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Vanderbilt University Launches Project on Unity and American Democracy

Vanderbilt University has launched the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy to “strengthen the nation’s democratic institutions by advancing evidence-based research into the national discourse on unity,” according to Vanderbilt officials. The project will spread original scholarly content to inform policy makers and the general public on how to reunite under the “nonpartisan foundations […]

January 12, 2021

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Remembering Joan Carol Morgan Matthews

Hundreds of family and friends gathered on Saturday to honor the life of Joan Carol Morgan Matthews, a seasoned reporter and editor who interviewed some of the nation’s top newsmakers including former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Nobel laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Toni Morrison.

March 24, 2019

Sports

Congressional Black Caucus Calls for NCAA Reforms

The Congressional Black Caucus has sent a letter to the head of the NCAA urging him to reform the organization’s operating model since its current “state of play…may fail to properly serve a large component of the NCAA’s student-athletes.”

May 3, 2018

Sports

NCAA Governors Accept Basketball Panel’s Proposed Reforms

The NCAA Board of Governors is reported to be assessing their rules after unanimously voting Wednesday to accept the recommendations of a special panel that proposed drastic changes to college basketball.

April 25, 2018

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Education Summit Addresses ‘A Nation At Risk’ 35 Years Later

WASHINGTON — On the 35th anniversary of the seminal report “A Nation at Risk,” a bipartisan group of education and business leaders and policymakers gathered at the Reagan Institute Summit on Education to discuss the challenges and progress across the American education landscape since 1983

April 12, 2018

Sports

College Basketball + More Scandals = More Task Forces

As the scandals in major-college basketball grow, so does the scrutiny. The Congressional Black Caucus became the latest entity to take an interest in the comings and goings of men’s college basketball players, coaches and sports agents.

March 13, 2018