The Duke Energy Foundation announced $217,500 in grants for education programs across the Cincinnati region including four in Northern Kentucky. Most of the funding for the 16 local grantees is aimed at reversing academic declines due to recent in-person learning gaps among K-12 students across Greater Cincinnati, a news release said. This includes the common […]
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Cincinnati State, Gateway, Miami, and NKU announce partnership to close equity gaps
Gateway President Dr. Fernando Figueroa, NKU President Dr. Ashish Vaidya, Cincinnati State President Dr. Monica Posey, Miami University President Dr. Gregory Crawford. Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, Gateway Community and Technical College, Miami University, and Northern Kentucky University announced today that they have joined “Moon Shot for Equity,” a national initiative that aims to close equity gaps […]
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New Food Pantry Dedicated at Gateway’s Edgewood Campus
The Apartment Association Outreach, Inc. (AAO) and Gateway Community & Technical College dedicated a new food pantry located on the college’s Edgewood campus. It is called Food for Thought Food Pantry. AAO – the not-for-profit charitable organization of the Greater Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Apartment Association (GCNKAA) – donated to Gateway a SABA Commercial Grade 2-door glass front […]
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St. Henry Honors ’81 Volleyball Team, Former Principal
St. Henry District High School honored its 1981 state champion volleyball team and renamed the floor at its athletic complex in honor of a former principal. The volleyball team was recognized during an alumni event between varsity and junior varsity games against Louisville Assumption late last month. The team will also be inducted into the […]
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New Building, Largest-Ever Capital Campaign Underway at Thomas More
Thomas More University is celebrating its first one hundred years and is working actively to prepare for its next century. The university announced its Second Century Campaign during a campus event on Monday afternoon in which President Joseph Chillo and other Thomas More leaders and fundraisers addressed a crowd of supporters and students. While the […]
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Hebron Native Awarded Scholarship for Golf Management Studies
A Hebron native who is currently a student at Eastern Kentucky University is among the ten students awarded a scholarship through the PGA WORKS Golf Management University Scholarship Program for the 2021-22 academic year. The $8,000 scholarships, awarded by PGA REACH, aim to improve the recruitment and retention of students from diverse backgrounds, who are […]
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NKU Business School Announces Partnership with University in Egypt
Northern Kentucky University announced Monday a partnership with Nahda University in Beni-Suef (NUB) in Egypt. The memorandum of understanding, signed on August 2, allows NKU to offer an online MBA degree to eligible students enrolled in NUB and will also provide NUB undergraduates a pathway to earn a bachelor of science in business administration (BSBA) […]
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Law enforcement on site at Highlands campus to investigate threat
FTM file. UPDATE, 12:13 p.m. According to District officials, the threat has been thoroughly investigated and found to be unsubstantiated. Students are now returning to class. _________ Police from Fort Thomas, Southgate, Newport and K9 units from Cincinnati are actively investigating a phone-in threat at Highlands High School in Fort Thomas. The high school and […]
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KDE to Reimburse Public Schools for Incentives for Vaccinated Employees
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) will use up to $8.8 million in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds to provide reimbursements to districts that have rewarded and acknowledged the time, energy and effort staff members took to get vaccinated, the department announced on Friday. All full- and part-time employees of public school districts […]
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Covington Latin School Receives Cognia Accreditation
Covington Latin School received the Cognia education accreditation, awarded only to schools that demonstrate the highest of educational standards by providing students with the plethora of opportunities knowledge brings, a news release said. Cognia is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that accredits primary and secondary schools throughout the United States and internationally, making them the largest […]