Archives for August 2012

James M. Simmons, President of Lamar University, has announced his retirement. Simmons will finish off the 2012 calendar year and is expected to serve his final day January 31, 2013. Many at the university credit Simmons as a major part of the schools success. During his 14 years as University President, enrollment in the school […]

Immunizations have always been a vital part of maintaining a healthy environment for students on campus, but fast moving laws might have caught some students and school faculty off guard. Earlier this year, legislation was passed that required almost every student to be vaccinated against bacterial meningitis. The sweeping changes seemed to occur almost overnight […]

Generally, the choices a college president has to make are those affecting academia, enrollment, budgeting. But, Michael Sorrel of Paul Quinn College went beyond that and made an interesting lifestyle choice for the students on campus. Sorrell banned pork from the campus dining hall. Paul Quinn College has been going through a renovation of sorts […]

There’s a new trend developing at college campuses all across the country. More and more schools are skipping out on the campus and serving classes straight to the student, online. A prime example of the online education method is Western Governors University – Texas. The online-centric university is a private non-profit school that has taken […]

The hemorrhaging of talent has not stopped for the Penn State Nittany Lions. Since the heavy sanctions against the program, Penn State has lost eight players to transfers, two of them starters. Anthony Fera is the second starter to leave after the 1,200 yard rusher Silas Redd headed west to the University of Southern California. […]

In a recent hospital ranking report put out by U.S. News & World Report, Baylor University Medical Center and University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center rank among the top hospitals in the nation. University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center is regarded as the #1 cancer treatment center in the country and nationally ranked […]