Bridgepoint Education Inc., the for-profit college company that owns Ashford University, lost a third of its value in New York trading after Ashford’s accreditation application was denied by a regional accreditor.

Thomas Jefferson School of Law named Lilys D. McCoy director of the school’s new solo practice concentration and Lawyer Incubator Program, and named Rebecca Nieman as the school’s new law clinic attorney.

From July 17 through July 20, the 20th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction will descend upon the campus of San Diego State University.

The more foreign and out-of-state students register at the University of California and the higher tuition and fees there are pushed, the more legitimate it becomes for taxpayers who built and still largely fund the 10-campus system to wonder who it will belong to in the future.

California Western School of Law professors James M. Cooper and Justin P. Brooks will help launch Red Inocente, an Innocence Network in Latin America, this week in Santiago, Chile.

McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP partner Bill Earley has been elected president of the San Diego State University Alumni Association, effective July 1.

University of San Diego School of Law Professor Frank Partnoy will discuss his new book, "WAIT: The Art and Science of Delay," on Tuesday, July 17, at a breakfast sponsored by USDís Master of Science in Executive Leadership program. He will talk about how taking control of time and slowing down our responses yields better results in almost every arena of life.

McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP partner William (Bill) T. Earley has been elected president of the San Diego State University Alumni Association, effective July 1.

Maysa Eissa, associate director of career services at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, has been selected to serve on the 2012-14 Equal Justice Works National Advisory Committee. During the next two years, the committee will support Equal Justice Worksí mission to mobilize the next generation of public interest attorneys by acting as ambassadors within the law school and legal services communities.

Wednesday night, the Engineering & General Contractors Association, which will soon assimilate into the Associated General Contractors of America, presented for the ninth time a number of scholarships to students pursuing higher education.

The Murrieta City Council honored a team of Murrieta Valley High School robotics students who won the World Robotics Championship during an extensive competition at the Anaheim Convention Center in April.

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP recently won the 2012 Heilbron Award for the mid-sized San Diego business category. The award recognizes companies that exemplify the pay-it-forward spirit by giving their professional expertise to advance the well-being and success of others in the community.

San Diego-based United States University has been recognized as one of the most affordable for-profit universities by the U.S. Department of Education.

The construction industry seems to be picking up steam in San Diego, as data for May released last week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows employment is at its highest point of the year.

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP recently won the 2012 Heilbron Award for the mid-sized San Diego business category.

The Southwestern College Governing Board voted Wednesday evening to place a project labor agreement on Proposition R projects.

The Japan Society of San Diego and Tijuana is bringing together San Diegoís top chefs and brewers to showcase their favorite culinary and sake traditions for the local community at the 10th annual Beer & Sake Festival, according to a release.

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Thomas Jefferson School of Law promoted two faculty members and granted tenure to another pair, the school announced Monday.

The future labor workforce of the electrical industry in San Diego is going to come from people out of an apprentice shop or a four-year university, with a good amount being military veterans, as local entities are already aiding this cause.