The top-paid employees at the University of Kentucky work for UK Athletics, university administration and UK HealthCare, according to the newest available salary information for the university. The 2023-24 salary database, obtained by the Herald-Leader through an open records request, shows the annual salary information for all university employees. Just over 100 employees earn more […]
HANCOCK — Although Finlandia University’s final class of graduates received their diplomas last spring, the college’s legacy will live on thanks to Finlandia Foundation National. Finlandia Foundation National (FFN), a nonprofit founded in Pasadena, California in 1953 to support and promote Finnish-American interests and offer related programming, scholarships and grants, recently announced they had purchased two buildings […]
The University of Utah will no longer use diversity statements or questions in its hiring practices, the president of the school said in a statement sent out late Friday. “In light of recent statements made by elected leaders and directives from the Utah Board of Higher Education to eliminate diversity questions or statements used in hiring at Utah’s […]
CINCINNATI (WXIX) – A homicide investigation is underway after one person was shot and killed in University Heights early New Year’s Day, Cincinnati police confirm. Police and fire units went to the rear of a house in the 600 block of Straight Street in University Heights after a frantic mother called about her son shortly […]
Dec. 31—Union University announced 367 students have been named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2023 semester. The Dean’s List includes full-time students who achieve a 3.5 grade point average on a four-point scale. Robert Field, of Jacksonville, was among those who achieved Dean’s List status. Founded in 1823 and affiliated with the Tennessee […]
Dec. 29—Purdue University and Surf Air Mobility Inc. have agreed to begin scheduled commuter air service between West Lafayette/Purdue University Airport (LAF) and Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) with a target start date in early second quarter 2024. This marks the return of commercial air service for the first time since 2004 to LAF, Indiana’s […]
The Federal Trade Commission is suing Grand Canyon University and its president over what it says were deceptive advertising practices. In the lawsuit filed Wednesday, the FTC accused Grand Canyon University of misleading potential doctoral students about the cost and course requirements. In addition, the commission contends the school misrepresented itself as a nonprofit organization […]
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A mom is doing the best she can this holiday season as her 22-year-old son is fighting for his life in a Las Vegas hospital. “Even from the point he was admitted. His blood started to clot and things changed daily,” shared Kari Zwick, mother of Ryan Zwick. “Originally, he had […]
An Oxford police officer appears to repeatedly punch a restrained Miami University student in a video widely circulated on social media. Miami University posted a statement on Facebook that said university officials have been in touch with the student and the City of Oxford to express “deep concerns” about the incident. The Oxford Police Department […]
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. – An investigation is underway after one person was fatally shot Saturday afternoon in University City near a gas station. The University City Police Department says the shooting happened just after 2 p.m. in the 7400 block of Olive Boulevard near Hanley Road. Witnesses say they heard several gunshots and saw a […]
Bacone College that has a student body of 65 percent Native Americans will suspend its Spring 2024 semester because of financial difficulties. To assist students to avoid an interruption in their educational journeys, Northeastern State University (NSU), located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, is offering a seamless transfer of credits for Bacone College students. This collaborative effort, rooted […]
A lone gunman opened fire in a university building in central Prague, killing at least 14 people and injuring more than 20 in the Czech Republic’s worst mass shooting. The bloodshed took place in the philosophy department building of Charles University, where the killer was a student, Prague Police Chief Martin Vondrasek said. The suspected […]