Harvard backs down from fight against Trump administration, eliminates DEI program
After pushing back on the Trump administration’s order to eliminate DEI on campus, Harvard caved hours into Day 1 of a court battle.
After pushing back on the Trump administration’s order to eliminate DEI on campus, Harvard caved hours into Day 1 of a court battle.
I have never had much interest in politics. For most of my life, I have taken our democracy for granted.
Valley Program for Aging Services is accepting applications for the Senior Cool Care Program, which is sponsored by Dominion Energy.
American Shakespeare Center Executive Director Vanessa Morosco and playwright Peter Simon Hilton will speak at WWPL’s Speaker Series May 12.

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The College of Agriculture at Virginia State University is an underappreciated higher-education gem.
Project GROWS has finalized its Strategic Plan with thoughtful input from nearly 200 stakeholders, including partners and staff.
I got a text yesterday from a friend asking me if I’d heard about a reunion for my high-school class that is apparently in the works, which, no, I hadn’t.
The U.S. Department of Education is temporarily barred from pulling federal funding from public schools that do not eliminate DEI programs.
Staunton has been recognized as a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of its continued commitment to planting trees.
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