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In higher education news across the USA, coverage of student achievement often follows a predictable pattern: strong grades, steady progress, and timely graduation. Some of the most instructive stories, however, come from students whose journeys bend, break, and rebuild. Kaitlyn Stowinsky’s path fits squarely into the second category. Stowinsky, a molecular and cellular biology student […]
Across the USA, colleges and universities are rethinking how they support students during the earliest and most vulnerable stage of their academic lives. Few stories from recent higher education news illustrate this shift as clearly as the one unfolding at University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. There, Jeffrey Hole, a widely respected English professor […]
A Lasting Commitment to Legal Education in the USA Few announcements in legal education news carry the long-term weight of a well-structured estate gift. The University of the Pacific recently shared that Mark Drobny, a distinguished alumnus of McGeorge School of Law, has directed a gift of more than $1 million to the institution through […]
Exceptional dentistry requires more than steady hands and technical knowledge. At the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), one alumnus has demonstrated how compassion and clinical training can work together — and how a dental school can prepare students to serve patients whose needs often go unmet. Dr. John Ferrin, a periodontist practicing in Medford, […]
Southern Nevada’s healthcare system faces a persistent challenge: a fast-growing population that requires more trained medical professionals than the region currently produces. Closing that gap takes more than hiring—it takes leaders who understand how to build sustainable pipelines for clinical talent. Matthew Cova, a 2009 graduate of the University of Nevada Las Vegas Master of […]
When more than 20 students gathered at ASU London for a 36-hour hackathon in September, the official goal was to produce AI-driven solutions around a theme of ‘inclusive excellence by design.’ By the time Team Minions accepted the £2,000 first-place prize and confetti fell inside the Tait Building, something less measurable had happened. Strangers from […]
When Elijah Samuels graduated from Arizona State University in May with a bachelor’s degree in fashion design, he expected to spend his first months as an alumnus building his portfolio and looking for opportunities. Instead, he found himself standing inside Wolf & Badger, an upscale concept store in London’s Soho district, watching guests admire the […]
What happens when two generations of environmental leaders sit down in front of a room full of students, researchers, and community members to talk honestly about the state of the planet? At Arizona State University’s Walton Center for Planetary Health, the answer was a candid, practical, and surprisingly hopeful discussion about what is actually working […]
Universities have long served as engines of discovery, producing research that shapes medicine, technology, and business. Yet a persistent gap remains between the ideas generated in academic laboratories and the people who could benefit from them—students wondering if entrepreneurship is within reach, community members seeking connections to innovators, and professionals curious about how research becomes […]
The Rutgers School of Nursing has received the 2026 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence and Distinction (HEED) Award from Insight Into Academia magazine, marking the fifth consecutive year the school has earned this national honor. Selected as one of only 19 health professions schools and colleges across the United States this year, Rutgers stands among […]
