WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Armenian Assembly of America issued the following news: On September 16, the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) will host the 2019 National Advocacy Conference and Gala, where experts will discuss issues important to the Armenian American community. The panel on Religious Freedom in the Middle East and Turkey will shed light on the risks and challenges of religious minorities, with emphasis given to the plight of the Christians in Turkey and throughout the wider   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 5 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued the following testimony by Tequila Johnson, co-founder and vice president of the Equity Alliance, at a field hearing entitled "Discriminatory Barriers to Voting": "My name is Tequila Johnson, and I am grateful for the opportunity to testify today on "Discriminatory Barriers to Voting." "I am thirty-three years old. I was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. I have lived in Nashville, Tennessee for the past sixteen years. I am a mov  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 30 -- Lewis and Clark College issued the following news: By Hanna Merzbach BA '20 Ellie Miller BA '20 was chosen as one of only six undergraduate students in the nation to participate in the Council of American Ambassadors (CAA) Fellowship program in Washington, D.C. She spent her summer interning at the U.S. Department of State, studying at George Mason University, and receiving guidance from former U.S. ambassadors. A French studies and psychology double major with a   more

BUFFALO, New York, Sept. 3 -- The State University of New York's Buffalo Campus issued the following news release: Central Park Five member Yusef Salaam, Pulitzer Prize winner Maggie Haberman and "Shark Tank" investor Daymond John are among the speakers who will headline the University at Buffalo's 2019-20 Distinguished Speakers Series. The 33rd annual series will also feature deaf activist and "Dancing with the Stars" winner Nyle DiMarco and renowned conservationist and environmental journali  more

IRVINE, California, Sept. 3 -- The University of California's Irvine Campus issued the following news release: * * * - With unmatched 10 straight years in top 10, campus is higher ed sustainability leader * * * The green streak continues! Sierra magazine has named the University of California, Irvine No. 1 in the nation and No. 2 overall in its annual "Cool Schools" ranking of sustainability leaders among U.S. and Canadian colleges. Thompson Rivers University in British Columbia got the top   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 4 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School issued the following news release: Mohamed A. El-Erian has been named a Senior Global Fellow at the Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management & International Studies and part-time professor of practice at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The appointment, effective July 1, 2019, was announced by Martine Haas, Anthony L. Davis Director of the Lauder Institute and professor of management. El  more