The University of Sierra Leone has conferred on Ambassador Kabral Blay-Amihere, Class of 1991 and Ghana's Ambassador to Cote D'Ivoire, a doctoral degree in Civil Laws. The degree was in recognition of Blay-Amihere's invaluable contribution to strengthening bilateral ties between Sierra Leone and Ghana and for his intellectual input to the mission of the University of Sierra Leone. Read more
Thomas Morgan III, Class of 1990, died Dec. 24. Morgan was the National Association of Black Journalist's eighth president and the first who was openly gay. Read more
December 23, 2007 — Tim Giago, Class of 1991, was inducted into the South Dakota Newspaper Hall of Fame in recent weeks — the first American Indian in a state with nine Indian reservations and 59,000 Indians. Read more
Backcast, by Lou Ureneck, Class of 1995, is difficult to categorize and impossible to forget. It might be described as a stunning memoir, a marvelous outdoor adventure, or a breathtaking travelogue that explores the wilds of Alaska and the intricacies of the human heart. Read more
Editors’ World, an independent, nonpartisan membership organization of U.S. journalists, recently announced the formal launch of its web site, www.editorsworld.org. Nancy Hicks Maynard, member of the Nieman Foundation Advisory Board, is founder and director of Editor’s World. Jerelyn Eddings, Class of 1985, is editor. Read more