Northwestern Qatar Criticized for Awarding Research Grant to Controversial American Professor
On 2/3/21 at 1:02 PM EST
Northwestern University s Qatar campus has come under criticism for awarding a research grant to an American professor whose alleged racially insensitive blog post resurfaced on social media.
The school had last week announced Professor Jocelyn Mitchell as one of three academics awarded a $700,000 grant to study the obstacles and successes of women entrepreneurship in Qatar.
Following the announcement, Twitter users resurfaced a 2008 blog post allegedly authored by Mitchell, a liberal arts professor. The post first elicited controversy among Northwestern Qatar s community in 2019.
According to screenshots shared to social media, Mitchell compiled a list of observations she said originated from a friend-of-a-friend on life in Qatar.
3 arrested in Treasure Valley counterfeit cash scheme
Two women and a man traveled from California as part of a scheme to pass fake $50 bills at businesses in Idaho, police say.
Credit: Canyon County Jail Author: KTVB Staff Updated: 9:51 AM MST January 13, 2021
NAMPA, Idaho Two women and a man traveled from California as part of a scheme to pass fake $50 bills at businesses in Idaho, police say.
The three suspects in the case - Erika Fuller, Grae Fuller and Jocelyn Mitchell - were arrested Monday afternoon.
According to investigators, a business in the 16000 block of North Marketplace Road called the Nampa Police Department and reported the group had tried to pay for items using counterfeit money. The trio had either attempted or been successful in paying with the fake bills at two Boise stores, police say.