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03-19-12
Antioch University Names Ms. Felice Nudelman Chancellor
In a unanimous decision, the Antioch University Board of Governors appointed Ms. Felice Nudelman as its 5th chancellor, effective July 1, 2012.
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03-15-12
Fixing A Broken Food System: University Of Vermont To Host Food Systems Summit
Our broken food system is creating economic, environmental, health, and societal problems, many experts say. The result: the agricultural landscape in the U.S. is under threat, seriously challenging the sustainable production of food.
To address these pressing issues, the University of Ve...
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02-29-12
Walden University Holds Speaker Series to Celebrate Women's History Month
In celebration of National Women’s History Month, Walden University will hold an online speaker series to commemorate the achievements of women—past and present—who have transformed the world with their vision and courage. Every Wednesday evening in March, Wa...
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02-28-12
Motorola Solutions to Give Chicago Students a Boost in Technology-Related Careers by Supporting New Early College STEM School
Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MSI) and the Motorola Solutions Foundation, the charitable arm of Motorola Solutions, today announced a grant to Chicago Public Schools to support one of five Early College STEM Schools (ECSS) off...
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02-28-12
Global Kids Welcomes New Partnership With Hilton Worldwide
(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Global Kids (www.globalkids.org) is grateful to enter into a new partnership with Hilton Worldwide (www.hiltonworldwide.com) on Corporate Philanthropy Day 2012...
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01-24-12
Capitalism with a Conscience
Wake Forest University Schools of Business will welcome Walter Robb, Co-CEO of Whole Foods Market Inc., to campus on Tuesday, January 31 to discuss “Capitalism with a Conscience.”
The event is part of the Broyhill Leading Out Loud Executive Lecture Series and co-sponsored by the ...
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01-17-12
NYU Stern's Citi Leadership & Ethics Program Appoints Jeffrey Hollender as 9th Distinguished Fellow
Marking its ninth year, NYU Stern’s Citi Leadership & Ethics Program appointed Jeffrey Hollender, co-founder of Seventh Generation, one of the country’s leading providers of natural products, as its 2011-2012 Distinguished Citi Fellow in Leadership and Ethics.
Through ...
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01-10-12
Dr. Frances Mervyn of MSPP Receives Prestigious Award for Inspiring Students to Make a Difference in the World
/PRNewswire/ - Dr. Frances Mervyn, a community mental health expert and beloved teacher and dean at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, (MSPP) has received the 2011 Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award. Nominated this fall by a former student, Mervyn received the prestigious honor...
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12-07-11
U.S. Female Students Enter College Most Prepared for STEM Studies, According to Faculty at America's Top Research Universities in a New Bayer Survey
American women entering college are the best prepared academically to hit the books and successfully graduate with a STEM degree (82 percent), according to a survey of faculty from the nation’s top 200 research universities who chair STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) departm...
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11-02-11
Boys & Girls Clubs of America Partners With University of Phoenix to Impact Graduation Success Among Nation's Youth
/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ - Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) announced today it is partnering with University of Phoenix to combat dropout rates among the nation's youth. Currently one in three kids in the United States fails to graduate each year with one in two African American and Hispan...
