United States health officials lifted their recommended pause on the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) vaccine April 23, after 11 days of the hold. After conducting a review of available data and reaching out to healthcare providers across the U.S., the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease…
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Slavery, Memory, and Justice Project investigates Clay County history
Since August of 2020, a group of dedicated student researchers, under the guidance of Dr. Christopher Wilkins, associate professor and chair of the department of history at William Jewell College, has been researching the history of slavery in relationship to Jewell. The research group that the students and Wilkins created,…
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Senior Feature: The Hilltop Monitor
With the 2020-21 academic year coming to a close, The Hilltop Monitor honors its senior staff members, who each have taken time to reflect upon their experience at William Jewell College and share their plans for the future. During their time at Jewell, these staff members have all contributed their…
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Slavery, Memory, and Justice Project uncovers details about Dr. William Jewell’s slaveholding past
Since August of 2020, a group of dedicated student researchers, under the guidance of Dr. Christopher Wilkins, associate professor and chair of the department of history at William Jewell College, has been researching the history of slavery in relationship to Jewell. The research group that the students and Wilkins created,…
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New research uncovers ties between Jewell and slavery
Since August of 2020, a group of dedicated student researchers, under the guidance of Dr. Christopher Wilkins, associate professor and chair of the department of history at William Jewell College, has been researching the history of slavery in relationship to Jewell. The research group that the students and Wilkins created,…
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Impeachment proceedings and criminal charges shadow South Dakota Attorney General
On the night of Sept. 12, South Dakota Attorney General, Jason Ravnsborg was driving home to Pierre, S.D., from a Republican Party fundraiser in Redfield, S.D. At approximately 10:30 p.m., Ravnsborg was near Highmore, S.D. on U.S. Highway 14 when he hit what he allegedly thought was a deer. Pulling…
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New allegations emerge concerning New York Governor’s behavior
In less than a year, Governor Andrew Cuomo, (D-N.Y.) has gone from being widely praised and talked about as a potential Democratic presidential nominee in 2024, if President Biden elected not to run again, to facing calls to resign from senior Democratic lawmakers in Albany and Washington. The three term…
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Germany continues effort to bring charges in connection to the Holocaust
German prosecutors recently charged both a 95 year-old woman and a 100 year-old man with crimes connected to the Holocaust. The woman, who allegedly worked as a secretary at the Stutthoff concentration camp, has been charged with 10,000 counts of accessory to murder and complicity in attempted murders. Meanwhile, prosecutors…
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Democrats debate student loan forgiveness
Student loan debt in the United States has swelled to over $1.5 trillion collectively held by over 42 million borrowers. The massive size of this debt and the scale of the borrowers affected have prompted contentious conversations regarding what to do about it, including potential options for relief. The idea…
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