WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on April 14, 2026: * * * CAIR Welcomes Resignation of Wisconsin Alderman Over Violent Anti-Muslim, Anti-Immigrant Comments The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the resignation of a Brookfield, Wisconsin, alderman following reports he posted violent anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant comments online. Tho  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Herbert Conaway, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Conaway Introduces Legislation to Rename Post Office * Washington, D.C. -Today, in celebration of the United States Postal Service 250 years of delivering mail to the American people, Congressman Herb Conaway Jr., MD led Reps. Frank Pallone, LaMonica McIver, Bonnie Watson Coleman, and Rob Menendez in introducing legislation to rename a post office in New Jersey's 3rd district in honor of the   more

NEWARK, New Jersey, April 15 (TNSjou) -- The New Jersey Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * From 'Boardwalk Empire' Politics to Springsteen, NJIT Debuts New Jersey Studies Initiative Written by: Jesse Jenkins Greetings from New Jersey. A state of political bosses who inspired HBO's Boardwalk Empire. Of eerie legends like the Jersey Devil and the 1916 Matawan shark attacks. Of shorelines, small towns and highways that became the backdrop for Bruce Springsteen's Born to R  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 16 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Northeastern announces commencement speakers for 2026 ceremonies Singer and actress Hilary Duff will hit the commencement stage at Fenway Park to speak to undergraduate students on April 29. But commencement festivities go well beyond that.  By Cody Mello-Klein  A multiplatinum global superstar and a global entrepreneur are among the many speakers at Northeastern University commencements taking pla  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, April 16 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news: * * * Ole Miss Names Political Science Department for Ray Mabus * OXFORD, Miss. - Former Mississippi Gov. Ray Mabus has been called "one of the outstanding public servants of our time." Now his legacy at the University of Mississippi is being acknowledged with the naming of its Department of Political Science in his honor. The Institutions of Higher Learning board of trustees approved the naming of th  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 16 -- Regis University issued the following news release: * * * Regis University Announces Speakers for 2026 Commencement Commencement ceremonies are scheduled for May 2 and 3, celebrating graduate students on Saturday and undergraduate students on Sunday * Regis University is pleased to announce this year's speakers for its 2026 Commencement ceremonies. Ken Salazar, lawyer, politician and former United States Ambassador to Mexico, will provide the address at the gra  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 15 -- Yale Law School posted the following news: * * * U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Delivers James A. Thomas Lecture * U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson spoke to a capacity crowd of Yale Law School students, faculty, and staff on April 13 at Yale's Battell Chapel. Jackson delivered the 2025-26 Thomas Lecture, titled "Equity and Exigency: A First-Principles Solution for the Supreme Court's Emergency Docket." Yale Law School D  more