WASHINGTON, June 8 [Category: Education] -- The American Council on Education issued the following news release: * * * ACE Commission on FBCUs Convenes National Leaders to Model Civil Dialogue on Campuses * ACE held its third annual convening of the ACE Commission on Faith-Based Colleges and Universities today at The Catholic University of America, gathering leaders from faith-based higher education institutions from across the country with keynote addresses from Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and   more

VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania, June 8 -- Villanova University issued the following news release: * * * As the Search for the Universe's Mysteries Expands, One Villanova Astronomer Turns Homeward * We live in an age where technology allows astronomers to observe objects at nearly incomprehensible distances from Earth. Distances so far, the time it takes their light to travel to our instruments is as old as the ever-expanding universe itself. Growing alongside our capabilities is the interest of a  more

NEW YORK, June 9 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, an organization that defends the right of Catholics to participate in American public life without defamation or discrimination, issued the following commentary on June 8, 2026 by President Bill Donohue: * * * GAY "PRIDE MONTH" LOSING STEAM Interest in celebrating homosexuality, and attempts to switch one's sex--popularly known as the LGBTQ agenda--is waning. In some respects the fading interest is more of a yawn; for oth  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release on June 8, 2026: * * * Department of the Interior announces $461 million for parks and outdoor recreation across America Investments will leverage more than $900 million for parks, trails and outdoor recreation projects nationwide. - The Department of the Interior today announced the distribution of more than $327 million in formula grants and $134 million in competitive grants   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 9 -- The American Counseling Association issued the following news release: * * * History Is Made: Indiana Allows Counselors to Practice Across State Lines As part of the historic interstate Counseling Compact agreement, Indiana is the latest state that can now start granting privileges to licensed professional counselors to practice across state lines. Currently, other states that can grant these privileges include Arizona, Minnesota, Ohio, Louisiana and Georgia, w  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service issued the following news: * * * More than half the U.S. States signed up to participate in the federal scholarship tax credit program enacted under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill The Internal Revenue Service announced that 27 states have elected to participate in the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC) program, which enables eligible taxpayers to claim a federal tax credit for qualified contributions to Schola  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, June 8 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * ISU Professor Establishes Ultracycling Record Crossing Utah * Winston posted the record in the Women's 50-59 standard bicycle category, and it stands as the first certified women's time across Utah. Her moving speed averaged 15.2 miles per hour. Winston decided to pursue the record after discovering that few or no WUCA women's records existed across many Western states. "Ultracycling is growing as a sport an  more

ROCHESTER, New York, June 8 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Flavia S. Fleischer named NTID dean Fleischer becomes the first Deaf woman to serve as NTID dean - Following a national search, NTID President Caroline Solomon and RIT Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Prabu David have announced the appointment of Flavia S. Fleischer as the college's new dean. She assumes the role on Aug. 1. Fleischer, who is the first Deaf woman t  more

LOGAN, Utah, June 8 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Extension Sponsors Statewide Marathon Kids Summer Program 2026 * Utah State University Extension is sponsoring a statewide virtual Marathon Kids summer program from June 8 to Aug. 8. Open to all Utah youth and their families, the program is designed to help participants increase activity and gain confidence through completing the distance of a marathon (26.2 miles) by doing physical activity. The program is p  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 9 -- Utah Attorney General Derek Brown issued the following news on June 8, 2026: * * * Utah OAG Secures Conviction of Former Judge Kevin Christensen for Targeting Minors Online Kevin Christensen targeted and exploited children through online platforms, and a Utah judge sentenced him to three consecutive terms of zero-to-five years for it. The Office of the Utah Attorney General secured the conviction of Christensen, a former Utah judge, following an FBI investigat  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 9 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on June 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General McCuskey leads 20-state coalition defending religious students' right to state scholarship funds West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a 20-state coalition in support of students pursuing degrees that Virginia has deemed too religious to qualify for the state's scholarship programs. The coalition's amicus brief in Johnso  more