UNC System picks Winston-Salem dean to lead Fayetteville State University
Winston-Salem State University will be losing a dean to fill a leadership gap at Fayetteville State University. Dr. Bill Roper, the UNC System interim chancellor has announced that Peggy Valentine will serve as the interim chancellor of Fayettevil.....»»
University of Hawaii System extends admission application deadline amid COVID-19 uncertainty
The University of Hawaii System is extending the application deadline for its three major campuses until Aug. 1, Gov. David Ige and officials with the state school system announced Wednesday. The extension is to provide prospective students to UH M.....»»
Winston-Salem startup booming as it helps restaurants transition to takeout
Seizing an opportunity to aid restaurants hit hard by the COVID-19 outbreak, SwipeBy of Winston-Salem is seeing exponential growth, lending a hand while capturing significant market share. The success could soon lead to hiring......»»
Triad health system pivots primary care facilities to respiratory symptom clinics
Two Wake Forest Baptist Health primary care clinics are now operating as respiratory symptom clinics. The health system’s Family Medicine and Internal Medicine — Peace Haven at 1930 Peace Haven Road in Winston-Salem, and Pulmonology-Westchester at .....»»
St. Mary"s University appoints new law dean
St. Mary's University hired Patricia Roberts to lead its law school on Thursday. Roberts currently serves a vice dean at William & Mary Law School in Virginia, where she oversees academic programs and policies. She will start as St. Mary's Law Sc.....»»
University of Hawaii Systems cancels all spring commencement ceremonies
The University of Hawaii Systems has decided to cancel all traditional spring commencement ceremonies at each one of its 10 campuses in response to the coronavirus, officials with the state university system announced Thursday. "This decision has.....»»
UA System, Auburn switching to remote learning due to coronavirus
Many of the state's largest colleges and universities are transitioning to remote learning as part of the effort to limit the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. The list now includes Auburn University, the University of Alabama System, Troy Universi.....»»
UNC System freezes all on-campus classes statewide due to coronavirus
With the steady spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the University of North Carolina System said Wednesday it would move all of the state's institutions away from in-person instruction later this month.  The UNC System – which oversees the state's 16.....»»
ASU"s Cronkite journalism school names new dean
Arizona State University has named Sonya Forte Duhé as the next dean of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Duhé will come to Arizona from Loyola University New Orleans, where she has led the School of Communication an.....»»
UMMS acquires nine urgent care sites in region
The University of Maryland Medical System has acquired nine urgent care sites across the state as it looks to continue to expand its services and lower costs. The nine ChoiceOne Urgent Care sites have been operated as a joint venture between three.....»»
Virginia Tech Innovation Campus’ new director on working with Amazon, hiring top talent
Lance Collins, the man chosen to lead the new Virginia Tech Innovation Campus, is going to be taking a lot of meetings come August, when he starts the gig. The current dean of Cornell University's engineering school has experience setting up a new satelli.....»»
State wants to double its beer tax to fund colleges
Beer and college often go together. But doubling New York’s beer tax to benefit higher education is up for debate. A bill that would boost the levy to help the State University of New York system... To view the full story, click the title link......»»
Triad planning board approves rezoning request for retail, restaurant space
The north side of Winston-Salem is a step closer to getting a new retail space and restaurant after the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Planning Board unanimously approved a commercial building for the Target property on University Parkway. The reques.....»»
A dad makes his daughter hilarious posters when he picks her up from the airport, and the internet is loving it
Courtney Payne Courtney Payne, a nutrition and dietetics graduate student at the University of Oregon, flies to and from her home state of Kansas a few times a year. Each time Payne lands at the airport, her dad, Doug Payne, waits for .....»»
Wright State names interim provost to succeed Susan Edwards
Wright State University has selected a provisional successor for Provost Susan Edwards, who will leave her post Jan. 1 to become the university’s eighth president. Douglas Leaman, dean of the College of Science and Mathematics, will become interim.....»»
Scottsdale luxury homebuilder donates $60,000 to support ASU arts education
Scottsdale-based Camelot Homes is marking its 50th anniversary with a $60,000 investment in arts education at Arizona State University. The family-owned luxury homebuilder has been lead by three generations of the Hancock family since 1969, most of whom .....»»
"Helicopter parenting" can lead to burnout for kids, a new study finds
Michael H/Getty A new study from Florida State University found that ov.....»»
Founding ASU journalism dean named president of California university
Christopher Callahan, the founding dean of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, is moving on to become president of University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. Callahan will start the new jo.....»»
Fed, FDIC approve massive BB&T-SunTrust bank merger
The board of governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. approved the merger between Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based BB&T (NYSE: BBT) and Atlanta-based SunTrust Bank (NYSE: STI) on Nov. 19, clearing the way .....»»
Montefiore picks longtime exec Ozuah to be next CEO as health system continues push north
In its search for its next CEO, Montefiore Medicine ultimately looked internally, choosing Dr. Philip Ozuah to lead the health system, effective Nov. 15. Ozuah, who has about 30 years of experience... To view the full story, click the title link......»»
Trump picks Texas oncologist Stephen Hahn to lead FDA
The White House said Friday that President Donald Trump plans to nominate Stephen Hahn, a radiation oncologist and the chief medical executive at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, as the new head of the Food .....»»