1 January 2021 | On Thursday, Oakwood University (OU) announced the passing of Athletic Director Professor James Roddy, who had worked for the Adventist institution for over half a century. Oakwood University President Leslie Pollard expressed his appreciation for Roddy’s legacy via an announcement on Facebook: “We regret to announce the passing of long-loved Oakwood […] Source: https://atoday.org/long-time-oakwood-university-athletic-director-passes-away/

1 January 2021 | People’s ability to afford housing has suffered significantly due to the coronavirus pandemic, and Southern Adventist University’s School Of Social Work (SOSW) is stepping up to help provide solutions. The Collegedale, Tennessee-based school has partnered with the Chattanooga Eviction Prevention Program to provide free legal assistance to those in the local […] Source: https://atoday.org/southerns-school-of-social-work-helps-provide-eviction-prevention-assistance/

News reports from Los Angeles, California; Haiti; the Philippines; an epic bike ride and Malawi: Hours ago, the Los Angeles Times reported the California National Guard had stationed medical teams at 13 medical facilities in the state as hospitals reach a “breaking point from an unprecedented surge in coronavirus cases.” The paper specifically named Adventist […] Source: https://atoday.org/news-briefs-for-december-31-2020/

From AdventInnovate – 30 December 2020 | Current US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson is no stranger to reinvention. Carson made a name for himself as a pioneering pediatric neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins University Medical Center before running for United States President in 2016. In early 2017, Carson was the only Seventh-day […] Source: https://atoday.org/whats-next-for-ben-carson/