NORMAN, Okla.– The National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE) will address challenging topics of diversity and opportunity this May during its national conference. NCORE, sponsored by OU Outreach at the University of Oklahoma, will host its annual conference at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas, from May…
PORTLAND, Ore – Former FBI agent turned surf guitarists / singer/songwriter, Susan Surftone is releasing her brand new EP “Making Waves Again” April 18. “Making Waves Again in a way created itself,” says Surftone. “I worked on the tracks two at a time with Brent Rogers at Rex Studios in Portland. Brian Foxworth played drums and…
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) has announced that Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award-winning singer-songwriter, arranger, producer and musician, Barry Manilow, will be named the BMI Icon at the 65th annual BMI Pop Awards. Manilow, a pop music legend who recently came out as gay, will receive this honor in recognition of his prodigious musical legacy and an unparalleled…
MILWAUKEE — The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Wisconsin, and volunteer attorneys from the law firm Hawks Quindel have sued Wisconsin’s state university system and insurance board over their refusal to provide gender-affirming health insurance coverage to state employees who are transgender. The federal lawsuit was filed on behalf of Alina Boyden, a graduate student…
