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UnityFirst October – Education Special Feature highlighting select Independent Schools in Massachusetts
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Citizens Trust Bank Announces Next Generation Advisory Board
Citizens Trust Bank Cynthia N. Day, President and CEO, and the Inaugural Next Generation Advisory Board Citizens Trust Bank, a recognized leader in the financial services industry, today announces its Next Generation Advisory Board (NGAB). The advisory board will serve in a collaborative capacity to explore innovative and strategic ways to offer financial solutions to a changing and diverse demographic. NGAB is comprised of thirteen young and inspiring Atlanta business leaders who have an interest in enhancing access to financial services […]
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Change begins Now — People of color will be a majority of the American working class in 2032 –
What does this mean for the effort to grow wages and reduce inequality? In a new paper, EPI economist and director of the Project on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy Valerie Wilson projects that people of color will be a majority of the working class by 2032-11 years earlier than the overall U.S. population. “It is important to realize that the working class is more diverse than stereotypical images of white men in blue collar jobs suggest,” said Wilson. “While […]
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African Americans and Hispanic Americans: Invisible in the Dean’s Office at America’s Leading Business Schools
African Americans and Hispanic Americans are far less likely to hold the Dean’s chair at America’s leading business schools than they are to serve on the Board of Directors of the major corporations those business schools prepare students to work in, according to a new study by The PhD Project. The PhD Project works to increase minority representation in business school faculty. The study found that among the 1,601 business schools in the U.S., African Americans are Dean of just […]
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Dr. C. Reynold Verret: From Haitian refugee to new president of Xavier University (Louisiana)
The Board of Trustees of Xavier University of Louisiana announced that it has unanimously elected Dr. C. Reynold Verret as the university’s next president. Dr. Verret earned his undergraduate degree cum laude in biochemistry from Columbia University and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was also a postdoctoral fellow at the Howard Hughes Institute for Immunology at Yale University and at the Center for Cancer Research at MIT. Dr. Verret is joining Xavier from Savannah […]
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Harvard Business School Club of New York Pays Tribute to Business And Philanthropic Leaders
The Harvard Business School Club of New York (HBSCNY), the largest alumni chapter of Harvard Business School (HBS), recently honored five leaders in business and social enterprise at its 48th Annual Leadership Dinner. Glenn Hutchins (JD-MBA ’83) and Adebayo Ogunlesi (JD-MBA ’78) were recognized for distinguishing themselves through exemplary leadership in the world of business and for their extraordinary contributions to their communities. Steve Klinsky (MBA ’79 & JD ’81) and Maureen Sherry were recognized for excellence in social enterprise. […]
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Back to school Book Pick: The Zero Degree Zombie Zone
Scholastic proudly presents The Zero Degree Zombie Zone , a new action-packed fantasy adventure novel written acclaimed journalist Patrik Henry Bass and illustrated by award-winning and syndicated cartoonist Jerry Craft. This fun and magical tale about friendship features Bakari Katari Johnson, an unforgettable underdog character sure to warm the hearts of middle grade readers everywhere. Meet new kid on the block Bakari Katari Johnson. Bakari is having a bad day. Tariq Thomas, the most popular kid in their class, is […]
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President Obama and the new appointments made to the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans –Dr. Michael Nettles is appointed to the Commission
President Barack Obama has announced the appointment of Dr. Michael Nettles to the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans. Nettles is the Senior Vice President and Edmund W. Gordon Chair of the Policy Evaluation and Research Center at Educational Testing Service (ETS). He was previously Vice President of Policy Evaluation and Research from 2004 to 2006 and Executive Director of Policy Research from 2003 to 2004. Nettles was a Professor of Education at the University of Michigan […]
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CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY TRUSTEE MAKES LANDMARK DONATION TO UNIVERSITY
(Photo Credit: Courtesy of Delores P. Aldridge, Ph.D.) Clark Atlanta University Trustee Delores P. Aldridge, Ph.D., announced a leadership gift of $150,000 to the University. Aldridge served as a member of the former Clark College Board of Trustees and has served as a member of the Clark Atlanta University Board of Trustees since the University’s consolidation in 1988. She currently serves as Board Secretary and Chair of the Academic Affairs Committee. In addition to her monetary contribution, which will […]
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