NORTHBROOK, Illinois, Nov. 2 -- The Allstate Foundation issued the following news release: * * * $500,000 in new grants awarded to youth-led, youth-driven service programs at campuses across the country. * * * The Allstate Foundation, in collaboration with the Center for Expanding Leadership & Opportunity (CELO), granted $10,000 each to 50 colleges and universities. These funds will go directly to youth-led, youth driven service programs on campuses across the country. It's part of The Allst  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Nov. 8 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: University of Wyoming alumnus Daniel Shineberg, flute, and James Li, piano, are featured in "Homelands II," a UW Department of Music guest recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts recital hall. The performance is free and open to the public. The program will feature "Homeland" by Alison Loggins Hull, with additional selections for flute and piano by Ian Clarke,  more

MARYVILLE, Missouri, Nov. 8 -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news release: C.J. Holthaus, an instructor of English in Northwest Missouri State University's Department of Language, Literature and Writing, will present this year's Last Lecture, titled "Bearcats Believe." The lecture begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, in Room 2550 at the Garrett-Strong Science Building. It is free and open to the public. Sponsored by Northwest's Society of President's Scholars, the an  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 8 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Caroline Shaw (BM '04), a Grammy-winning alumna and Pulitzer Prize recipient, is nominated for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance for her album "Rectangles and Circumstance." Known for her innovative approach to composition and performance, Shaw has won four Grammy Awards and boasts six nominations overall. Her genre-defying work, self-described as aiming "to imagine a world of sound that has never been he  more

STERLING, Kansas, Nov. 8 -- Sterling College issued the following news release: Sterling College is proud to announce that it has met its ambitious 2024 Founders Day: Day of Giving matching challenge, raising $142,007 in contributions from alumni, friends, and supporters. This achievement has unlocked an additional $100,000 matching gift, thanks to the generosity of two lead donors, making the total impact of the day an impressive $242,007 for student scholarships. The Day of Giving, held on N  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: By Julie Kundhi | Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is participating in an alliance of six regional institutions in Nebraska and Kansas that have been awarded a five-year, $3.5 million National Science Foundation Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation grant. LSAMP is an alliance-based program that provides funding to implement comprehensive, evidence  more