BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, June 18 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * The Beautiful Business, Part 1: How Global Football Is Governed * A 10-part World Cup guide to the business of global football from Samford University's Sports Industry Program. The largest sporting event in the history of the world is pulsing right here in the United States. The FIFA World Cup final will be watched by more people than any single sporting event ever staged. And for most Americans, i  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, June 18 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * The Beautiful Business, Part 2: Why Every Footballer Plays for Two Teams * A 10-part World Cup guide to the business of global football from Samford University's Sports Industry Program. On June 11, Mexico and South Africa walked out at the legendary Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, and the largest sporting event in the history of the world began. Forty-eight nations, 104 matches, three host countries  more

FAIRMONT, West Virginia, June 19 -- Fairmont State University posted the following news: * * * Fairmont State University's Dr. Brian Selmeski Selected for National Executive Leadership Academy * "At a time of significant change across the higher education landscape, programs like ELA play a critical role in supporting and preparing the next generation of institutional leaders," said Charles L. Welch, American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) president and CEO. "Through   more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., June 20 -- League of Southeastern Credit Unions and Affiliates issued the following news on June 18, 2026: * * * THE LEAGUE OF CREDIT UNIONS & AFFILIATES NAMES JOHN BRATSAKIS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Veteran credit union leader and industry advocate to guide organization's next chapter of growth and impact - The League of Credit Unions & Affiliates today announces its Board of Directors has appointed John Bratsakis as Chief Executive Officer, following a comprehensive nati  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on June 18, 2026, at an executive business meeting to vote on eight nominations and three bills: * * * Good morning. On today's agenda, we have eight nominations and three bills. We'll vote on two circuit court nominees: Benjamin Flowers, for the Sixth Circuit; and Matthew Schwartz, for the Second Circuit. We'll vote on four district court nominees: Mich  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The House Judiciary Committee released the following written testimony by Bryan K. Fair, interim president and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center, Montgomery, Alabama, from a June 9, 2026, hearing entitled "The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate, Part II": * * * Good morning, Chairman Jordan, Ranking Member Raskin, and Members of the Committee. Last July, I took a one-year leave from my university professorship to become the interim head of the Southern  more