Education

Billionaire Ken Griffin Donates $25 Million to Success Academy

NEW YORK — Success Academy, which operates charter schools in NY, announced that Citadel founder and CEO Kenneth Griffin has…

1 year ago

NYU Names Linda Mills as New President

NYU’s Board of Trustees has named Linda G. Mills to be NYU's 17th President. Mills [photo above] has served over a…

1 year ago

NYU Receives Record 120,000 Applications

New York University (NYU) said it received close to 120,000 applications for the Class of 2027, a 13% increase over…

1 year ago

Columbia Names New President

Columbia University announced that Nemat “Minouche” Shafik, a leading economist and President of the London School of Economics, will become…

1 year ago

Hillary Clinton Appointed Professor at Columbia

Former U.S. Secretary of State, NY Senator and Presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton is joining Columbia University as professor of…

1 year ago

SUNY to Waive Application Fees for Two Weeks

ALBANY – The State University of New York is dropping application fees across all 64 colleges and universities for two…

2 years ago

RPI Launches Institute for Data, AI and Computing

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) -- a research university in Troy, NY -- has introduced the Rensselaer Institute for Data, Artificial…

2 years ago

RPI to Open Engineering Medicine Center in NY

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai are partnering in the creation of the…

2 years ago

Taylor Swift to Receive Honorary Degree at NYU Commencement

Music superstar Taylor Swift will address graduates of New York University this spring and will be given an honorary degree…

2 years ago

NY Offers 400 Microcredentials at SUNY Schools

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the expansion of fast and flexible learning options with more than 400 microcredentials across…

2 years ago