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Monday, April 5, 2021 - 1:19 pm CANTON – St. Lawrence University will receive a $1 million grant from the Eisner Foundation, founded in 1996 by foundation president Jane (Breckenridge) Eisner ’64 and her husband Michael D. Eisner, then-chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company. The money will be applied to the endowed fund that supports the Fox Center for Academic Opportunity, said a press release from SLU. The recently renamed center honors SLU’s president, William...

CANTON — St. Lawrence University will benefit from a $1 million grant made by the Eisner Foundation to the endowed fund that supports the Fox Center for Academic Opportunity. The recently renamed center honors President William L. Fox and his commitment to students’ ambitions and life preparedness. The Eisner Foundation was founded in 1996 by Foundation President Jane (Breckenridge) Eisner ’64 and her husband Michael D. Eisner, then-chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, in...

Texas A&M Chemist Daniel Collins Earns ALEKS All-Star Educator Award Jan 29, 2021 "I am delighted to see Dr. Collins recognized for the tremendous leadership he has shown in adopting new tools to improve student success in our Chemistry First Year Program. His innovative efforts are appreciated by his students, who have shared enthusiastic, unsolicited endorsements regarding the impact of his teaching and quality of his courses. He is a true asset to Texas A&M and our students." ...

The DePaulia Alayne Trinko, Staff Writer|January 18, 2021 When the Associated Press called the 2020 presidential election, half of the U.S. erupted in whoops and hollers while the other sunk solemnly into the arms of loved ones. The 2020 election’s significance was paramount, its outcome determining how the Covid-19 pandemic, which rattled the world and left over 2 million dead, would play out over the next four years. Not only was Covid-19 a concern on both sides of the aisle but also the fu...