Higher education

Higher education

UMass Amherst has selected a development team to spearhead a long-term overhaul of campus housing, campus officials announced. The partnership with American Campus Communities, one of the nation's largest student housing developers, aims to modernize residential life while keeping housing affordable. The plan will also expand amenities for students.

"It's a huge honor," said Rodriguez, 31, a former helicopter mechanic and instructor on track to become a Marine pilot. "Most Marines can tell which officers are mustangs just based on how they carry themselves. Thosewere usually the officers I would be a little bit more open with."

Rachel Mayer Friem is a part-time communication professor at the University of Pittsburgh, a full-time storyteller, and someone who has never been able to sit still for very long.

Regent University School of Law announced on May 19, 2026, that Hester M. Peirce will join its faculty in November 2026 as an associate professor. The appointment sets the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) commissioner's next role at the Virginia Beach law school. Peirce will join Regent Law after a career spanning financial regulation, public policy, securities law, and capital markets research. Regent Law said her appointment expands faculty depth in securities regulation, financial markets, administrative governance, public policy, digital assets, and professional formation.

Never stop learning, O'Neal told graduates during the LSU commencement ceremony earlier this week. "I'm proud of you all today, but this is not the end of your journey. Make sure you continue to strive, continue to learn, continue to have fun." In Shaq fashion, he ended the message with a plug for his candy brand, encouraging students to "continue to eat Shackalicious gummies at your local 7-Eleven and all the other stores."

“As someone who wants to be a public servant and be an advocate, not only did you help me find my voice, but you helped me find it in a way that would bring positive change to the world,” said Aguilera-Garza, a government and American studies double major with a minor in law and society, expressing gratitude for the lifelong lessons she learned from Paul Gaba, her high school debate coach - “not only a teacher and a mentor, but a friend that I will carry with me forever.”

Aspiring lawyers who head to the bar exam without earning a law degree from an ABA-approved law school are more likely to flunk the bar exam, are less likely to find jobs at a law firm and are more likely to face professional discipline later, according to a new study.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a bill to designate advanced nursing as a professional degree.