BOCA RATON, Florida, April 18 -- Lynn University issued the following news, dated April 16: * * * - Ceremony will take place at the Palm Beach County Convention Center May 11 * * * Lynn University today announced that best-selling author James Patterson will address the Class of 2019 at its annual commencement ceremony May 11. Patterson has sold over 275 million books worldwide, and he is the top-selling author in the past three years. He is the first author to simultaneously have new title more PR

NEW YORK, April 18 -- Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law issued the following news release: Experts from the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law are available to discuss Special Counsel Robert Mueller's findings released today by Attorney General William Barr. The Brennan Center has deep expertise on many of the issues at the core of the report, including: presidential power, securing elections from foreign interference, campaign finance laws that govern the infl more PR

OXFORD, Mississippi, April 16 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news release: * * * - Kathryn McKee will be the first woman to lead the groundbreaking center's work * * * For only the fourth time in the 40-year history of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, a new director will take the helm. Kathryn McKee, McMullan Associate Professor of Southern Studies and associate professor of English at the University of Mississippi, begins her new role July 1. "I am humbl more PR

ROSEAU, Dominica, April 17 -- The William J. Clinton Foundation issued the following news release: This week, the Clinton Foundation and Digicel organized a delegation of off-island representatives from business and philanthropy to Dominica to advance sustainability efforts on the island and discuss new ways to promote economic development and resiliency. Dominica was devastated by Hurricane Maria in 2017, which caused 65 deaths, led to 99 percent of the island losing power, and generated $1.3  more PR

PITTSBURG, Kansas, April 19 -- Pittsburg State University issued the following news: Since Pittsburg State University welcomed U.S. Senator Mitt Romney to campus as the second lecturer in its acclaimed H. Lee Scott Speaker Series: An Examination of American Life, the question on everyone's lips has been, who's next? Today, the university answered that question by proudly announcing this year's Scott Speaker Series' guest: 66th U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The series, established i more PR

CAMARILLO, California, April 16 -- California State University issued the following news release: Four individuals who have distinguished themselves with their support for CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) will be awarded honorary doctorates at CSUCI's 2019 Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 18. At the 9 a.m. ceremony, Founding President of Excelencia in Education, Sarita E. Brown and Excelencia co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Deborah A. Santiago will each receive a Doctor of Humane Let more PR

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, April 15 -- The School District of Palm Beach County issued the following news release: World-renowned writers connected with students and promoted literacy during this year's Author's Showcase at Polo Park Middle School. The event sponsored by the Palm Beach Book Festival featured writers like James Patterson, Kwame Alexander, and Nancy Castaldo. The authors spoke to the entire student body on Friday, April 12, answering questions about writing and their connection t more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 19 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following remarks at the 2019 remembrance ceremony: "It is a humbling moment to be here with you for this important ceremony. "Like you, I remember where I was on this day in 1995. I was a college student at Oklahoma State University, and I was sitting in a friend's apartment having a coffee. "The TV was on in the background when the breaking news caught our attention. Terror had struck the state that we love and c more PR

DUBLIN, Ireland, April 17 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following remarks: Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered an address in the Irish House chamber to Members and former Members of the Irish Parliament, in an event marking the centennial of the establishment of the Dail Eireann, the Irish lower House of Parliament. Below are the Speaker's remarks: Speaker Pelosi. Mr. Speaker, Mr. President. Members of this very distinguished, crucial body at this crucial time - is that t more PR