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By Nicholas Hellinghausen The University of Connecticut will be featured on an episode of Amazon Prime’s “The College Tour” that is scheduled to be aired this July. The series is hosted by Alex Boylan and takes viewers to different college campuses across the country. Each episode highlights the various aspects of campus life like housing, recreational activities, academics, sports and creative ventures.  UConn’s episode on “The College Tour” will contain segments from about 15 stu...

USU assures campus community as student-athlete sexual assault investigation continues Ismael "Izzy" Kalani Vaifoou, a Utah State University football player, has been suspended from the team and cannot return to campus without a police escort after he allegedly broke into a female students dorm room and sexually assaulted her early Sunday morning. and last updated 2021-04-19 20:00:06-04 LOGAN, Utah — A Utah State University football player has been suspended from the team and cannot return...

Carman-Ainsworth schools extends remote learning for another week Updated 10:05 AM; Today 10:05 AM Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools announced it would be going back to remote learning April 5. Dylan Goetz | dgoetz@mlive.comDylan Goetz | DGoetz@mlive.com Facebook Share FLINT TWP., MI -- Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools will continue virtual learning for another week after originally shutting down in-person operations April 6. The school district will remain in remote learning until at lea...

In a small but important step toward re-creating community during the COVID-19 pandemic, Florida A&M University students are pairing as one-on-one mentors with Oak Ridge Elementary School students.  Eight FAMU students from the schools Living Learning Community in the College of Education are beginning to work with Oak Ridge students virtually in the coming weeks. The initiative has barely begun, but already administrators have high hopes of expanding to other schools in the district, FAMUs ...

Carman-Ainsworth Schools Move to Virtual Learning Until 4/19/21 Carman-Ainsworth Schools have moved back to virtual learning. As of today, Tuesday, April 6th, Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools have taken a step back from face-to-face learning. In a post on Facebook last night, the school district announced the switch back to virtual learning for students. Due to the significant increase in COVID-19 cases in Genesee County and Governor Whitmers recommendation encouraging schools to be virtual, ...

The spring 2021 recipients will each receive $2,500. They are: Abigail J. Blink, a junior from West Chester, Ohio. She is a member of Tau Beta Pi, Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship. Blink works as a student manager for the UNO Mens Basketball team. After graduation, she intends to work for the Naval Undersea Warfare Center. Gerard Gerarve III, a sophomore from Mandeville, Louisiana. He is a member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine E...

Alamance-Burlington Schools announced it will open a new virtual school for students in grades K-12 in the fall of 2021.

OHIO designated a Voter Friendly Campus Published: March 9, 2021 Author: Staff reports Campus Election Engagement Project Fellows Sarah Donaldson (left) and Reese Campbell share voter information outside the Athens County Courthouse before the November election. Ohio University is one of over 200 campuses in 37 states and the District of Columbia designated today as a “Voter Friendly Campus.” The initiative, led by national nonpartisan organizations Fair ...

This year’s ASUNM election is anything but business as usual. Presidential and vice-presidential candidates have presented diverse and comprehensive platforms that moved beyond empty platitudes. With the events of the past year fresh in their minds, the candidates outlined their strategies&#x...

Portland teens at center of landmark changes in schools Local students led charge for anti-discrimination program, school name change at Portland Public Schools. While historic efforts to combat racism and discrimination within Portlands schools are afoot, Southwest Portland students have been at the forefront of change. On Tuesday, Feb. 9, the Portland Public Schools Board of Directors recognized February as Black History Month, while also unanimously approving an Anti-Racist and Anti...