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Jackson Makes SEC History with Head Baseball Coach Appointment

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In 2019, Jackson led the Southern Jaguars to winning the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship in 2019 – the team’s first SWAC championship since 2009 – and Southern's first 30-win season since 2012. He also served in an administrative position in Major League Baseball. 500 record in six years.

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Testy Appointed to Lead the Association of American Law Schools

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The long-standing collaboration between LSAC and AALS and the impressive histories and strengths of both organizations will ensure a smooth transition in July,” she continued. “In Testy served as Dean and Professor of Law at University of Washington School of Law from 2009 to 2017 and at Seattle University School of Law from 2005 to 2009.

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Hospital Honors Trailblazing Surgeon With Levi Watkins, Jr., M.D. Outpatient Center

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Endowed Scholarship Fund for minority medical students in 2009. The school also has its Hard History at Hopkins project to bring to light the hospital’s history with slavery. “I Commemoration in 1982; and helped fund the Levi Watkins, Jr., In his youth, Watkins – he grew up in Montgomery, Alabama – met Martin Luther King Jr.,

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Report: English Majors Employed at Comparable Rates, Educators Can Do More to Prepare Students for Careers

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In fact, this rate for English majors puts it below the unemployment rate for computer and information services majors, 2.8%, though still higher compared to a number of other majors – business, engineering, philosophy, physical science, and history. in history. “I He also leads work at Humanities Indicators and holds a Ph.D.

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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month in Higher Ed

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Every year, from September 15 to October 15, Hispanic Heritage Month offers an opportunity to celebrate the histories, cultures and contributions of Hispanic and Latino communities. million students by 2026, and the percent of STEM degrees conferred to Hispanic students rose from 9.2%

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Doing What’s Right

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If you look at the history of ethics — figuring out what’s the right thing to do, etc. — the longest history is connected to practice of medicine,” Moazam says. “So, Farhat Moazam, being a good physician involves more than just knowing medicine. It requires a sense of bioethics. “If

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Dismantling Global Injustices

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history, Tufts University; M.A., Amid the global economic crisis in 2008, Mark says he worried what he would do with his undergraduate degree in history from Tufts University. international affairs, The New School; and Ph.D., political science, Binghamton University Career mentors: Dr. David L. When he returned to the U.S.,