05/21/2023 - EditState

2 Dorm Directors Fired at Small Christian College After Using ‘He/Him,’ ‘She/Her’ in Emails

On 05/21/2023

Shua Wilmot and Raegan Zelaya, two former dorm directors at a small Christian university in western New York, acknowledge their names are unconventional, which explains why they attached gender identities to their work email signatures. Wilmot uses “he/him.” Zelaya goes by “she/her.” Their former employer, Houghton University, wanted them to drop the identifiers in line with a new policy for email formats implemented in September. Both refused and were fired. “My name is Shua. It’s an unusual name. And it ends with a vowel, ‘a,’ that is traditionally feminine in many languages,” Wilmot said in a nearly one-hour video hemore

International Student-Athletes Thriving at St. John’s U

On 05/21/2023

Students from Grenada, Norway and Canada were among those competing for St. John’s University in New York at the Big East Track and Field Championships. They helped the school finish second in the competition — its best finish since 1989. (May 2023) …

US Education Lands International Student Dream Career

On 05/21/2023

A Nigerian student who earned a graduate degree at the University of Arkansas Little Rock has scored a job as a data engineer at American Express. “Coming in as an international student, it’s like a dream come true for me,” Ifeanyichukwu Umoga said. “I am very excited to graduate and see what awaits me.” The school’s website has the full story. (May 2023) …