“Women of color have driven the remarkable success of Democratic women in elective office,” says Elder. “Women of color are also the most loyal supporters of Democratic candidates--and recent Democratic presidents including Joe Biden and Barack Obama owe their success to this group of voters,” she adds.
Antioch College announces the revival of the Antioch Writers’ Workshop, a distinguished residential workshop and retreat for writers on its campus in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Originally launched at Antioch in 1986, the workshop moved to various institutions after 2009 and was discontinued in 2019.
Antioch College now joins a select cohort of only ten other work colleges nationwide, solidifying its commitment to experiential learning, community engagement, and preparing students for meaningful careers.
More than just 20th Century American summer nostalgia: Michael Zalot of Cedar Crest College collects, studies and catalogs hundreds of popular arcade and amusement-park game tokens that once served as a micro-economy of exchange.
As the new Ukrainian counter-offensive retakes areas of that country where war crimes may have occurred, speed and mobility by Ukrainian forces may limit Russian occupiers of the time needed remove evidence and cover up those crimes, including genocide, according to Edward Westermann, noted scholar at Texas A&M University-San Antonio.
Hartwick College’s Guiding Eyes for the Blind program is celebrating its 25th Anniversary at the college. The program matches student volunteers with puppies to raise and train them for the non-profit organization that provides free guide dogs to people with vision loss.
A just-published study by Dr. John Pezzuto of the Western New England University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences found that consuming grapes protected against ultraviolet damage to the skin.
As the Franklin Pierce U. soccer team travels to Seattle for the NCAA-Division II national championship, they will bring campus cafeteria workers Merrilyn Patch and Arwen Mellor, affectionately known as the university’s “lunch ladies,” to cheer them on.
In preparation for a leadership transition, Harvey Mudd College officials’ search for a solution to the challenges of housing its next president met with excellent timing as an historic nearby home—the recipient of three recent awards for historical renovation, sustainable innovation and landscape design—emerged on the market.
“Robert was someone who just kept working and working, taking a class or two even as he held a full-time job,” said the university’s president. “He truly embodied the work ethic and the dedication to learning that many of our students represent.”
Texas A&M University-San Antonio has named its first-ever intercollegiate athletics director. He is Darnell Smith--a former star high school athlete at nearby Taft High School in San Antonio, who will leave a university position in Oklahoma and return to his home town to help A&M-San Antonio launch its first intercollegiate athletics program.
Aaron Montgomery of Baldwin Wallace University offers insights on probability and placing a friendly bet at the office Super Bowl pool
Since their campus was established near the base of Mt. Monadnock, 55 years ago, students, administrators and staff at Franklin Pierce U. start each new school year with a group excursion to the summit—the 2018 climb will take place on Sunday, Sept. 9th.
With more than 20 “red flag” gun bills pending in state legislatures, risk-based gun seizure laws have emerged as a prominent policy option for reducing gun violence. A new study by Aaron Kivisto of the University of Indianapolis--appearing in the June edition of the journal Psychiatric Services--provides evidence that risk-based gun seizure laws do work and are saving lives.
Franklin Pierce University is launching a new initiative to leverage its scenic 1200-acre campus for expanded undergraduate science research, while helping financially needy students pursue majors and careers in the sciences. The program is made possible by a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant.
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