NEW YORK, Sept. 3 -- The American Council of Learned Societies issued the following news: ACLS is pleased to announce that historian Linda K. Kerber, May Brodbeck Professor in the Liberal Arts and Professor of History Emerita, Lecturer in Law at The University of Iowa, will deliver the Charles Homer Haskins Prize Lecture virtually from the College of Law at The University of Iowa the afternoon of Wednesday, October 28, 2020, at 3 pm ET. The details and registration information will be available more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 4 -- Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law issued the following news: Through an interdisciplinary approach jointly formed by The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, W. P. Carey School of Business and the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University is launching a new initiative to help reduce inequality in the United States. ASU President Michael Crow was instrumental in bringing together t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary entitled: "Africa Reacts to the DNC and RNC Nominations": In our "Africa Reacts" series, the CSIS Africa Program asks prominent African journalists, civil society activists, and thought leaders to share their analysis on the U.S. presidential election process. Sub-Saharan Africa has not featured prominently in presidential campaigns, but the outcome of the election will have important ramif more PR

CLINTON, New York, Sept. 2 -- Hamilton College issued the following news: As the spring semester unfolded, it was clear to Chris Harrison '23 that people his age were galvanized by George Floyd's death in police custody and by the COVID-19 pandemic. The question for Harrison was how to capture that energy to create change. He wasn't sure what he could do to make a difference. During summer break, he figured it out. With the help of three friends from high school, Harrison created Impact Change more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 2 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: New reporting in HuffPost digs into how Senator Susan Collins has used her position to benefit her husband Thomas Daffron's lobbying business. In the ten years leading up to his retirement, Collins' husband's lobbying firm received nearly $60 million worth of government contracts, and Collins took repeated actions that could have directly benefited Daffron. Not only did Collins vote to put more money into  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 3: Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Committee Member Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett sent a letter asking the independent O more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Aug. 31: Today, the Task Force on Aging & Families, led by Co-Chair Doris Matsui (D-CA) along with Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM), demanded in a letter that USPS Postmaster General DeJoy immediately reverse harmful policies that have delayed the delivery of social security checks and jeopardized the financial security of senior citizens and individuals with disabilities. The letter, signed by 23 Members of the more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release on Sept. 4: Today U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., along with U.S. Representative Andy Harris, M.D., R-Md., led a group of 94 legislators from both chambers of Congress to thank President Donald J. Trump for his efforts to support pro-life policies and request that he end taxpayer funding for human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). "Thank you for your bold more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 1 -- The Carter Center issued the following news release: The first-ever virtual Carter Center Weekend fundraiser brought in just over $2,012,000 in donations and auction sales. The 70-some items in this year's online auction included fine art, jewelry, and priceless memorabilia. The highest bid was for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter's original oil painting "Cardinals," which sold for $340,000. "We are so grateful to everyone who watched our broadcast on Saturday n more PR