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- WashU Plans a New South 40 Residence Hall for 600 First-Years and Sophomores This article was originally reported in January 2026. In January 2026, Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) announced plans for a new residence hall on the South 40, the residential area where its first-year and sophomore students live. The hall will house 600 students and… Jan 22, 2026
- William & Mary’s 24th Wall Street Program Takes 20 Sophomores to 13 New York Finance Firms This article was originally reported in January 2026. Twenty sophomores from William & Mary (W&M) spent three days in New York City on the university's 24th annual Wall Street Program, visiting 13 financial firms and meeting more than 60 W&M alumni, according to a W&… Jan 22, 2026
- Ohio State’s STEP Expo: Second-Year Students Show Internship, Research and Study Abroad Projects This article was originally reported in January 2026. In January 2026, Ohio State University students presented their projects at the Expo of the Second-Year Transformational Experience Program (STEP) at the Ohio Union. Projects covered six categories: creative and artistic ende… Jan 22, 2026
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Purdue’s Mark Lundstrom Publishes Essential Semiconductor Physics
This article was originally reported in January 2026. Mark Lundstrom, the Don and Carol Scifres Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University, has published Essential Semiconductor Physics (World Scientific Publishing, October 2025), the fou… Jan 22, 2026
- Dartmouth’s Student Organizations Grow to About 200 Under COSO This article was originally reported in January 2026. The number of student-led organizations at Dartmouth College has grown sharply in recent years. As of January 2026, about 200 organizations operate under Dartmouth's Council on Student Organizations (COSO), compared with 130 … Jan 21, 2026
- UW–Madison’s “Badger Starter Pack”: The Five Intro Courses With the Most Students This article was originally reported in January 2026. Five introductory courses at the University of Wisconsin–Madison appeared on student schedules 14,623 times in the 2024–25 academic year (fall and spring combined), according to a January 20, 2026, UW–Madison News story that … Jan 20, 2026
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WashU’s Brown School to Fund Practicum Tuition and Pay Living Stipends for All MSW Students
This article was originally reported in January 2026. The Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis announced in January 2026 that, starting in fall 2026, it will cover the tuition for required practicum credits and pay a living stipend to all of its Master of Social Wo… Jan 16, 2026
- Penn Engineering’s Chris Callison-Burch on 25 Years of AI, and Penn’s Online AI Master’s This article was originally reported in November 2025. In a November 20, 2025 profile published by Penn Engineering Online, Chris Callison-Burch, a professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science at the University of Pennsylvania and program director of Penn's on… Jan 16, 2026
- William & Mary Opens ISC4, New Home of Its School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics (This article was originally reported in January 2026. Latest update: November 2026.) William & Mary opened Integrated Science Center 4 (ISC4) for the spring 2026 semester. The building is the new home of the university's School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics, whi… Jan 16, 2026
- USC Launches a Master of Science in Data Science and Law This article was originally reported in January 2026. The University of Southern California announced a new Master of Science in Data Science and Law on January 5, 2026. The degree is offered jointly by the USC Gould School of Law and the USC School of Advanced Computing in the … Jan 16, 2026
- Purdue Ranks Among Top U.S. Universities for Co-ops and Internships This article was originally reported in January 2026. It has been updated with the 2027 U.S. News results and the 2026 federal changes to CPT that affect international students. In January 2026, Purdue University highlighted its placement at No. 6 overall and No. 3 among public … Jan 15, 2026
- How UC Santa Barbara Uses Data to Help Transfer Students Succeed This article was originally reported in October 2025. Transfer students are a large and growing part of American higher education. According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, transfer enrollment rose 4.4% in fall 2024, the third straight year of growth, to a… Jan 14, 2026
- Penn State’s Western Campuses Add New Degrees in Engineering Technology, Nursing and AI This article was originally reported in January 2026. On January 14, 2026, Penn State announced new degree programs and certificates at three of its campuses in western Pennsylvania (Penn State Beaver, Penn State Behrend in Erie, and Penn State Greater Allegheny near Pittsburgh)… Jan 14, 2026
- UConn’s EPSY Scholars Program Gives Ph.D. Students Funded Time for Their Own Research This article was originally reported in January 2026. In January 2026, the University of Connecticut (UConn) highlighted a funding model in its Neag School of Education that gives some Ph.D. students paid time for their own research, not just for work on a professor's grant or i… Jan 14, 2026
- Texas McCombs Moves Its Houston Working Professional MBA to a New CityCentre Campus This article was originally reported in January 2026. In January 2026, the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin announced that it would invest more than $13 million in the Houston market over the next decade, mainly to move its Houston Working Professi… Jan 13, 2026
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Empowering Future Global Citizens: Inclusive Transformation and Short-Term Opportunities in US International Education
The Transformative Power of Global Scholarships at U.S. Universities The transformative power of global scholarships at U.S. universities is rapidly democratizing access to international education, moving beyond the traditional demographic of privileged students. Let's consider … Jan 13, 2026
- Purdue and Google Public Sector Partner to Scale AI Across Teaching and Research This article was originally reported in January 2026. On January 12, 2026, Purdue University and Google Public Sector announced a multiyear strategic partnership to scale the use of artificial intelligence across teaching and research at Purdue. The agreement gives students, fac… Jan 13, 2026
- UVA J-Term 2026: Brain Labs, LEGO Builds and Poetry in a Two-Week Term This article was originally reported in January 2026. The University of Virginia held another January Term (J-Term) in early 2026, a short session between the fall and spring semesters in which students take a single intensive course. Courses began on January 2, 2026, and ran un… Jan 8, 2026
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A. James Clark Scholars Program: Nurturing Future Engineering Leaders through Innovative Aid, Mentorship, and Service Learning in US Universities
The A. James Clark Scholars Program: Fostering Service-Minded Engineers The A. James Clark Scholars Program stands as a beacon of opportunity, a testament to the belief that every aspiring engineer, regardless of financial circumstance, deserves the chance to reach their full po… Jan 5, 2026
- UC Santa Barbara Launches Degree PLUS: Free Career Certificates and Internships for Undergraduates This article was originally reported in January 2026. In the first week of January 2026 the University of California, Santa Barbara launched Degree PLUS, a pilot program that lets juniors and seniors earn a skills-based professional certificate and complete a coordinated interns… Jan 5, 2026
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