On Apr. 7, under the authorization of Gary Armstrong, interim vice president of academic affairs, Student Senate created a Student Academic Freedom Task Force. This…
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William Jewell College president Elizabeth MacLeod Walls and lead researcher for the Racial Reconciliation Commission Andrew Pratt respond to claims made by the Slavery, Memory, and Justice Project
Throughout the fall semester of 2022, The Hilltop Monitor reported on the ongoing issue of academic freedom at William Jewell College. Concerns about whether or…
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An account of Student Senate’s Dec. 5 meeting: Armstrong and McBroom brief students on faculty council’s investigation into academic freedom
On Dec. 5, Gary Armstrong, interim vice president of academic affairs, and Leesa McBroom, chair of faculty council and professor and chair of nursing, met…
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Opinion: Faculty Council’s executive summary of the report on academic freedom should be shared with the student body
On May 9, the faculty of William Jewell College voted to adopt a resolution which tasked members of the Faculty Council committee to investigate claims…
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An Overview of the Racial Reconciliation Commission’s Nov. 10 Town Hall
On Nov. 10, members of the Racial Reconciliation Commission (RRC) hosted a Town Hall meeting, inviting members of the William Jewell College community “to meet…
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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…
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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…
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