QUEENS, New York, Feb. 8 -- The City University of New York's Queens College issued the following news release: * * * - Collection documenting 30 years of Crowley's public service will be made available for research purposes * * * Former United States Congressman and Queens College alumnus Joseph Crowley '85 donated his congressional papers to the Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library at Queens College in a deed signing event at the school on Thursday, February 7. The collection, comprising items d  more

SPOKANE, Washington, Feb. 5 -- Gonzaga University issued the following news: Patrick Deneen, Ph.D., professor of political science at University of Notre Dame, discusses his recent book "Why Liberalism Failed" at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 20 at Gonzaga University's Hemmingson Center Ballroom. The event, presented by Phi Beta Kappa faculty at Gonzaga University, is free and open to the public. One of the most acclaimed political analysis books of 2018, "Why Liberalism Failed" argues that both con  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * - Sankar's legal, technical, and leadership expertise will be invaluable assets to Earthjustice * * * Today, Sambhav Sankar, who helped lead former President Barack Obama's National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, begins serving in the second-highest leadership position at Earthjustice as its Senior Vice President of Programs. In that role, he will work to integrate the organization's litigation wor  more

HAMILTON, New York, Feb. 7 -- Colgate University issued the following news: Leon Panetta, former U.S. secretary of defense and co-founder of the Panetta Institute for Public Policy, will address the Colgate community on Friday, April 5, at 7 p.m. in Colgate Memorial Chapel. His speech, part of the Kerschner Family Series Global Leaders at Colgate, will highlight a weekend-long celebration of Colgate leadership at 200 Years. Ticket information will be posted at 200.colgate.edu as it becomes ava  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 5 -- The American Psychiatric Association issued the following news release: WHAT: The American Psychiatric Association's 2019 Annual Meeting features nationally recognized experts in psychiatry and mental health policy, research and clinical practice. The meeting will feature more than 650 sessions and specialized tracks, including addiction psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, and more. It will also include a Mental  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 7 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: NDP Chair Jane Kleeb today demanded that the Nebraska Republican Party and its GOP candidates and officeholders return all contributions received from TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts, who was called out this week for a series of racist and anti-Muslim emails. "Joe Ricketts makes huge donations to the Nebraska GOP and has given thousands of dollars to U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse, Reps. Don Bacon, Adrian Smi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California, issued the following news release: Today Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement on Sens. Shaheen and Young's letter to the Secretary of State, calling for "a certification that better reflects the facts on the ground" in Yemen. "I have long said we need clearer information regarding the Saudi coalition's operational conduct in Yemen and I'm grateful that Sens. Shaheen and Young have maintained pressure on  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, a senior member of the House Judiciary, Homeland Security and Budget committees, issued the following statement on the decision of the Justice Department to reverse its position in Abbott vs. Perez: "The Trump Administration's assault on the Voting Rights Act continued on the announcement by this President's political appointees at the Justice Department to reverse the Department's position on a critical voting rights case emanating from t  more