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鶹ƵUniversity to Award 3 Honorary Degrees at 2025 Commencement
A celebrated cartoonist, author and editor; an indomitable environmental steward and educator; and a visionary philanthropist and innovative businessperson will receive honorary degrees during 鶹ƵUniversity’s 2025 Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 11, at the JMA Wireless Dome. Robert “Bob”…
Pamela Heintz Leaves a Lasting Legacy at the University’s Mary Ann Shaw Center for Public and Community Service
Pamela Kirwin Heintz ’91, G’08 came to 鶹ƵUniversity to finish the bachelor’s degree she began decades earlier at Smith College. Little did she know the journey she was about to undertake would foster her engagement with thousands of undergraduate…
‘Lasting Impact’: Sergeants Major on Giving Back Through Instructional Design
In January 2025, instructional design, development and evaluation (IDDE) professors Moon-Heum Cho and Rob Pusch visited the latest cohort of students in the IDDE Fellowship Program. The program is offered by the School of Education through the Sergeant Majors Academy…
鶹ƵUniversity, Major League Baseball Players Association Team Up to Offer Academic Programs to Current and Former Players
A new partnership between 鶹ƵUniversity and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) will create academic pathways for current and former players. Under this agreement, 鶹ƵUniversity will offer market-relevant and industry-specific online degrees, certificates and credentials, as well…
University Ranked No. 3 for Best Online Bachelor’s Programs for Veterans of Private Universities for Three Consecutive Years
鶹ƵUniversity ranks No. 3 in Best for Veterans for Online Bachelor’s Programs of private universities for three consecutive years, according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2025 Best Online Programs rankings. 鶹ƵUniversity additionally ranked No. 7 for Best…
Disability Rights Advocate John Robinson Joins Office of Microcredentials
The College of Professional Studies has appointed John Robinson ’90, P’25 as a professor of practice in the Office of Microcredentials. This position is made possible by a generous gift from the Einhorn Family Fund for Disability Entrepreneurship, founded by…
Preparing International Fulbright Students for Graduate School (Podcast)
Each summer, the College of Professional Studies hosts a prestigious preparatory program that helps dozens of international Fulbright Scholars begin their journeys to graduate degrees and research opportunities. It’s called the Fulbright pre-academic program, and 鶹ƵUniversity has served as…
English Language Institute Student Reaches for the Stars
Although Japanese student Kazuma Nagao had never been to the United States, he knew that studying abroad to learn English would help him inch closer to fulfilling his dream of becoming an astronaut. He had no idea, though, that this…
What Does It Take to Keep the Olympic Games Safe?: Q&A With Emergency Management Instructor Tony Callisto
As more than 10,000 athletes have prepared to take part in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, so too have the security personnel tasked with keeping the Olympic Village and athletic venues safe. Tony Callisto, College of Professional Studies…
Volunteers Needed to Host Fulbright Scholars
Each summer, students from around the world come to 鶹ƵUniversity as Fulbright Scholars, and International Programs within the College of Professional Studies is seeking volunteers to host these Fulbright Scholars for a meal during their time in Central New…