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Storytime on Main St.: Independent Bookstore Offers Comfort in Great Reads, Songs and Favorite Faces

It’s story time at Main Street Books, and the book lovers jump, clap and even dance.

Prof Shares Insights Into SCOTUS’ Decision on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

51���� Scholar-Athletes Leading Efforts to Fight Social Injustice

As the nation grapples with the issues of race and equality, a number of 51���� Wildcats have been in the news for their leadership.

Former SoCon Football Star To Lead Fundraising for Athletics

Argument of a Lifetime: Tom Mew '94 Represented Wrongly Fired Worker in Historic U.S. Supreme Court Case

This past Monday morning, Tom Mew '94 sat  in front of his laptop at his home, waiting for his law firm’s weekly Zoom meeting.

As he kept an eye on the teleconference, he also watched a second laptop that showed just one thing: The website of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Life Aquatic: Ocean Conservation and Climate Change Inspire NOAA Hollings Scholar Virginia Gilliland ’22

Virginia Gilliland has spent the past few months feeling like a fish out of the ocean. That’s how life seems when you swam nearly every day since childhood, and a pandemic shuts down pools.

Makayla Binter '20 Turns Art Into Action

Makayla Binter '20 wants to make a difference in the world, and often that means channeling her feelings into art and her art into action. The painting is called “8 minutes and 46 seconds,” the amount of time George Floyd endured an officer's knee on his throat while face down and handcuffed on a Minneapolis street.

Stop, Look and Listen: Tyler Wilson’s Art Meant to Give Pause, Spark Conversations

Message from SGA President Brandon Harris '22 and President Carol Quillen

Servant Leaders Recognized for Work Toward Stronger Communities, a More Just Society

Faculty Statement on Systemic Racism and Injustice

Clint Smith ’10 Appears on NPR to Reflect on This Moment

Documentary Filmmaker Mary Olive Smith ’88 Practices the Art of Reality

Something to Say: David Dennis Jr. Emerges as Powerful Voice on American Culture

Ike Bailey ’95: ‘George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and One Journalist’s Painfully Honest Self-Examination on Racism’

Video: Conversation with President Carol E. Quillen and The Hon. Anthony Foxx '93

Remote Work Presents New Challenges, But Some of the Same Rules Apply

President Quillen Talks Bridging the Gap Between Students and Employers During Chronicle of Higher Ed Forum

Campbell First Prof From Undergraduate Institution Elected to ASCB Leadership Post

Ethicist Weighs in on Tension Between Public Health and Private Liberty

The Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent stay at home orders have brought the tension between liberty and public health to the forefront. From the Reopen protesters to viral videos showing customers refusing to wear masks, near-daily clashes between proponents of personal freedom and advocates of collective responsibility illustrate a growing gulf in public opinion.