Cheryl Walker

After three years of dedicated service, Jane Aiken will step away from her role as Dean of the School of Law on July 31. University of Notre Dame Law Professor Nell Jessup Newton has been named interim dean.

Wake Forest University is hosting Freedom School, a free six-week literacy-based summer program aimed at strengthening children’s reading skills and closing achievement gaps.

Corey D. B. Walker, humanities professor and director of the Program in African American Studies, discusses the history of Juneteenth and the importance of marking the holiday.

Reversing Roe v. Wade and declaring that the U.S. Constitution does not protect abortion rights would return the issue to the 50 states and put the spotlight on state constitutions.