Dallas businessman donates $3M to Tennessee college
Nashville’s Fisk University has received a multimillion-dollar gift from a Dallas businessman and philanthropist. According to a news release, Roland Parrish has donated $3 million to the school. The gift will fund the construction of the Roland G......»»
Texas A&M University System announces big expansion into North Dallas
The A&M-Commerce College of Business and College of Education and Human Services will be headquartered out of the new space in Dallas......»»
Apple donates $1M to San Jose scholarship program for students from underprivileged areas
San Jose Aspires, which has also received backing from the real estate developer Jay Paul Co., offers college money to kids who take steps to prepare themselves for a post-secondary education......»»
Local talent sourcing CEO appointed to local Dallas Fed board
An Austin businessman was also reappointed to the local branch board of directors......»»
Frost Bank donates $2M to COVID-19 relief efforts
Frost Bank will donate $2 million to Texas nonprofits helping to alleviate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the bank announced Tuesday. The donations include $1 million distributed to nonprofits in San Antonio. Frost’s (NYSE: CFR) Dallas, Fo.....»»
Southwest TN Comm. College closes building after students" coronavirus exposure
A local community college is one of the first institutions in the metro area directly impacted by the coronavirus. Late Monday, March 9, Southwest Tennessee Community College announced that two of its students were exposed to the patient with cor.....»»
Tennessee Offered Free College To Fix Its Crumbling Educational System. Then Something Unexpected Happened
Tennessee Offered Free College To Fix Its Crumbling Educational System. Then Something .....»»
AT&T to upgrade University of Miami to 5G+, powering Magic Leap technology
The University of Miami in Coral Gables will be the first college campus in the nation to receive AT&T's 5G+ and Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) technology. The Dallas-based telecommunications giant (NYSE: T) on Wednesday announced that the universi.....»»
Health org. donates building to OUTMemphis
Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi (PPTNM) is donating a building near Summer Avenue to OUTMemphis, it announced Thursday. OUTMemphis, an organization that supports and advocates for the area's LGBTQ community, will use the building.....»»
Former Hawaii hotel exec donates $1M to Shidler College of Business
Former Starwood Hotels & Resorts executive Keith Vieira has donated $1 million from his estate to an existing scholarship at the University of Hawaii at Manoa's Shidler College of Business. The scholarship, which was recently dubbed the Keith Viei.....»»
Visionary Texas businessman Ross Perot Sr. dies at 89
Dallas billionaire H. Ross Perot Sr., the technology and real estate industry titan who twice ran for president, has died at the age of 89. Perot founded Electronic Data Systems in 1962 when the overall technology industry was still young. EDS was a.....»»
Dallas company is studying hard to get universities to use more software, data tools
ExamSoft is rolling out new tools and features to bring more tech into college testing efforts......»»
3 more parents plead guilty in college admissions scam
A married couple and a California businessman are the latest parents to plead guilty in the sweeping college admissions scam......»»
Rollins College trustee donates $10M for renovations
Mills Memorial Hall at Rollins College soon will get a new name, thanks to a major donation by one of the college's trustees. The Winter Park-based institution got a $10 million donation from Kathleen W. Rollins, who currently is executive direct.....»»
College admissions scandal leader Rick Singer sells house for $2.5M
William “Rick†Singer, the Newport Beach businessman who allegedly orchestrated a college admissions bribery scandal, has reportedly sold his house for $2.525 million and will forfeit the proceeds from the sale to the federal government. Singer.....»»
University Denounces "Repulsive" Selfie Of White Students In "Charcoal Face Masks"
Authored by Greg Piper via The College Fix, Image itself – not just the caption – shows ‘racism’ The University of Tennessee-Knoxville isn’t waiting to investigate be.....»»
What this CFO learned from "the worst businessman I’ve ever met"
Dori Abendschein is the CFO of Dallas-based Essilor of America. She learned a lot from her father, who she admits was a terrible businessman with a big heart......»»
One Tennessee college is about to earn Beyoncé"s money
Queen Bey is smiling on Tennessee. Beyoncé, the music icon who recently thrilled the internet with her performance at music festival Coachella, has chosen Fisk University as one of eight schools to receive scholarship funding from her BeyGOOD init.....»»
Guest column: Building our workforce with tuition-free college for all Tennessee adults
Graduation season is in full swing — and we get to celebrate the hard work and perseverance of so many who have achieved their dreams of earning a college degree. Their college success is not only important to their future lives, but also to the f.....»»
AT&T launches faster wireless speeds in Alabama college town
Telecommunications giant AT&T is expanding its faster wireless service in an Alabama college town. Long-Term Evolution (LTE) - Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) has launched for AT&T in Tuscaloosa, along with Austin, Dallas, Houston, Little Rock, Sa.....»»