UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 19 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Africana Research Center celebrates 25th anniversary with April 1 symposium * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -The Penn State College of the Liberal Arts' Africana Research Center (ARC), a committed home for scholarship devoted to Africa and its diaspora and conversations designed to advance the research, teaching and outreach missions of the University, will celebrate its 25th Anniversary Symposiu more PR

NEWARK, Delaware, March 20 -- The American Philosophical Association issued the following news on March 19, 2026: * * * APA Pacific Division Meeting: Teaching Hub and Climate Hub The 2026 Pacific Division meeting will be held entirely online, April 8-12 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pacific Time. The meeting program is available online. Register by March 30 to take advantage of the early bird registration rates. The AAPT-APA Teaching Hub The Pacific Division meeting will feature the popular Teachi more PR

ITHACA, New York, March 19 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Center for Racial Justice and Equitable Futures names 2026 faculty fellows * The Center for Racial Justice and Equitable Futures at Cornell University has named 5 faculty fellows from across three colleges and five departments to its inaugural cohort. Each fellow will receive dedicated support and funding from the Center to pursue innovative and creative projects that stem from faculty research and teaching, an more PR

PLANO, Texas, March 19 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Connecticut Teacher Asks Appeals Court to Protect Her Right to Display Crucifix in Workspace * New York, NY -First Liberty Institute and the law firm WilmerHale filed an appeal brief at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on behalf of 30-year veteran teacher, Marisol Arroyo-Castr more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 19 -- The Virginia Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Jonathan Marye Named as the 2027 Region 6 Teacher of the Year * Virginia Department of Education announced today that Jonathan Marye, a Blacksburg High School world languages teacher, has been named the 2027 Region 6 Teacher of the Year, recognizing his dedication to preparing students for success in a globally connected world. Marye teaches French in Montgomery County Public Schoo more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 20 -- The Louisiana Department of Education issued the following news release on March 19, 2026: * * * LSU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH KIM MULKEY TO KEYNOTE TEACHER LEADER SUMMIT 2026 Louisiana's premier professional learning event for educators takes place May 26-28 in New Orleans * The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) announced today that LSU women's basketball head coach Kim Mulkey will serve as keynote speaker for the Teacher Leader Summit 2026 Opening more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 19 -- The University of Wisconsin posted the following news: * * * Meet the 2026 Distinguished Teaching Award winners * The thirteen faculty members named as this year's honorees will be recognized at a ceremony in April. By Erin Celello Thirteen faculty members have been chosen to receive this year's Distinguished Teaching Awards. For more than 70 years, the Distinguished Teaching Awards have honored exemplary achievements in teaching and recognized some of the U more PR

MONACA, Pennsylvania, March 20 -- Pennsylvania State University Beaver campus issued the following news on March 19, 2026: * * * Thoughtful integration, ethical use at core of AI literacy Penn State western campuses prepare students for current, emerging technology By Kristen Doerschner Preparing students for a workforce rapidly adopting artificial intelligence (AI) is at the forefront for Penn State. Professors at three of the University's western campuses, for example -- Beaver, Behren more PR

ALBANY, New York, March 20 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following Q&A on March 19, 2026, by Erin Frick with assistant professor of psychology Gaurav Malhotra: * * * Q&A With Gaurav Malhotra - What Can the Human Brain Teach Us About Artificial Intelligence During middle school, Gaurav Malhotra's physics teacher took notice of his eclectic interests in formal disciplines like physics and math, as well as more abstract fields like philosophy. He introduced Malhotra to the works of phi more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 19 -- Temple University posted the following news: * * * Temple University hosts roundtable on Pennsylvania's teaching shortage * Local educators and politicians discussed ways to rebuild the pipeline of teachers. When Monika Williams Shealey graduated from the University of South Florida in 1995 and became a special education teacher, she learned that the field faced a crisis.  Shealey was informed about the significant need for more special education te more PR

LA JOLLA, California, March 19 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * A UC San Diego Tool Teaching Code to 25 Million is Even More Critical in Age of AI Philip Guo's research-driven Python Tutor has powered hundreds of millions of code visualizations since 2010 -- and new long-term impact recognition highlights why it still matters today Key Takeaways * UC San Diego cognitive scientist Philip Guo created Python Tutor, a free tool that makes code "v more PR

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, March 20 -- The University of Colorado issued the following news release: * * * New Carnegie seal implemented for R2 designation and use A new Carnegie seal has been established for recognizing institutional research levels, offering an updated version for the UCCS community to use when representing the campus's R2 designation. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the American Council on Education recently released the updated 2025 Carnegie more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, March 19 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Zhou Lin Named 2026 Cottrell Scholar * Zhou Lin, assistant professor of chemistry in the College of Natural Sciences, is one of 24 outstanding teacher-scholars in chemistry, physics and astronomy recently named as recipients of the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA)'s 2026 Cottrell Scholar Awards. Cottrell Scholars are chosen through a rigorous peer-review process of applic more PR