The King’s College’s academic accreditors conducted another meeting notifying the institution of their investigation findings last Friday, April 28. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) clarified that the conclusions presented are not final, nor do they constitute any definitive verdict on King’s accreditation status going forward. The findings presented, according to MSCHE procedures, “represent only the first step in a multi-level decision-making process.”
Read MoreThe student body elected Mattilyn Winburn as Student Body President for The King’s College’s 2022-23 school year on Feb. 24, 2022. Winburn, a senior in the House of Clara Barton, spoke with Colby McCaskill, City Editor at the Empire State Tribune, during Interregnum XVIII about her time as the student body president during a season of financial woes and continued ambiguity about the King’s future.
Read MoreThe Middle States Commission on Higher Education, The King’s College’s academic accreditors, conducted an informational meeting notifying the student body of King’s recent failure to satisfy MSCHE accreditation standards on Monday, April 3. According to MSCHE representatives, King’s accreditation status is not to be revoked before, if at all, June 2023.
Read MoreOn-campus residents at Albee recently received letters from ConEdison requiring The King’s College to pay its outstanding balance, or else face a utility shut-off tomorrow, March 21. A ConEdison employee with knowledge of the situation informed the Empire State Tribune that the letter is simply a first warning and that King’s students are not in danger of losing utilities in the next few months.
Read MoreDr. Kelly Lehtonen, assistant professor of English and Writing, hosted a discussion for her recent book about the heroism of embracing the sublime on Friday, Feb. 24. “Heroic Awe: The Sublime and the Remaking of Renaissance Epic” is Lehtonen’s first official book and displays her continued affection for Renaissance-Era epic poetry after five years at The King’s College.
Read MoreDr. Andrew Delbanco presented Kings’ Black History Month lecture based on his most recent book, which delves into how slavery, specifically the desire to escape slavery, shaped American history more than we tend to give it credit. The talk took place in the City Room on Thursday, Feb. 9. The lecture began by examining the question of where to start the stories of those attempting to escape slavery.
Read More(OPINION) As recently reported, many of our activities at King's are now looking and feeling very different. This moment in King’s history is fraught with uncertainty. Day advised the student body on how to respond. Day’s allegorical instructions, while good-intentioned, deeply misrepresented biblical processes of grief and scientific literature on how we as human beings feel. A constant grief of mine is a thread of “wack theology” that creeps in time and time again: negative emotions are ungodly. In light of the new updates and alterations to our student experience and institution as a whole, lend your ears as I aim to untangle this self-spun web of emotional suppression that stifles our relationship with sorrow and hope alike.
Read MoreTo better understand American Indian Heritage Month, Thanksgiving and New York City’s ties to Native Americans, it is prudent to take a closer look at their relationship with the neighborhood of Lower Manhattan. The Financial District sits on land that has a much deeper history as the center of trade for Native American populations.
Read MoreFor the past month, Kanye (Ye) West, the highly influential American rapper, has become increasingly vocal with his opinions regarding pressing social issues, prompting various right-wing and radical groups to come to his support. October may even go down as Ye’s most consistently-publicized controversy-filled month of his career.
Read MoreThe Troubadour Art and Literary Magazine of the King’s College held a Halloween-themed poetry reading, its second event of the year, last Friday, Oct. 21. Throughout the night, the low stage, surrounded by cobwebs, draped in carpet and illuminated by purple-orange lights, held writers, readers, dancers and singers who came to both listen and share their own work.
Read MoreOn March 31, 2021, pot began calling the kettle until it picked up the phone, then proceeded to announce that it had been legalized in the state of New York. More than a year has gone by since the Marijuana Taxation and Regulation Act, commonly referred to as the MTRA, was signed into law.
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