education Joseph Aoun, president of Northeastern University, is the highest-paid university leader in Massachusetts by a wide margin. Joseph Aoun, president of Northeastern University, announced total compensation exceeding $3 million in fiscal year 2025. Daniel Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe Written by Darren Zullo July 5, 2026 | 11:00 am 1 minute to read The highest-paid college … Read more
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) – Houston Christian University President Robert B. Sloan Jr., according to the university’s board of directors. Board Chairman Ramiro Peña issued a statement Saturday announcing Dr. Sloan’s unexpected passing on July 4. Houston Christian University President Robert P. Sloan Jr. died on July 4, 2026, according to the university’s board of governors. … Read more
Yolanda Renee King is college bound! The 17-year-old daughter of Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King recently graduated from The Atlanta International School in Georgia and is headed to Columbia University this fall. “Congratulations to the Class of 2026! You’ve been preparing for this moment since kindergarten, and now the day has finally … Read more
With Mustafa Mubarak I went up Until the podium at the University of Kentucky commencement in May 2026, he was one of only four students personally selected by UK President Eli Capilouto to represent the entire Class of 2026, and the only one selected from the College of Engineering. Mubarak, an international student from Alexandria, … Read more
Russell Wilson is giving his stepson, Future Zahir, a first look at college life. The NFL quarterback recently took the tween on his first campus visit to the University of Texas in Austin and shared a video from the day on social media. In the clip, Wilson drives through campus while Future sits in the … Read more
Sara Marley is college bound! The daughter of Lauryn Hill and Rohan Marley has committed to the University of Miami, where she plans to study sociology. The milestone comes months after her Senior Night in October 2025. In an Instagram post, Rohan shared a video from Sara’s Senior Day, writing, “Let’s Go @whoissaramarley Senior Day … Read more
Hendrix Hart is headed to Tennessee! The young sprinter, who is the son of comedian and actor Kevin Hart, has committed to the University of Tennessee’s track and field program. Kevin Hart shared the news on Instagram, posting photos from his son’s signing shoot along with a message celebrating the milestone. “Proud of you son…. … Read more
Heaven Epps, the daughter of rapper 2 Chainz, has been accepted to Howard University and plans to attend the historic HBCU this fall. Her mother, Kesha Ward a.k.a Pea Epps, shared the news in December by posting a screenshot of the acceptance letter confirming Heaven’s admission to Howard’s criminology program for the Fall 2026 semester. … Read more
A University of Idaho professor has won a $10 million judgment after a TikTok influencer publicly spread false claims that she was behind the brutal quadruple killings of four college students. A Boise District Court jury ordered Texas TikToker Ashley Gillard on Friday to pay $10 million after concluding that she falsely accused professor Rebecca … Read more
Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard University amid a campus review of his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, Harvard University announced Wednesday. Summers, who has been on leave since November and whose name appears hundreds of times in newly released Epstein files, will leave at the end of the academic … Read more