Tag: Colleges and Universities
Money in NCAA sports has changed life for a few. For many athletes, college degree remains the prize
PHOENIX -- Sponsorship deals were far from Jonny Bottorff's mind when he transferred to Northern Arizona University on a football scholarship. As money-making...
Student who wowed China in Alibaba math contest got help from teacher, organizers say
A vocational school student in China who wowed the public in June by finishing near the top in the preliminary round of a...
US colleges are cutting majors and slashing programs after years of putting it off
Christina Westman dreamed of working with Parkinson’s disease and stroke patients as a music therapist when she started studying at St. Cloud State...
California partners with Nvidia to bring artificial intelligence resources to colleges
The state of California is partnering with tech giant Nvidia to help train California students, college faculty, developers and data scientists in artificial...
Bloomberg gives $600 million to four Black medical schools' endowments
NEW YORK -- Michael Bloomberg’s organization Bloomberg Philanthropies is announcing a $600 million gift to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools....
US appeals court says some NCAA athletes may qualify as employees under federal wage-and-hour laws
PHILADELPHIA -- College athletes whose efforts primarily benefit their schools may qualify as employees deserving of pay under federal wage-and-hour laws, a U.S....