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That we advocate for on a national level. we have found yale to be a particularly egregious example. there are a lot of tricky assets to this issue, that as rishi said, it cannot be a blanket policy. it needs to be addressing each student case individually, and exploring all reasonable accommodations as per federal law, before resulting to something like exclusion. so, is the goal of the lawsuit, and obviously a lot of litigation takes place behind closed doors, people are often incentivized to ...

It is really amazing to be able to share this experience, its been so difficult for me and others over the decades. when i was doing with mental health crisis i felt like yale was presenting me with a stark binary choice. i could either continue with a full-time schedule at yale and all the challenges that would come with it, or i would have to commit to an extended absence in which i would have to give up university health insurance, on-campus housing, and every manner of institutional support ...

To the Editor: Rob Schofield in last week’s Smoky Mountain News decried the current Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) as “political” be...

Beloved Appalachian storyteller, author and playwright Gary Carden will be telling tall tales from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, in the Meeting Room...

Tribal members Lavita Hill and Mary Crowe have received an Attorney General’s Dogwood Award from N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein for their work to re...

The North Carolina Parks and Recreation Authority, which oversees the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, recently approved $17.4 million to fund nine ca...

The Joyce Kilmer National Recreation Trail in Graham County is reopen after more than two years of closure.  In February 2020, significant rainfa...

To the Editor: A college football coach will tell you there are three basic units that comprise a football team: offense, defense and special tea...

Winners of EcoForesters’ Annual Awards were announced this month, celebrating achievement in ecological forestry and highlighting important issues tha...

Learn now to make a Christmas wreath during a demonstration offered at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva.  M...