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COLUMBIA — The Community Remembrance Project of Boone County (CRP) said they found the marker on the MKT trail in remembrance of James T. Scott which was forcibly removed on Thursday, according to a news release.  "I went from shock to disappointment to back to shock, a mixture of sadness, and also a reminder of feeling unsafe," CRP member Brittani Fults said. As of Friday afternoon, the marker was repaired and replaced on its plaque. A marker in remembrance of James T. Scott, who was lynched in Boone County in 1923, was forcibly removed.  Cou...

COLUMBIA — The Community Remembrance Project of Boone County (CRP) said they found the marker on the MKT trail in remembrance of James T. Scott which was forcibly removed on Thursday, according to a news release.  "I went from shock to disappointment to back to shock, a mixture of sadness, and also a reminder of feeling unsafe," CRP member Brittani Fults said. As of Friday afternoon, the marker was repaired and replaced on its plaque. A marker in remembrance of James T. Scott, who was lynched in Boone County in 1923, was forcibly removed.  Cou...

For many, thinking about the world’s environmental future brings concern, even outright alarm. There have been, after all, decades of increasingly strident warnings by experts and growing, ever-more-obvious signs of the Earth’s shifting climate. Couple this with a perception that past actions to address the problem have been tantamount to baby steps made by a generation of leaders who are still arguing about what to do, and even whether there really is a problem. It’s no surprise, then, that the next generation of global environmental leaders are preparing for their chance to begin work...

Diversity Strategic Planning Communities and Co-Chairs Faculty: Giacomo Negro and Tim Holbrook Staff: Sabrina Burnett and Teresa Fosque Undergraduate Students: Candice M. Williams and Malcolm J. Robinson Graduate and Professional Students: Lasha Clarke and Annabella Cockerell (Amanda James, ex officio) Post-doctorates: Laramie D. Lemon and Jasmine Miller-Kleinhenz (Amanda James, ex officio) Alumni: Munir Meghjani 08Ox 10C and Isabel M. Garcia 99L External Community: Alan Anderson and Ciannat Howett Staff support: Tara Bartelt, Project Manager, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Even a...

Photo:  Following student criticism this semester, Student Wellness Services (SWS) is launching a Student Advisory Committee to help improve the service. Initially advertised March 31 on the Queen’s University Be Well Facebook page, students who are interested in applying to the SWS Student Advisory Committee can email SWS Director Cynthia Gibney explaining why they’d like to become an advisory board member, what they think the goals for the advisory team should be, and whether they are able to commit to a minimum of one monthly meeting. Applications for the committee are due on May 1. ...