WASHINGTON, April 5 -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Today, America First Legal (AFL) sued the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to compel the immediate release of documents requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regarding the secretive Presidential Information Technology Committee (PITC) created by former President Barack Obama. In January, AFL filed a FOIA with the Defense Information Systems Agency, part   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 4 -- Trinity College issued the following news: Trinity College alumnus Daniel Meyer '80, P'20 will be the 2024 Commencement speaker on Sunday, May 19, at 11:00 a.m., on the Main Quad. He will receive an honorary degree along with a pair of local leaders who have shaped Hartford, Luke and Sara Bronin. A political science major, Meyer gained his first restaurant experience in New York City following graduation. He then went to Europe to study cooking in Italy and Fr  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 2 -- Oklahoma State University's Spears School of Business issued the following news: The Center for Legal Studies and Business Ethics (CLSBE) will host the third annual "Conversations on Ethical Leadership" at 3 p.m., April 23, at the Student Union Theater on Oklahoma State University's Stillwater campus. Former Republican Gov. Frank Keating and former Democratic Gov. Brad Henry will join in a conversation with Spears School of Business Dean Jim Payne about what et  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 2 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: The Center for Legal Studies and Business Ethics (CLSBE) will host the third annual "Conversations on Ethical Leadership" at 3 p.m., April 23, at the Student Union Theater on Oklahoma State University's Stillwater campus. Former Republican Gov. Frank Keating and former Democratic Gov. Brad Henry will join in a conversation with Spears School of Business Dean Jim Payne about what ethical leadership means to th  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, April 6 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news on April 5, 2024: A Pulitzer Prize-winner and former U.S. Poet Laureate will headline this year's Spring Literary Festival at East Tennessee State University. Rita Dove will read from her work on Thursday, April 18, at 7 p.m. in the recently revitalized Bud Frank Theatre. Dove will also offer a conversational session with ETSU's Dr. Jesse Graves and Valencia Robin Grice at 3 p.m. in the Reece Museum.  more