WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The American Studies Association issued the following statement on June 7 by President Scott Kurashige: Tony McDade. Breonna Taylor. Manuel Ellis. Ahmaud Arbery. George Floyd. I am writing to you in my capacity as president of our organization to lift up these names and speak to the rebellion taking place in our midst across the United States and around the world. I do so in the last month of two tumultuous years during which I have had the honor to serve as ASA's preside  more

DENVER, Colorado, June 10 -- The Colorado Secretary of State issued the following news release: This week, county clerks across Colorado are mailing ballot packets for the June 30 Statewide Primary. Clerks have until Friday, June 12 to mail ballots to registered voters eligible to participate in this year's statewide primary. To limit the spread of COVID-19, Secretary of State Griswold is encouraging Coloradans to return their voted Statewide Primary ballot by mail or drop-box. "Our statewide   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and its Kansas chapter are calling on the Kansas Republican Party and the United Wireless Arena in Dodge City, Kan., to drop anti-Muslim hate group leader John Bennett as a keynote speaker at the Dodge City Republican Expo. Bennett, who has called for the removal of American mosques and calls Islam a "cancer," is the Vice President of Understandin  more

ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio, June 13 -- Belmont College issued the following news: Belmont College is pleased to announce the reappointment of board member Mr. Edward D. Eberhart to serve on the College Board of Trustees. Mr. Eberhart, representing Belmont County, was reappointed by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine for a term beginning May 13, 2020, and ending May 12, 2023. Mr. Eberhart, from Barnesville, Ohio, has served on the Belmont College Board of Trustees since 2015 and currently works for Harvey Go  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, June 12 -- Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news release: With nationwide protests in support for the Black Lives Matter movement and growing economic frustration from the Covid-19 pandemic, this election year will surely be eventful. This week, Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang discuss the Black Lives Matter protests and how social media and technology have boosted the movement. They look into the underlyin  more