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Apr 12 2022
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Universities Say They Want More Diverse Faculties. So Why Is Academia Still So White?
When she was hired as a professor by Harvard University in 2013, Lorgia García Peña was the only Black Latina on a tenure track in the university’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences. But in 2019, she was denied tenure even though her department chair and two deans had told her that she should apply for early tenure. Her tenure committee also unanimously recommended she be promoted, and another
538 (ABC News)May 16 2024
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U.S. Naval Academy freshmen climb Herndon Monument
Ben Leisegang knocks off the white plebe "Dixie cup" hat and replaces it with an upperclassman's hat upon climbing the 21-foot Herndon Monument, which was coated with a thick layer of vegetable shortening for the annual ritual marking the completion of the first year class at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, May 15. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
ReutersMay 19 2024
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“Thataway,” by Thomas McGuane
The two sisters were growing old now, but they went on gazing toward Palm Springs from this windblown prairie town as though to Mecca. Each was a widow, Mildred thrice over—her last husband had died after decades of work as a brakeman for the Burlington Northern—and now the sisters, if not on public assistance, were close to it, and, despite their uncertain compatibility, forced to live
The New YorkerMay 28 2024
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Confluence of factors keeps luxury home market hot in Southern Nevada
The homes in this luxury real estate community boast an unadulterated view of the Strip, 72-inch fireplaces, and — in some cases — aesthetic wine lockers, recreational rooms where residents can shoot pool and vanities with mirrors ringed in halos of light. The houses are cropping up in the hillside of MacDonald Highlands, a luxury community in Henderson, where longtime local developer
Las Vegas SunMay 21 2024
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Newark Teenager Missing Since Last August, Police Continue Search
NEWARK, NJ—The Newark Department of Public Safety continues its urgent search for 17-year-old Aaliyah Bryant, reported missing since Wednesday, August 30, 2023. Aaliyah, known to have run away in the past, was last seen on Tuesday, August 29, 2023, in the 100 block of Chancellor Avenue. At the time, she was dressed in a long white T-shirt and black leggings, and was carrying a cross-body bag.
Shore News NetworkMay 21 2024
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Teen, 15, Last Seen Sunday In Mt Airy: Philadelphia Police
MT. AIRY, PHILADELPHIA — A teenager who is missing was last seen this weekend in Mt. Airy. Philadelphia Police said Aaron Cousins-Pierce, 15, was last seen at 7:20 p.m. Sunday on the 6600 block of Chew Avenue. He is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 182 pounds. Police said the teen was last seen wearing a green Nike hooded sweatshirt, slim dark blue sweatpants, dark blue Under Armour sneakers
Patch.comApr 19 2022
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Blackstone Bets on Campus Housing With $13 Billion Acquisition
Blackstone Inc. agreed to buy student-housing owner American Campus Communities Inc. in a deal valuing the company at about $12.8 billion, including debt, a bet that rents will continue to rise as more college students return to campus.
Austin, Texas-based ACC is the largest publicly traded owner and developer of student housing in the U.S. The deal marks Blackstone’s single biggest
Wall Street Journal (News)May 28 2024
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Meet Duke Buckner, The Man Who Can Topple Rep. Jim Clyburn
What would you say if I told you that there is a Republican House candidate who can topple Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC), one of the most powerful people in American politics? Just two years ago, Duke Buckner, with a paltry $200,000 in funding, got 37.8% of the vote in his first campaign against Clyburn. Clyburn is beatable, and Duke has the intelligence, charisma, life experience, guts, values, and
American ThinkerMay 20 2024
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Detroit police release bodycam of encounter with Palestine protest
A recent update from Detroit police has shed new light on an incident involving a police officer and a pro-Palestine protestor during a demonstration. At a press conference held on Monday, May 20, 2024, Detroit Police Chief James White provided extended bodycam footage that captured a the exchange between the officer and the protester. The officer told the protester to “why don’t you go back
Metro Detroit NewsMay 11 2024
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Hot Property: Ipswich landmark a historic beauty
Every town has that one house — the house that locals and visitors alike adopt as a friend, a muse, a landmark they check in with. The Baker Sutton House at 115 High Street in Ipswich is that house, a favorite of photographers and history buffs, restored and updated over (hundreds) of years. Tucked on the outskirts of Ipswich’s cherished historic preservation district, the architectural
Boston Herald