Great honor: LSU College of Art and Design professor Richard Doubleday has been named a Fulbright senior scholar, the university has announced. The Fulbright Scholar Program will fund Doubleday’s research on contemporary Chinese graphic design at Beijing’s Tsinghua University, the Academy of Arts & Design and the China Central Academy of Fine Arts. He’ll spend the next year researching Chinese graphic design, particularly since the opening of the Chinese economy in 1979. Doubleday will conduct his research in China from Sept. 1 to Nov. 30 this year, and from May 1 to June 30 in 2018. The prestigious Fulbright Scholar Program provides scholarships for professional academics and students to conduct research abroad.
New market: New Orleans-based Crescent Crown Distributing has been named the distributor for the Grayton Beer Company products in Louisiana. Grayton Beer, a Florida-based craft brewery, is engaged in a 36-month expansion plan to increase its distribution footprint to markets in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana. The first rollout of Grayton products in Louisiana will include 30A Beach Blonde and Salt of the Gulf, a Leipzig-Style Gose. Grayton also will offer its Fish Whistle IPA to Louisianans in late summer. The products will be available in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette and Thibodaux.
Forced out: Facing pressure from shareholders, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick resigned Tuesday from the ride-hailing service he helped found in 2009. The New York Times reports a shareholder revolt made it untenable for Kalanick to stay on at the company. Kalanick’s exit came under pressure after hours of drama involving Uber investors, people with knowledge of the situation say. Earlier in the day, five of Uber’s major investors demanded in a letter—which the newspaper obtained—that Kalanick resign, insisting the company is in need of a leadership change. The move caps months of questions over Uber’s leadership and its workplace culture. Read more.
