by Dash Phillips Freelance Writer A press release today from Whetstone College announced the appointment of Judge Judith Scheindlin as the College’s new Director of Judicial Affairs. “We did a national search and no one’s credentials compared to Judge Judy’s,” said Dr. Fluorine Gordonson, Vice President for Student Life, Affairs, and Services to the press [...]

by Irma Pelt Senior Staff Writer After months of job searching, Leslie Kilbride of Minnesota is gearing up to make a big announcement about where she’ll be for July training. “I did the placement circuit,” said Kilbride. “I rocked the Oshkosh Placement Exchange in March, but I wasn’t really sold on the entire residence life [...]

by Joel Pettigrew Freelance Writer One of the most popular activities at student organization exec team retreats is the practice of writing a letter to your future self, giving yourself advice, calming words and perspective for when you are in the thick of the academic year. Recently, however, advisors are finding that more and more [...]

Many young adjunct faculty across the nation have new hope of finding a home this year, as the Obama healthcare plan has extended benefits to dependent children up to twenty six years of age, if their employers do not provide coverage. “I didn’t think I’d ever have health benefits,” said Corinda Lopez, a part-time writing [...]

by Sasha Tremeto Freelance Writer Today’s Q&A is with Marty Kledelman, professor of psychology at Southwest State and author of the forthcoming book Indecision (Steam Press). Q. For years, you’ve studied which part of the brain is involved in decision making, and how. Can you tell me more about how those studies developed? A. Well, [...]

Watch for tomorrow morning's final #ACUHOI special article. Hope u didn't miss today's: http://bit.ly/9C20xF Thanks for everything, Austin! # Congrats H. Johansen III for 1st Cronk article: Staff’s Decision Power Increased to Include Pastry & Coffee Selection http://ht.ly/25ocj # #FF @brodytruce for his crack reporting at #ACUHOI @EricaPriceCronk for patience while we were away and [...]

by Irma Pelt Senior Staff Writer Hemmer State University is getting closer to finalizing details that transition the school from a trimester-based academic year to semesters. The change, effective Fall 2012, will move Hemmer in line with more of its institutional peers. The university also anticipates reducing administrative and operational costs with the new timeline. [...]

by Erica Price Freelance Writer All eyes were on Philadelphia University today as a new sculpture was dedicated just outside of the School of Business Administration. Current students, faculty, alumni and friends of the business school gathered to honor Stephen Spinelli, President of Philadelphia University and co-founder of the Jiffy Lube auto service company. On [...]

by ZackFord Freelance Writer We sent ZackFord on an assignment to go back in time and reveal what might have been in the über-close June 28 vote by the Supreme Court. Here are his findings: In a groundbreaking decision this week, the United States Supreme Court has ruled that nondiscrimination policies at American public universities [...]