WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, June 29 (TNSper) -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: Grammy award-winning producer and Winston-Salem native Patrick "9th Wonder" Douthit and renowned poet Brenda Marie Osbey will join the Wake Forest University African American Studies Program as professors for the 2022-2023 academic year. Douthit will be Professor of the Practice in Residence in African American Studies for fall 2022, and Brenda Marie Osbey will be Distinguished Professor of the  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 29 (TNSper) -- The American Conservative Union issued the following news release on June 28, 2022: The Coalition Against Socialized Medicine (CASM), a broad coalition of leading conservative and free-market groups including the Conservative Political Action Coalition (CPAC), Heritage Action, FreedomWorks, the National Taxpayers Union, Club for Growth, Citizens Against Government Waste, American Commitment, and the Committee to Unleash Prosperity, today announced the a  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 30 (TNSper) -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Mildred Coyne, Jeff Cross, Judith Marty, Troy Stefano, Sharon Taylor-Ellis, Kristin Whitaker, and Burton "Tra" Williams III to the Commission for Independent Education. Mildred Coyne, PhD Coyne, of Cocoa, is a Senior Vice President of Broward College. She is the Founder and Co-Chair of the Florida College System's Council of Workforce Ed  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, July 1 (TNSper) -- The College of William and Mary issued the following news story on June 30, 2022: Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin today appointed four alumni to William & Mary's Board of Visitors, the governing body of the institution. They include: Kendrick Ashton, Jr. '98, Mike Petters M.B.A. '93, Steve Huebner '76 and Laura Keehner Rigas '01. The four will fill vacancies left by Victor K. Branch '84, Sue H. Gerdelman '76, William H. Payne II '01 and Lisa E. Roday P '  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 1 (TNSper) -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on July 1, 2022: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced he will appoint Troy Haley to serve as Administrator of the Tennessee Bureau of Workers' Compensation within the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, effective immediately. Lee also named key appointments to the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. "Troy is a dedicated public servant, and I thank him for his willingness to tak  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, July 2 (TNSper) -- The College of William and Mary issued the following news story: Todd Mooradian, award-winning teacher, scholar and administrator, has been named the next dean of William & Mary's Raymond A. Mason School of Business. Mooradian, who will begin in this role at the Mason School August 15th, is dean of the College of Business at the University of Louisville. He previously served as a faculty leader and administrator for nearly three decades at William & M  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, June 30 (TNSpol) -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: Stan Meiburg, former acting deputy administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and director of Wake Forest University's graduate programs in sustainability, is available for comment on the Supreme Court case West Virginia vs. EPA. Meiburg served 39 years with the EPA capping his career as acting deputy administrator for the agency from 2014 to 2017. He is known for leading effort  more