WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Ascend Learning has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education in response to proposed regulations concerning advanced nursing degrees and graduate nursing education programs under the Reimagining and Improving Student Education (RISE) initiative. The organization, which focuses on preparing students for careers in healthcare, is advocating for the inclusion of these advanced programs in the Professional Student designation. In its letter, Ascen more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Statement on the U.S. Strikes on Iran * Today, Representative Sharice Davids issued the following statement following President Trump's announcement that the United States has launched strikes on Iran without Congressional approval. "For decades, the Iranian regime has killed its own citizens, robbed them of their freedom, funded regional terrorism, and contributed to global instability. I more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards issued the following news release: * * * Financial Planning Review Breakthrough Recognition Will Boost Faculty Tenure Opportunities and Strengthen the Profession CFP Board Journal is Added to Australian Business Deans Council Journal Quality List CFP Board today announced that its peer reviewed academic journal, Financial Planning Review (FPR), has been included in the Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) Journal Q more PR

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, Feb. 23 -- Bellarmine University issued the following news: * * * Louisville Ballet and Bellarmine University announce groundbreaking bachelor's degree program for pre-professional and professional dancers Bellarmine University and Louisville Ballet have announced a groundbreaking partnership to offer a Bachelor of Arts in Arts Administration: Dance designed specifically for pre-professional and professional dancers. Louisville Ballet is among a select few classical ball more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Protect Borrowers (formerly Student Borrower Protection Center) issued the following news release: * * * SAVE Springs Back to Life as Court Dismisses Case, Refusing to Enter Judgment Vacating SAVE Plan in Missouri v. Trump Tens of Thousands of Student Loan Borrowers Have a Right to Debt Cancellation, Effective Today * The District Court judge in Missouri v. Trump issued an order dismissing the case without prejudice and refusing plaintiffs' and the Trump Administratio more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 1 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM professor emeritus Nasir Ahmed elected to National Academy of Engineering * Nasir Ahmed, a University of New Mexico alumnus and professor emeritus, has been selected to the National Academy of Engineering's class of 2026 for his work inventing the discrete cosine transform, which is the data compression format that serves as the basis for most digital media standards. Ahmed, who was hooded more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Leigh Ann Searight, deputy assistant inspector general for audits and evaluations at the Veterans Affairs Department, from a Feb. 11, 2026 hearing entitled "Building a 21st Century VA Health Care System: Assessing the Next Generation of VA's Community Care Network": * * * Chairman Moran, Ranking Member Blumenthal, and committee members, thank you for the opportunity to discuss the oversight conduc more PR