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Women’s Wrestling Aims At 2026 NCAA Championship Status

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Women’s wrestling may become the 91st NCAA championship sport in 2026. Second, as the recommendation also includes establishing a Women's Wrestling Committee, which would begin its work in January 2025, to allow time to prepare for a championship in winter 2026. The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics voted at its Feb.

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Boston College Names Father Jack Butler as 26th President

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when he steps down in summer 2026. Before his administrative career at Boston College, Butler worked in prison ministry and served as director of vocations for the former New England Province of Jesuits. "Jack" Butler, S.J. premier Jesuit institutions. Leahy, S.J.,

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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

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That philosophy, and his dedication to achieving his goals, inspired Dr. Katrice Albert, a veteran higher education administrator, to ask him to consider joining her where she serves as vice president of community relations at UK. which he is expects to defend in 2026 at New York University.

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Liberty University Fined $14M for Clery Act Violations

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The education department will also conduct post-review monitoring of Liberty through April 2026 to ensure the school executes on promised improvements. Further lapses in Clery Act compliance could jeopardize the terms of the university’s participation in the federal student aid programs or result in other administrative sanctions.

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Jackson State Faculty Member Elected National President of Association of Teacher Educator

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Louis, Missouri, and Crystal City, Virginia, during the summer of 2025 and in March 2026. in educational leadership and administration from JSU. She will preside over two national conferences in St. Wallace currently serves as ATE’s first vice president.

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Opposition Against Northwestern Stadium Renovation Grows Amid Hazing Scandal Fallout

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The upgrades to Ryan Field were set to begin after the 2023 season, with a reopening in 2026. A lot of us faculty members feel like it's really time for the administration to try to get out ahead of these problems," Pearson said. But calls to delay are increasing. Fitzgerald was first given a two-week suspension without pay.

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St. Cloud State University Announces More Future Faculty Cuts Amid Worsening Financial Issues

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The plan will help reduce the deficit to about $9 million by fall 2025 and create a surplus of about $5 million by fall 2026, according to administrators. Cloud State President Dr. Robbyn Wacker. University leaders attributed the budget deficit to enrollment, insufficient staffing reductions, and high instructional costs.

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