Tag: Teaching
More students expected to spend part of summer in school
With her three teenagers vaccinated against COVID-19, Aja Purnell-Mitchell left it up to them to decide whether to go back to school during summer...
Pressure mounts on UNC in Nikole Hannah-Jones hiring dispute
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The pressure on trustees at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to grant tenure to investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones...
AG: Woman misused funds raised in Philando Castile’s name
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A St. Paul professor who led a viral crowdfunding campaign to pay off student lunch debts in Philando Castile’s name...
Donor: Concerns over Hannah-Jones prompted emails to UNC
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A major University of North Carolina donor said Wednesday that he sent emails to university officials questioning the hiring of Nikole...
Donor’s concerns voiced before Hannah-Jones’ tenure stalled
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A major University of North Carolina donor whose name is on its journalism school voiced concerns about the school's hiring...
Tenure for slavery project journalist back to UNC trustees
RALEIGH, N.C. — The offer of a tenured teaching position to journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones has been resubmitted to the board of trustees at a...
Leaving home: West Virginia population drop is largest in US
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After her company told employees in 2017 to start working remotely, customer service representative Haley Miller decided to break from her...
Review: Professor Gallon provides a piano jazz tutorial
Ray Gallon, "Make Your Move” (Cellar Live)
Professor of piano Ray...
Chicago mayor faces dashed hopes of her backers
<p>CHICAGO — Lori Lightfoot had her work cut out for her when she became mayor of Chicago in 2019, running as a progressive Democrat...
Foundation urges UNC to rethink Hannah-Jones tenure decision
<p>CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The foundation that funds the University of North Carolina professorship offered to investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones is urging the university...