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Gale Rhodes retires after 35 years with the University of Louisville. Whether you became a Cardinal in the late 1980s or you just made it through the pandemic year of online learning, you may not realize that you likely owe a debt of gratitude to Gale Rhodes and her staff. The vice provost with a can-do attitude has worked in many forms of UofL academic affairs and services throughout the 35-year tenure that ended with her June 30 retirement. In recent years, Rhodes had the additional title of executive director of the Delphi Center for Teaching and Learning. “People knew if you gave me something, it got done – and I enjoy that reputation,” Rhodes said. ....
Mitch McConnell slammed by his alma mater over his remarks about the 1619 Project Mitch McConnell/Shutterstock SalonMay 07, 2021 Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell received a sharp rebuke from his alma mater on Thursday when a University of Louisville administrator clapped back at his recent comments about the legacy of slavery and its effects on American history. McConnell s remarks came Monday during a speaking event at the university, where he was asked to opine on the New York Times 1619 Project, according to WDRB. The project, which seeks to reframe the country s history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of our national narrative, puts particular emphasis on the year 1619 which was the first year that African slaves were brought to America. ....
Credit Ryland Barton / WFPL Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said treating the start of American slavery as a significant moment in the country’s history is an “exotic notion.” Leaders at the University of Louisville, where he made that comment on Monday, say he’s wrong. V. Faye Jones, senior associate vice president for diversity and equity, pushed back on his comments in a campus-wide email Thursday. She said university leaders, including President Neeli Bendapudi, joined her in rejecting “the idea that the year 1619 is not a critical moment in the history of this country.“ Bendapudi was on stage with McConnell when he criticized the New York Times’ 1619 Project and said its teachings should not be core to American civic education. ....
Louisville Courier Journal The University of Louisville s leadership publicly criticized alumnus Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell for saying he doesn t see 1619 often seen as the start of American slavery as one of U.S. history s most important points. U of L s interim senior associate vice president for diversity and equity, Dr. V. Faye Jones, sent out a campuswide email Thursday in which she said McConnell s comments are quite troubling for American descendants of slaves, our allies and those who support us. To imply that slavery is not an important part of United States history not only fails to provide a true representation of the facts, but also denies the heritage, culture, resilience and survival of Black people in America, Jones said in the email. ....