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Gary Locke, governor of Washington, canceled plans to deliver the June 11 commencement address at Evergreen State College after he learned that the event would include a taped message from Mumia Abu-Jamal, a death-row inmate in Pennsylvania for the murder of a Philadelphia police officer. Locke, who is up for re-election, is a former prosecutor and supporter of the death penalty. A campaign to clear Abu-Jamal has been taken up by death-penalty opponents across the country.
Wisconsin may open records
Proposed policy changes at the University of Wisconsin-Madison could allow parents increased access to their children’s records. The school’s administration is considering possible changes in light of Congress’s recent amendments to the 1974 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, permitting schools to make public disciplinary actions when a student’s conduct constitutes a crime of violence, a sex offense or alcohol abuse.
New president at North Georgia
Nathaniel Hansford, William Alfred Rose Professor of Law at the University of Alabama, has been named president of North Georgia College and State University by the board of regents, effective July 1. Hansford earned his bachelor’s and law degrees from UGA. He received his LL.M. degree from the University of Michigan.
--Matthew Winston
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