CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 24 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news: * * * Collaborative convenes to reimagine youth justice How a CWRU Law initiative is tackling Cuyahoga County's highest-in-the-state youth incarceration rates. Story by: Lauren Marchaza For more than a decade, Cuyahoga County has sent more children to Ohio detention centers than any other county in the state. Nearly 20% of the incarcerated population within the Ohio Department of Youth Services calls Cuyah  more

NORWALK, California, May 19 -- Cerritos College issued the following news release: * * * Cerritos College delivers access in action at the 2026 State of the College California's future workforce depends on colleges that deliver. To reach the State's goal of 70 percent postsecondary attainment, California must educate 1,307,047 more adults within the next four years. Achieving that goal begins with access. It begins with community colleges. At the 2026 State of the College address, "Access i  more

NEW YORK, May 24 -- The Columbia Law School issued the following news: * * * 100 Years of Arguments: Inside the Harlan Fiske Stone Moot Court Competition The first final arguments of the Harlan Fiske Stone Moot Court Competition took place in 1926. In honor of that milestone, competitors, directors, and judges reflect on the competition and its enduring impact on careers and connections. * "May it please the court." When they appeared before four federal judges on April 13, the two teams   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Robert S. Eitel, president and co-founder of Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies, issued the following letter with 14 co-signers to the Committee on Education & Workforce: * * * Here is the text of the letter: The Honorable Tim Walberg Chairman Committee on Education & Workforce U.S. House of Representatives 2176 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Re: Reimagining and Improving Student Education--Federal Student Loan Program Final Regula  more

VALDOSTA, Georgia, May 24 -- Valdosta State University issued the following news: * * * Dr. Donald J. Green Named President of Valdosta State University Jessica Pope, Communications and Media Relations Coordinator Kristina Torres, Associate Vice Chancellor of Leadership Communications, University System of Georgia * The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG) today named Dr. Donald J. Green president of Valdosta State University (VSU), effective Aug. 1, 2026. Green, a v  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 23 -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Groups Challenge Trump Administration's Phoenix Ozone Pollution Waiver EPA blamed city's air violations on Asia, Mexico in granting free pass to pollute * Phoenix, AZ -- Conservation groups today challenged the Trump Administration's waiver of stronger air pollution controls for Phoenix, one of the nation's smoggiest cities. The groups' petition for review, filed in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals,  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 22, 2026 Mr. Neil Jacobs Acting Administrator National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 5128 Washington, DC 20230 Dear Administrator Jacobs, The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology writes to ensure  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 23 (TNSrpt) -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on May 22, 2026: * * * ICYMI: California's economy continues to outpace the nation, new report finds What you need to know: A new Public Policy Institute of California report issued earlier this month reiterated what the world already knows, that California is the nation-leading economy dominating with a $4.3 trillion GDP, nearly $3 million jobs created since 2005, and sustained natio  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Leger Fernandez, Hayes Reintroduce Legislation to Address Educator Shortages and Expand Federal Loan Forgiveness for Educators * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representative Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.) reintroduced the Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act, legislation that would expand and modernize the  more

SAN MARCOS, California, May 18 -- California State University San Marcos campus issued the following news release: * * * More Than 4,000 Graduate as CSUSM Celebrates Class of 2026 More than half of Cal State San Marcos' Class of 2026 became the first in their families to earn a bachelor's degree as the university held its annual spring commencement ceremonies last weekend. A total of 4,352 students graduated as part of this year's class. Spring commencement, with 3,312 graduates, follows on   more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 24 -- University of Southern California Pullias Center for Higher Education issued the following news: * * * Pullias Center Founding Director William Tierney Awarded USC Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award Noted higher education scholar and USC Pullias Center founding director William (Bill) Tierney has been awarded the prestigious 2026 USC Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award. Awarded to a select number of retired faculty at the annual Academic Honors Convocation,   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Ami Bera, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Bera Opposes Trump Administration Changes to Green Card Processing Policy * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) released the following statement in response to the Trump administration's major change to green card processing policy that would require many immigrants already living legally in the United States to leave the country and complete the process abroad:   more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Derek Tran, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Tran, Senators Padilla and Schiff Urge President Trump to Approve Federal Emergency Declaration for Garden Grove Western Incident * Garden Grove, CA - Representative Derek Tran (CA-45), Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging approval of California's request for a Federal Emergency Declaration in response to the ongoing  more

SAN JOSE, California, May 20 -- San Jose State University issued the following news: * * * San Jose State University Announces Crist S. Khachikian as Vice President for Research and Innovation and Dean of the College of Graduate Studies San Jose State University is pleased to announce the appointment of Crist S. Khachikian, as the university's new vice president for Research and Innovation and dean of the College of Graduate Studies, effective July 27, 2026. Khachikian brings to SJSU a disti  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Eric Wendt, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Albania, from a May 20, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, Members of the Committee: I am honored and grateful to President Trump and Secretary Rubio for the trust placed in me with this nomination for the position of U.S. Ambassador to Albania. For over thirty-four years I served the United Stat  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities released the following testimony by Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael E. Conley, commander of the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command, from a May 12, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget: * * * Chairwoman Ernst, Ranking Member Slotkin, and distinguished members, it is my profound honor to represent the more than 21,000 Air Commandos of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). I cannot think  more