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Weakerthanexpected hiring. Twitter taking the street by surprise. Shares are soaring after the companys results were disclosed after the bell yesterday. Well dive deeper into those results as well. What a difference a quarter makes. The First Quarter comes in at 4 growth. A big rebound from the contraction of 2. 1 in q1. Adp says 218,000 private sector jobs have been added this month. The fed gets ready to wrap up its policy meeting. That Statement Due out at 2 00 p. M. Eastern time. Person cons...

Shirley McBay, the first Black dean of student affairs at MIT, died at her home in Los Angeles on Nov. 27. She was 86. During her tenure at the MIT, she led efforts to identify and address obstacles in the Institute’s racial environment that hindered the success of students from underrepresented or underserved communities.

The first Black student to receive a doctorate from the University of Georgia, she devoted her life to advocating for diversity in science and math education.

Shirley McBay: The advocate This story is part of a series, called    that celebrates innovative and visionary faculty, students, alumni and leaders throughout the history of the University of Georgia – and their profound, enduring impact on our state, our nation and the world. It’s been over 30 years since Shirley Mathis McBay first went to Capitol Hill with an urgent message. She implored members of Congress to take action to increase the numbers of minorities and women in the fields o...

Leigh Beeson UGA Today It’s been over 30 years since Shirley Mathis McBay first went to Capitol Hill with an urgent message. She implored members of Congress to take action to increase the numbers of minorities and women in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. And she didn’t mince words. “In the search for knowledge in science and engineering, the worst intellectual crime one can commit is to prejudice one’s results, to prejudge how something will turn out. However, ...