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After a complaint filed with the Department of Education in December, current and former faculty share their stances on being able to speak about controversial issues on University platforms.
Two West Lafayette leaders question level of transparency in remaining State Street after outgoing Purdue president.
University of Minnesota Regent Kao Ly Ilean Her dies at 52 Advocate recently had contracted COVID-19. May 14, 2021 — 12:56pm Text size Copy shortlink: Kao Ly Ilean Her, the University of Minnesota's first Hmong regent and a passionate advocate for the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, died Thursday. She was 52. Her had been hospitalized for the past few weeks. She had a chronic lung disease and recently contracted COVID-19, said her sister Sharon Her Edgens. Her was elected to a six-year term on the U's governing ...
April 30, 2021 Cougar Pride monument on the WSU Pullman campus PULLMAN, Wash. – Members of the Washington State University Board of Regents will meet virtually and in-person at WSU Health Sciences Spokane May 6 and 7. Regents are expected to set tuition rates for the 2021-2022 academic year, review designs for WSU Vancouver’s new Life Sciences Building and consider revised athletics budgets and financial planning, among other actions. A complete agenda is available on the Board of Regents website. Members of the public can watch committee meetings as well as the Friday Board of Regents m...
Fort Smith Times Record It's unclear whether Fort Smith's quarter-percent sales tax will be renewed, but city directors are intent on supporting the services it supplements. The sales tax, which provided $5.6 million in 2020 that was split between the parks and fire departments, gives the two departments revenue to make upgrades such as those seen recently at Harley Wilson Park. Set to expire Sept. 22, 2022, if not renewed through a vote, the board recently discussed what the tax means for the city. At the Friday Board of Directors workshop, City Administrator Carl Geffken said the time...