Higher Education

... Selection comes with up to $210 million award over five years ....

... UH notified the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) on April 28, 2021, that work/construction on the TMT project was initiated in 2019 based on project activities in June and July of that year ....

... UH represents about 3% of the state’s economy ....

... 2021’s Cities with the Most & Least Student Debt ....

... new requirement to be the imposition of racist, neo-colonial requirements on our society ....

... Sen. Donna Mercado Kim, Chair of the Senate Committee on Higher Education, did not hold back this past legislative session pushing for proposed legislation that would negatively impact the nucleus that allowed the University of Hawai‘i to obtain the distinguished Carnegie R1 institution ....

... This means that, to be on any UH campus, students must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 ....

"...the Legislature disregarded collective bargaining and granted this generous cash bonus to one group of employees while making significant departmental cuts elsewhere, like in higher education, which will likely lead to layoffs...."

... H4D is a 16-week course that accepts students from business, computer science, engineering and policy majors ....

.... Saiki selected Representative Mark M. Nakashima, Chair of the Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee (District 1 – Hamakua, North Hilo, South Hilo) to serve as Chair of the working group ....

... UH’s budget got gutted—by our Senate ....

... In a special Stadium Authority Board Meeting this morning (Thursday, May 6), the Board confirmed and voted for an early demolition of the existing stadium location ....

... according to the 2021 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) USA University Rankings, released on May 5 ....

... UH spring 2021 commencement ceremonies range from virtual to in-person ....

"...We still do not have all of the facts of the incident yet...."

... Caltech hopes to have its plans approved by early 2022, which would enable the physical deconstruction and restoration to begin by summer 2022 ....

... The GOP amendment was a single sentence. It said no college “may receive any Federal funding if the institution has a policy in place or engages in a practice that discriminates against Asian Americans in recruitment, applicant review, or admissions.” ....

... Simons’ appointment as the leader of one of the world’s premier astronomy programs became official at the Board of Regents April 15 meeting ....

... Many of the reductions are hopefully made up with federal stimulus funding ....

... The House of Representatives has extended the nomination deadline for Native Hawaiian persons who wish to serve on the Mauna Kea Working Group from April 5, 2021 to April 26, 2021 ....

... Ige announced the appointments of William Haning, III, M.D., Wayne Higaki and Diane Paloma to the University of Hawai‘i Board of Regents ....

... For our faculty and students, this upcoming fall 2021 semester will be a transition semester, as we reopen our campus and navigate from a primarily online environment towards a primarily in-person semester in/by spring 2022 ....

... 50% for the class of 2020 enrolling in college immediately after graduation, as compared to 55% for the class of 2019 ....

... engineering-related issues are being solved by UH Mānoa College of Engineering students through a program called “Hacking for Defense” ....

"...caused approximately a 10% reduction in the Fall 2020 enrollment...."

... a working group to include seven (7) members who are Native Hawaiian to be nominated by Native Hawaiian groups, organizations, or communities to be appointed by the Speaker of the House ....

... a list of candidates to Gov. David Ige to fill one Hawaiʻi County seat for a five-year appointment, beginning July 1, 2021 ....

... Laissez les bon temps rouler! ....

... your kid is a racist at age 3, but we can help (for a small fee of course) .... 

... the Authority reported total revenues of $6.9 million and total expenses of $13.5 million, resulting in a net loss of $6.6 million ....

"... Similar ideas have been previously proposed in the legislature in past years with no result. This has created uncertainty and concern amongst the existing observatories and their national and international non-profit owners/sponsors regarding matters critical to their futures ...."

... Package Deal?  Saiki, Hanabusa Launch Attack on State Auditor to Save OHA’s Dirty Secrets ....

... Institutions in Hawaii have only spent 40 percent of total allocated funds ....

... International Socialists taking over now that the National Socialists have been exiled to Florida.  Too bad you have only these two choices, eh?  How did you get yourself into that trap? ....

... Prof. Cynthia Franklin is currently on a team developing a partnership between al-Quds University and the University of Hawaii at Manoa ....

"... 2033, the expiration of the existing state lease .... "

... list of candidates presented to Gov. David Ige to fill two Honolulu County seats for 5-year appointments ....

... refusing to rent to or negotiate for the rental of the three properties on the basis of familial status ....

...UHERO: Ratepayers Pay $1.15 More for Every $1.00 Saved by Solar Users....

... this bill would clarify Title IX protection for female athletes is based on biological sex ....

... This RFQ includes the new Aloha Stadium complemented by a mix of developments that will connect to the rail station ....  

... Will an Hawaii County Board of Ethics decision help Hawaii County's new mayor chart a new course for law enforcement at the Mauna Kea telescope protest site? ....

...Thursday, December 10, from noon to 1:30 p.m. (HST) via Zoom....

...“Israel is a very strong partner” and the “best example of democracy and the American values that we have in the Middle East” ....

...only 7 Hawaii-based patents awarded in 2019....

...OHA touts NHPI Collective -- but completely different group gets funding from NIH, announced by UH JABSOM and Schatz’ office....

...Especially with recent news of successes in COVID-19 vaccine development, I think we are all looking forward to better times ahead in 2021....

...Harry Kim won’t be mayor much longer....  

... $381.2 million in economic output generated, including direct, indirect, and induced effects ....

...UH Manoa is ahead of the University of Oklahoma (No. 414), California State University, Fresno (No. 494)....