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Growing up, her parents didn’t mind what she studied, but she felt pressure from her extended family because they didn’t see non-STEM majors on the same level. These experiences aren’t just limited to the classroom. Yabut, the only person of color on the Pre-Vet Medical Association’s, or PVMA’s, executive board, discussed the lack of diversity […]
Few titles stand out the way Paul Dosal’s does: senior vice president for Student Success. It’s an all-new position at UCF and, as everyone can clearly see, it spells out a gigantic expectation. “This is what my parents wanted for my brothers and me, to graduate from college with minimal debt and a path into […]
When it came to choosing his tennis idol as a kid, there wasn’t much deliberating to be done for Dominic Stricker. “Of course, if you live in Switzerland…My one big idol [had to be] Roger Federer,” the #NextGenATP Swiss recently told ATPTour.com. “Roger is Swiss and has a pretty similar game to how I would […]
What is your earliest memory?My mum telling me to slow down. Of 10 kids, I was the one with the most energy. I was always asking questions. My nickname was WhenWhyHow. My mum started a theatre troupe. The world of theatre was like Alice in Wonderland. I would always be saying: “I wanna sing! I […]
By Alexis FincVCU College of Humanities and Sciences Anyone in the class could choose to take the final and that grade would replace the lowest test grade of the semester. Unlike the standard tests given throughout the semester, this would be harder – a cumulative final that encompassed all the material from the course. […]
Junior Hemans with his Wolverhampton Sports team-mates Junior Hemans, non-executive director at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, was part of the Wolverhampton Seniors basketball team that finished third out of eight in the Marmaris Turkey Masters Tournament. Having played three games to finish second in their group, Wolverhampton marked their […]
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Two Raptor Brigade alumni are still making a difference in the lives of military and civilian aviators, and their families, worldwide well after their departure from the unit. For Chief Warrant Officer 2 Brett Kroll and Capt. Spencer Payne, aviation isn’t just a job, but a lifestyle. The two former […]
Auburn University announced recently that one of its programs has built on a $10 million National Science Foundation grant obtained last August to lead a research effort that promotes science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education among students from underrepresented and underserved populations. According to Auburn University, the Institute for Strengthening Pathways and Research Knowledge […]
UNICEF launches campaign to help children without parental care NBC News 48m ago / 6:51 PM UTC LVIV, Ukraine — The United Nation Children’s Fund in Ukraine launched a campaign Thursday to provide advice and guidance to child protection authorities and caregivers on how to support children without parental care. The ultimate aim of “Leave […]
Editor’s Note: Tomiko Brown-Nagin is dean of the Harvard Radcliffe Institute, Daniel P.S. Paul Professor of Constitutional Law at Harvard Law School and author of “Civil Rights . . .