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Kyle Farmbry appointed as next Guilford College President

On October 6, Guilford College announced Kyle Farmbry as its next president. Farmbry will be the school’s tenth president and… FJ News Editors
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Sarah Clarke to lead QUNO New York

On September 22, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and the Quaker United Nations Committee in New York announced that Sarah… FJ News Editors
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QUNO Geneva Office selects Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge as next director

In August, Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) in Geneva, Switzerland, named Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge as its next director. Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, a… FJ News Editors
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Tim Gee named next FWCC General Secretary

Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) announced on July 26 that Tim Gee would be its next general secretary. The… FJ News Editors
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Sarah Gillooly begins as Baltimore Yearly Meeting General Secretary

On July 19, Sarah Gillooly began their term as the general secretary of Baltimore Yearly Meeting (BYM). Gillooly, who uses… FJ News Editors
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Gretchen Castle Becomes ESR Dean

Gretchen Castle becomes the first female dean of the Earlham School of Religion (ESR) with the beginning of her term… FJ News Editors
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Quaker Organizations Launch Racial Justice Initiative

On June 16, 2021, a coalition of four Quaker organizations announced a new initiative, Quakers Uprooting Racism, designed ”to accelerate… FJ News Editors
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Diane Randall to Leave Friends Committee on National Legislation

Diane Randall will leave her post as general secretary of Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) at the end of… FJ News Editors
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Racial exploitation revealed in the Rowntree company’s past

On April 15 the Rowntree Society announced that its preliminary investigations into the Rowntree company’s historic global supply chains have… FJ News Editors
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William Penn’s name removed from room in London’s Friends House

Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) announced on April 10, “In a step towards becoming an actively anti-racist church, Quakers will cease… FJ News Editors
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Retired military as possible faculty sparks controversy at Swarthmore College

A partnership that could place and subsidize the salary of a retired military officer as college teaching faculty drew fire… FJ News Editors
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Lehigh Valley Friends start bail fund

In the summer of 2020, Lehigh Valley Meeting in Bethlehem, Pa., started a fund to provide bail for people who… FJ News Editors
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