and expanding opportunities for faculty and students across the innovation ecosystem. The initiative, known as the Oklahoma Research, Innov more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 2 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Zimmerman named Eli and Edythe Broad Professor of Economics, Education, and Management Seth Zimmerman, a distinguished scholar of the economics of education, has produced policy-relevant research that has had profound effects on his field. - Seth Zimmerman, a prominent scholar of labor economics and public finance, with a focus on the economics of education, was recently appointed the Eli and Edythe Broad Professor of Economics, Education, and Management. more PR