Professor of Religious Studies Mary Beth Mathews has published a new book entitled Contentious Unions: Black Baptist Schools and White Money in the Jim Crow South with the University of Tennessee Press (2025).The book tells the interconnected stories of three institutions (Macon’s Central City College in Georgia, Virginia Union University in Richmond, and American Baptist […]
The office of the Vice President for Administration and Finance announces the elevation of current Executive Director, Facilities Operations Brian Gorham will now oversee Facilities Operations and Capital Outlay. Gorham’s new title is Assistant Vice President, Facilities Operations & Capital Outlay.Gorham has over 32 years in infrastructure maintenance and construction, including 8 years in the […]
Advancement Development Officer Jeremy Vaughn appeared on the Leader2Leader podcast series with Chamber President and CEO, Susan Spears who interviews some of the top community leaders in this series. Spears and guests, like Vaughn, share their insight and wisdom on making teams more effective, leveling up communications skills, and building the courage to lead during […]
Assistant Professor of Political Science Guan-Yi Leu authored an article titled “Trump’s Tariffs 2.0: New Effects and Implications to Taiwan” for Taiwan Insight, the online magazine of the Taiwan Research Hub of University of Nottingham. On April 2, 2025, United States President Donald Trump announced a policy order under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ‘s […]
Professor of Middle East History Nabil Al-Tikriti spoke about his prior experiences in Iraq with a student group at the American University in Iraq – Baghdad (AUI-B). This talk was remote on May 12 and took place as part of the AUI-B regular speakers’ series. Al-Tikriti wishes to thank AUI-B for the invitation, and the […]
