September 24, 2021 – King’s College has been selected by the Institute of International Education (IIE) to receive an IIE American Passport Project grant that will enable 25 King’s College students to obtain a U.S. passport and support their study abroad journeys. In this inaugural year of the initiative, IIE announced 40 selected institutions that, overall, will aid 1,000 U.S. students to procure their U.S. passports and to provide study abroad guidance.
September 20, 2021 – On Tuesday, August 31, 2020, King’s College President Rev. Thomas P. Looney, C.S.C., Ph.D. conferred Alumni Awards upon five distinguished alumni who have demonstrated remarkable contributions to their professional fields, to the communities in which they live, and to King’s College. Members of the faculty, staff, administration, and alumni assisted the president in the selection process from among nominees submitted by alumni and friends of the College. Alumni Awards are typically presented annually during the College’s Commencement Weekend. Due to the global pandemic, the 2021 Alumni Awards ceremony was held in a via Zoom.
WHERE: Online, via Zoom
WHEN: Thursday, September 16, 2021, 7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
“Electoral College: Yea or Nay? Historical, Constitutional, and Comparative Perspectives,” 2021 Constitution Day Roundtable, with Thomas Mackaman, Associate Professor of History, King’s College; Michael Moreland, University Professor of Law and Religion, Villanova University; and Ayesha Ray, Associate Professor of Political Science, King's College
WHERE: Online, via Zoom
WHEN: Wednesday, September 8, 2021, 7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
Frank Pasquale, Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School, “Take This Job and Automate It? Why New Laws of Robotics Are Needed in a New Economy,” with a response from Amy Sliva, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, King's College
August 31, 2021 – This fall, eight teacher candidates have received their student teacher assignments at schools in the local area. Student teachers will complete a 15-week placement that will lead to their certification in their area and grade level. Three of the student teachers will be working toward dual certification in their grade level and special education.