Kimberly Burnett

Salem State student shot in Boston

PRESS RELEASE: Salem State history professor plays central role in groundbreaking report on the...

Salem State University Associate Professor of history, Bethany Jay, PhD, played a central role in a Southern Poverty Law Center Report released on February 1 detailing the insufficiencies in the teaching of the history of American slavery. Through her work and the work of Teaching Tolerance, a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, the nation’s educators will be provided with the tools needed to teach the topic correctly.

PRESS RELEASE: Salem State Named Top 10 Institution For Latino Student Success

Salem State has been named one of the 10 top-performing institutions for Latino student success according to a new report by The Education Trust, a national non-profit advocacy organization. The report, titled “A Look at Latino Student Success: Identifying Top- and Bottom-Performing Institutions,” was released on Dec. 14. Salem State is the only institution in New England to have been included in the Top 10 list.

PRESS RELEASE: Students of Salem State’s Brotherhood organization travel to Tampa for minority...

Nine undergraduate students and two graduate students of Salem State’s student organization, The Brotherhood, which offers self-identified men of color resources and mentorship to reach academic and achievement goals, traveled to Tampa, Florida from Feb. 22 to 25 to attend the Black, Brown & College Bound (BBCB) Summit

Board balks on parking

The planning board slams introduction of controversial parking ordinance. *Awarded First Amendment Award for this article from the New Jersey Press Association

Martell's 30-day suspension begins

Mayor requests investigation into settlement between boardwalk business, ABC *Awarded the First Amendment Award from the New Jersey Press Association for this article

DEP targets more beach properties

The Department of Environmental Protection [DEP] has filed another eminent domain lawsuit to acquire lands and property rights required for the coastal dune replenishment project.

Burlington Islamic Center’s Imam reacts to Trump’s immigration order

The order, "Protecting the nation from foreign terrorist entry into the United States", is designed to stop the immigration into the United States of people from seven Islamic nations -- Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen -- for 90 days. It also suspends refugee admissions for 120 days. The Trump administration hopes these orders will help strengthen the visa issuance program and deter terrorists from entering the country.

Ladies of Bradley Beach are continuing the founders’ dream

Proclamation

Proclamation received from The New Jersey State Senate and Assembly for my work at The Ocean Star.