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The National Park Service, established by Congress in 1916, is celebrating its 100th anniversary. The Blue Ridge Parkway, Parkway partner organizations, and the Blue Ridge Music Center will usher in the 2016 centennial on Saturday, August 29
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Four Bridgewater College faculty members have been appointed to head up a new divisional structure designed to address major initiatives in the college’s strategic plan.
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Can restorative justice work in countries where justice is elusive and rule of law suspect? Najla Mangoush argues it can in a June 2015 special report titled “Customary Practice and Restorative Justice in Libya: A Hybrid Approach” published by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP).
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The Longwood men’s basketball team embarked on a week-long international trip to the Dominican Republic Aug. 2-9 for service work and four games against some of the country’s top teams. The team visited a girl’s orphanage, a daycare facility and a remote village with no electricity and limited resources. Redshirt senior center Lotanna Nwogbo chronicled the team’s trip and its impact on the program.
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Bridgewater College welcomes 12 new full-time faculty members for the 2015-16 academic year.
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President Obama last week nominated Michael F. Suarez, director of the Rare Book School and University Professor at the University of Virginia, to serve on the National Council on the Humanities, the advisory board of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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The public is invited to the grand opening of the Meadow Creek Gardens Disc Golf Course (2030 Morton Drive) on Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm.
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This summer, James Madison lacrosse Assistant Coach Julie Gardner and recent graduate Stephanie Finley had a chance to play together for the STX Women’s Lacrosse Team, a post collegiate team competing and growing the game internationally.
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Governor Terry McAuliffe kicked off the Virginia Family Access to Medical Insurance Security (FAMIS) program’s back-to-school enrollment campaign at a press conference at Virginia Commonwealth University’s McGlothlin Medical Education Center.
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Upfront Inc presents Emmy-winning Craig Ferguson’s: The New Deal Live Tour on Thursday, October 22, at The Paramount Theater.
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