The economy, education and the environment have responded and continue to respond to the pandemic. As society returns to a sense of normalcy, The King’s College should take this opportunity to adapt and still be prepared to offer prospective and current students an option of hybrid learning.
Read MoreNew York City has slowly been opening due to the rise of COVID-19 vaccinations. With the city's travel restrictions lifted and venues and restaurants opening up, one can expect the city to return to the lively scene it once was.
Read MoreWith much of the world still tossed about in uncertainty due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, many high school seniors graduating this spring have decided against transitioning straight into college and have instead opted to take a gap year.
Read MoreThe National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) returned to play in 2021 with the second year of the NWSL Challenge Cup, a 21-game tournament featuring all 10 league teams.
The NWSL Challenge Cup debuted last year as a product of the COVID-19 pandemic. After having to consistently delay their regular-season games, the league created a tournament to encourage playing while staying safe. Last July, Houston Dash took home the title after previously not making playoffs in their seven-year tenure in the league.
Read MoreFor much of the past 12 months, American’s have heard the rallying cry, “I can’t breathe.”
In response to George Floyd’s death at the hands of Derek Chauvin, many used the chant as a plea for justice. The movement involved hundreds of protests, especially in the summer of 2020.
Now, in 2021, the situation has changed. Derek Chauvin has been convicted of murder. But is the fight for justice still unfinished?
Read MoreThe King’s College announced its new collaboration with Primacorp Ventures Inc. on May 14 via newsletter email, The King’s Insider. President Tim Gibson and the Board of Trustees approved the agreement on April 30.
Under terms of the agreement, Primacorp will provide resources and expertise regarding student recruitment, marketing and fundraising, while the College will retain control of academic standards, institutional messaging and curriculum offerings.
Read MoreThe King’s Council unveiled the agenda and proposals ahead of next year in a council meeting held on Monday, May 3. Among proposals on the agenda, the Council and House presidents spent a large portion of time on the proposal to reestablish fall retreat, which was eliminated last year.
Read MoreThe IMP asks how we can blame them, saying they fear retribution from the subjects of their articles. But why do they fear retribution? Perhaps it is because they know they’ve taken their satire a step too far and would face disciplinary action if their identities were revealed. If they named themselves, they would have to consider what are mean-spirited insults and what is good-natured humor.
Read MoreThe Empire State Tribune (EST) has elevated concerns around the recent IMP Weekly printed by the satirical publication, the Imperial Tribunal. The Imperial Tribunal is not an official student organization at King’s and, therefore, does not reserve the right to use college facilities. After The Imperial Tribunal’s printed materials were confiscated from campus news racks soon after being displayed, it prompted an anonymous individual behind the satire publication to pull the EST Weekly from the news racks.
Read MoreTarget has partnered with Black-owned business brand 1863 Ventures to raise $1 billion by 2030. The partnership resulted in Target's new campaign “Black Beyond Measure,” which features Black-owned clothing, beauty and skincare brands that aim to celebrate Black entrepreneurs.
Read MoreKing’s provost Dr. Mark Hijleh and its Director of Student Development, Jonathan Sheaffer, will leave King’s at the end of the school year to take new job opportunities.
Read More“Through teaching, research, scholarly writing and public engagement, the center seeks to increase our knowledge of black, Christian communities' influence on the faith around the globe with critical attention to the ancient modern and future roles of the black church and its contributions to worldwide Christianity, including the civic dimensions of its work,” the center’s mission statement reads.
Read MoreLess than a year ago, I wrote a piece for the Empire State Tribune about sexual assault awareness month that was published at the very beginning of the pandemic that would change our lives. One year later, I want to reexamine what has changed and how the pandemic has affected the handling of sexual assault and harassment cases–first, on a national level.
Read MoreIn a three-bedroom Brooklyn apartment, four students of The King’s College are beginning to roll out their platform connecting app ROLA, a business idea that has been four years in the making.
Read MoreHenry Meer had been a chef his whole life and a restaurant owner for 25 years, including 20 years at the beloved City Hall restaurant in Tribeca where politicos and celebrities dined alongside locals. After closing down City Hall in 2016, Meer decided to open a wine store in hopes of leading a less hectic life.
Read MoreA 21-year-old man opened fire at three spas in Atlanta, GA on March 16. The mass shooting left eight people dead, over half of them Asian women. The next day, Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Jay Baker characterized the suspect as having “a really bad day,” the Washington Post reports.
Read MorePhotojournalist Gary Fong, whose photographs have won him many awards such as San Francisco Bay Area Photographer of the Year and earned him the honor of having his work published in Time Magazine, The New York Times and the San Francisco Chronicle, spoke at the Seventh Annual MPJI lecture on Wednesday, March 24.
Read MoreKing’s recently released crime statistics from over the past three years. Incidents include one case of illegal weapon possession, one case of aggravated assault, two cases of fondling, 74 liquor law violations and 46 drug abuse violations.
Read MoreRossi said he used to have an empire of 500 carts in the ‘90s. Back then, he lived in a beautiful home in Greenwich, Conn. with his family while his company thrived as the largest and most respected in the city.
Then Rossi lost everything, including his home. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani bankrupted him by passing a law restricting owners to only one permit, effectively closing down all of the commissaries in the city. But who was the puppet master behind Giuliani according to Rossi?
None other than the real estate hustler Donald J. Trump.
Read MoreMichelle Cadore, owner of YES I AM, Inc. and founder of DaSpot NYC, is constantly switching from one place to the next, taking one phone call after another and planning collaborations with other Black designers.
Cadore, like many other business owners during the COVID-19 pandemic, has become accustomed to what she calls the “2020 pivot.”
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