COLUMBUS, Georgia, Jan. 13 (TNSres) -- Columbus State University issued the following news: Spanning more than eight years beginning in March 2003, the U.S. War in Iraq eventually involved more than one million U.S. troops. The incursion--known as "Operation Iraqi Freedom"--brought with it evolving wartime policies, modernized equipment and weaponry, and changes to U.S. military strategy. Alongside the war in Afghanistan, it was the first prolonged war fought by an all-volunteer military and re more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following fact sheet on the Inauguration Day (No. R46639) on Jan. 4, 2023, by Maya V. Thomas, reference and digital services librarian: * * * Introduction Inauguration Day is a quadrennial legal holiday in the District of Columbia and neighboring parts of Maryland and Virginia, observed when the President and the Vice President are sworn into office on January 20. If January 20 falls on a Sunday, Inauguration Day is observed more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper on the removal of Inspectors General (No. IF11546) on Jan. 12, 2023, by government organization and management analyst Ben Wilhelm: * * * Removal of Inspectors General: Rules, Practice, and Considerations for Congress In 1978, Congress passed the Inspector General Act (IG Act; P.L. 95-452) with the intent to improve oversight within certain executive branch agencies. During the floor debate on  more PR

NAPERVILLE, Illinois, Jan. 12 (TNSper) -- DeVry University issued the following news release: DeVry University has appointed Jane Oates, president of WorkingNation and Partnership for Public Service's President and CEO, Max Stier to its Board of Trustees to help govern DeVry as an education leader and fulfill its mission to close society's opportunity gap through increased access to education, relevant partnerships and unmatched support to traditional and nontraditional students. "The addition more PR

LYNCHBURG, Virginia, Jan. 10 (TNSconf) -- Randolph College issued the following news release: Author and activist Yusef Salaam will be the keynote speaker during Randolph College's annual celebration honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. at 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 23. Salaam was a member of the Exonerated Five, a group of teenagers tried and wrongly convicted of rape in the 1989 Central Park jogger case--a conviction that was overturned in 2002. The case is one the most high-profile examples of coe more PR

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 13 (TNStalk) -- The State University of New York issued the following commentary on Jan. 12, 2023, by Chancellor John B. King Jr.: * * * In an op-ed published today by USA Today Network, State University of New York Chancellor John B. King, Jr. provides his vision for the largest comprehensive higher education system. * * * SUNY's new era of opportunity starts now. This is why you should join us Last month, I was honored to be appointed by the SUNY Board of Trustees a more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (TNSper) -- The Washington Center for Equitable Growth issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2023: The Washington Center for Equitable Growth Board of Directors today announced that Shayna Strom has been named its new president and CEO. Strom had been serving as the organization's interim president and CEO since September 2022. "I believe deeply in Equitable Growth's mission to advance evidence-backed ideas and policies on how rising inequality affects economic grow more PR