The UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees voted to divert millions of dollars spent on diversity, equity and inclusion programs into public safety instead, ahead of an expected policy change statewide to restrict DEI. At a special meeting Monday morning, the board unanimously moved to reallocate the $2.3 million that the university spends on DEI programs […]
Social Security serves as a key income source for millions of retired Americans. Without those benefits, many seniors would struggle to cover even basic expenses like housing and food. Each year, the Social Security Trustees release a report that reviews the state of the program’s finances. This year’s report contains some unfortunate news for seniors. […]
Seminole County deputies arrested four people at local parks, including Harold Mills, a member of the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees. Mills is accused of meeting up with an undercover deputy for inappropriate activity on Thursday. Deputies also arrested a Seminole County Sheriff’s Office employee, Leroy Green. The undercover operation happened at Sanlando […]
Millions of retired Americans rely on Social Security to make ends meet once they’re no longer working and earning a paycheck. Even though the average retiree was only collecting $1,907 a month at the start of 2024, that income is crucial for many older Americans today. But Social Security is facing a major financial shortfall […]
Tallahassee Community College — soon-to-be Tallahassee State College starting July 1 — brought out the champagne Tuesday right after its Board of Trustees adopted a resolution to recognize the rebranding. The college’s new TSC academic seal was unveiled during a reception that followed the board meeting in TCC’s Hinson Administration Building on campus, where President […]
As the Florida Polytechnic University board of trustees debated the choice of its next president, it came down to this question: Is a technical background crucial for the leader of a school that aspires to be the “the MIT of the South”? The trustees ultimately decided that the answer is no. In a 7-6 vote […]
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) -Trustees of a climate targets verification group at the centre of a governance storm on Friday sought to assuage concern over their plan to allow offsetting of companies’ supply chain emissions. The Science Based Targets initiative had initially laid out its plan in a statement on its website late Tuesday, […]
Apr. 10—The Indiana State University board of trustees will conduct a special meeting at 11 a.m. Thursday to nominate the university’s next president and authorize contract negotiations with that nominee, according to a meeting notice. The agenda meeting will take place both in person and via Zoom. The public may attend and observe the meeting […]
Miami Twp. Board of Trustees cast votes on assistant police chief accused of misconduct The Miami Township Board of Trustees decided whether or not its assistant police chief should keep his job Wednesday. In February, Miami Township Police Department’s Assistant Police Chief Jason Etter was placed on administrative leave. Etter has been accused of misconduct […]
Black lawmakers, students and alumni of Tennessee State University are outraged that Gov. Bill Lee, in an unprecedented move, signed into law legislation that dismantled the storied historically Black college’s board of trustees. Calls for a new board began in 2023, after multiple audit reports highlighted concerns around the mishandling of finances, housing and scholarships. […]
About 30 years ago, I was waiting on a platform in the Paris Metro for a subway car to arrive when I spotted a poster promoting “Dumb and Dumber,” which had just come out in France. The tagline said: “Lequel est le plus intelligent? Aucun!” which translates roughly to: “Which is the most intelligent? Neither!” […]
Four Dolton trustees and the village clerk called Thursday for an outside investigator to look into a recent trip to Las Vegas spearheaded by embattled Mayor Tiffany Henyard. The leaders also discussed the village’s financial situation, saying they receive calls from contractors who have not been paid, despite the Village Board voting months ago to […]