Dr. Lisa Bryant , Chair, Department of Political Science, was quoted on the barriers to voting registration due to the costly and time-consuming requirements needed to register.

This story ran in The Journalist's Resource (March 12) How voter registration rules discourage some Americans from voting: An explainer and research roundup

Diniz Borges, lecturer, Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literature, was quoted on the importance of obtaining violas from Terceira to continue courses that help perpetuate Azorean culture across borders.

This story ran in Novidades - The Island and the Diaspora (March 8) Azorean strings with around two dozen students in Tulare, California.