CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 24 (TNSres) -- City Colleges of Chicago issued the following news: * * * Celebration that followed included menu items prepared by Washburne Culinary students and City Colleges' chefs using the recipes in the newly donated cookbooks. * * * Kennedy-King College and Washburne Culinary and Hospitality Institute accepted an historic and culturally significant book donation of 1,700 culinary books from the Free Frank McWorter Family (Feb 22, 2023). The cookbooks, some pic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced that the Department of Education has awarded $1,341,279 in Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence Programs grants to National Louis University (NLU) in Chicago. NLU is among the first universities and colleges to receive federal funds dedicated to the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence Program  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release: The Missouri School of Journalism is set to welcome two new research faculty and alums who will work with the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) to translate academic work into direct benefits for newsrooms around the country. Joy Jenkins and Nick Mathews will arrive at the School in the fall as assistant professors of media sociology, bringing varied but colla  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The earthquakes in Turkey and Syria killed over 45,000 people and decimated large areas. The shockingly high number of fatalities raises the question of whether infrastructure issues are to blame. Roberto Leon, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech, said there are several reasons for the large number of collapses, leading to mass casualties: * Poor enforcement of existing codes (mod  more