CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 15 -- The American Bar Association issued the following news: * * * 2027 Spirit of Excellence Award to honor legal leaders, mentors and trailblazers at ABA Midyear Meeting CHICAGO, Oct. 14, 2026 -- The American Bar Association will recognize recipients of its Spirit of Excellence Award at the Titans for Change Gala during the 2027 ABA Midyear Meeting in Chicago. The award, presented by the ABA Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession, recognizes the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * At New Hampshire Women's Foundation Luncheon in Manchester, Shaheen Honored for Decades of Service with Establishment of "Shaheen Girls Leadership Award" * (Washington, DC) - Today, the New Hampshire Women's Foundation honored U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) with the establishment of the "Shaheen Girls Leadership Award," which was announced at the New Hampshire Women's Foundation 22nd Ann  more

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Oct. 15 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news: * * * CLAS alumna wins 2026 Kirkus Prize * Author Tayari Jones, who earned a master's degree in English from the University of Iowa in 1994, has won the 2026 Kirkus Prize for Fiction for her novel Kin. Kin, Jones' fifth novel, follows the lifelong friendship of two motherless girls whose choices lead them down vastly different paths. The book was selected for Oprah's Book Club   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Oct 14, 2026 THREE WEEKS OUT: Senate Map "Expands" For Democrats as GOP Sees "Rising Threat to the Senate Majority" on "Increasingly Shaky" Battleground With less than three weeks to go until Election Day, coverage continues to highlight how Democrats are on offense, increasingly competing in "deep in Trump territory" as an "increasingly shaky" Republican Senate map "provide[s] little  more

OXFORD, Ohio, Oct. 14 -- Miami University posted the following news: * * * Enduring friendship started at Miami for prominent political figures Ryan, Razdan Duggal * Foreign policy, bipartisanship, immigration, and midterm elections were among the conversation topics Tuesday night at Wilks Theater. So, too, were the Miami University experiences of Paul Ryan '92 and Shefali Razdan Duggal '93 -- and a friendship that started with studying together at Shriver Center and has endured through the  more

SPOKANE, Washington, Oct. 16 -- Gonzaga University issued the following news: * * * Gonzaga 'Honored' to Name New Regents for 2026 October 15, 2026 Gonzaga has named several new individuals as members of the Board of Regents for 2026. Between notable alumni, dedicated friends of Gonzaga and staff and faculty members, President Katia Passerini is excited for the wealth of knowledge they'll bring as trusted advisers to the University. "We are honored to welcome our newest members of the Board  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Oct. 16 -- Brandeis University issued the following news: * * * Maya Soetoro, 2026 Justice Brandeis Practitioner-in-Residence, on peacebuilding in a polarized world By David Levin October 14, 2026 Maya Soetoro, the 2026 Justice Brandeis Practitioner-in-Residence, delivered a keynote address in Rapaporte Treasure Hall in late September on ways of thinking about peacebuilding in a polarized world. She also met with Brandeis students, faculty and staff the next day to c  more

COCOA, Florida, Oct. 9 [Category: Aerospace] -- The National Space Society posted the following news release: * * * NSS Honors the Life and Legacy of Apollo Software Engineer Margaret Hamilton * Hamilton Wrote Software that Delivered Astronauts to the Moon Image: Apollo software engineer Margaret Hamilton poses with printouts of the Apollo Guidance Computer program that delivered U.S. astronauts to the Moon. The National Space Society honors pioneering software engineer Margaret Hamilton,   more

GREENVILLE, South Carolina, Oct. 13 -- Furman University posted the following news: * * * Riley Institute to host conversation with Ambassador Rahm Emanuel * The Riley Institute at Furman University will host Ambassador Rahm Emanuel and Upstate business leader Billy Webster for an on-stage conversation about the public policy issues shaping the national conversation ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The event, scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 14, from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Watkins Room of the   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 [Category: Political] -- Humane World Action Fund issued the following news release: * * * Trump administration reinstitutes bear baiting on Alaska national preserves * The National Park Service finalized a controversial rule allowing trophy hunters to use food bait to lure and kill black and brown bears in Alaska, reversing wildlife protections restored in 2024. WASHINGTON (Oct. 16, 2026)--The Trump administration today finalized a U.S. National Park Service rule that r  more

LEXINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 16 -- Washington and Lee University issued the following news: * * * The Road to the White House Runs Through Mock Con At Mock Convention's Parents and Family Weekend event, former White House press secretaries shared their experiences and spoke about the relationship between politics and the media. By Emily Innes Stanley October 15, 2026 Washington and Lee University's Mock Convention tapped into the lively atmosphere of the annual Parents and Family Weekend to h  more