As part of its Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the federal government allotted $3.27 million to William Jewell College to cover employee paychecks during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the College received $707,592 as a part of the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic…
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Students and alumni attend local protests in opposition to racism and police brutality
Following the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers, several members of the Jewell community have been involved in Black Lives Matter activism, as well as standing against racism and police brutality. The following article features multimedia content and interviews with a few Jewell alumni and students who have…
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Jewell responds to murder of George Floyd and protests against police brutality
On May 25, 2020 George Floyd, an unarmed black man, was murdered by a police officer who asphyxiated Floyd by kneeling on his neck for close to nine minutes. Floyd was arrested for alleged use of a counterfeit $20 bill. His murder was filmed and the video of the horrific…
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Jewell among first colleges in the nation to announce intentions to re-open in the fall
In an email sent to the campus community April 23, William Jewell College President Elizabeth MacLeod Walls announced that the College intends to open for the fall semester of 2020 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. This announcement made Jewell among the first colleges and universities in the United…
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Spotlight: Departing Hilltop Staff Members
Five treasured members of The Hilltop Monitor staff will be departing William Jewell College this May. Each of these five individuals shared their thoughts about their experience on the Monitor, their time at Jewell and their plans for the future. This past year, Sofia Arthurs-Schoppe, senior chemistry and communication major,…
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Video feature: April 10, 2020
The following video feature is a collection of video clips from April 10, 2020. Each clip appears for exactly one second, is a still shot, projects only ambient noise and follows the linear progression of my day at the all but deserted Mansfield College at Oxford University. Over 30 seconds,…
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Student Senate pauses operations in wake of pandemic, elections delayed until fall
In a campus-wide email sent April 9, William Jewell College’s Student Senate cabinet announced that Student Senate campaigning and elections would be postponed to the fall of 2020. In addition, Mario Magana, Jr., 2019-2020 Senate Vice President and sophomore business administration major, was named acting president pending the fall elections. …
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Student-athletes discuss abrupt cutoff to spring athletic season
Following a unanimous vote by its Council of Presidents, the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) announced March 19 that it would cancel the 2020 athletic season in light of concerns about the worsening coronavirus pandemic. This news came six days after the GLVC announced all intercollegiate championships would be canceled,…
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