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Stigma, pay hamper recruiting effort at Wayne Co. Sheriff's Office View Comments Detroit — With 200 jobs to fill at the Wayne County Jail, recruiting candidates is a top priority for Sheriff Raphael Washington.  But a recent job fair, which drew only two applicants in three hours, indicates the uphill nature of the battle for his department. "When you turn on the TV and everything about the cops is bad, it makes kids not want to work in law enforcement," said Keith Williams, one of the recruiters taking part in the event May 22 outside Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Chri...

Media Credit: Hatchet File Photo Higher education administration experts said LeBlanc may prioritize certain shorter term goals like increasing fundraising in his last year at GW, but his attention should turn to ensuring a smooth transition for his successor. Higher education administration experts said University President Thomas LeBlanc’s announcement that he will be stepping down next year comes as no surprise, given the ongoing tensions between him and the GW community. Experts said university presidents tend to leave after faculty express doubts in their leadership, which LeBlanc expe...

Media Credit: File Photo by Donna Armstrong | Contributing Photo Editor LeBlanc said earlier this year he expected the two naming task forces to finalize their recommendation this spring. The Board of Trustees could announce whether they will rename the Marvin Center and the Colonials moniker and finalize the budget for the upcoming fiscal year at their open meeting Friday. The Board’s committees have been meeting since early this month, but Friday’s open session with the full Board comes as the task forces studying the Marvin Center building name and Colonials moniker wrap up developing ...

Media Credit: Hatchet File Photo By the end of April, The New York Times had amassed more than 6,500 active unique subscribers from the GW community. News By Yankun Zhao May 10, 2021 12:25 AM Officials said The New York Times has been the most popular news subscription among the GW community with nearly two million views since they began offering the service last November. Students, faculty and staff received free digital access to three of the nation’s most recognizable newspapers — The Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal — last fall. Officials said University d...

Media Credit: File Photo by Sophia Young | Photographer Faculty have lobbied officials to tap into the University’s $1.8 billion endowment to allocate more money for research. News By Isha Trivedi May 10, 2021 12:25 AM Amid calls from faculty to allocate more funding for research as the University emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, experts said directing money to a surplus can better support GW’s long-term research offerings. Faculty said instead of setting aside money for a surplus in the upcoming fiscal year, officials should direct that money to faculty research given delays to n...