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Rosabella Daraoui, Co-Valedictorian Rosabella is the daughter of George and Mona Daraoui of Rochester, New Hampshire. She is the younger sister of Karen, 21, and Jennifer, 19, both of whom are graduates of St. Thomas Aquinas High School. She is also the proud older sister of Charbel, 10. Rosabella attended middle school at St. Elizabeth Seton School and is a parishioner of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish in Rochester. Rosabella is a member of the National Honor Society and the French Hono...

Danbury residents recognized at Honors Program Senior Reception Written by ECSU The Honors Program at Eastern Connecticut State University recognized graduating seniors at its annual Senior Reception on May 13. The event celebrates seniors who have completed their theses projects as part of the Honors Programs graduation requirements. Among those recognized were: Ashley Cubberly of Danbury, who majors in Psychology. Cubberlys thesis is titled "Emotional Intelligence and Vocational Pe...

The University of Georgia’s Honors Program will soon become the Morehead Honors College, named after UGA President Jere Morehead, according to a Tuesday UGA Today article. The UGA Foundation has raised $8 million out of its $10 million goal in a fundraising campaign to strengthen the honors program. The naming of the Honors College is the culmination of the campaign, according to UGA Today.  Morehead served as the director of the UGA Honors Program from 1999-2004. During his time as dir...

ATHENS, Ohio — Ohio University President Dr. M. Duane Nellis announced Thursday his plans to end his tenure as President on June 30, 2021, and transi

Kristen Clarke’s nomination to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division on Thursday. In the wake of the Committee’s 11-11 vote, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) now can send Clarke’s nomination to the floor in a bid to make her the first Black woman to hold that post. No Republicans voted in her favor, subjecting the nominee to vitriolic attacks by Republican Senators Mike Lee of Utah and Ted Cruz of Texas depicting her as “extreme” and insinuating that sh...

OU President stepping down; becoming faculty member ATHENS, Ohio — Ohio University President Dr. M. Duane Nellis announced Thursday his plans to end his tenure as President on June 30, 2021, and transition to faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences. Nellis took office as Ohio University’s 21st President in 2017. Nellis’ career in higher education spans four decades, including 11 years as a university president. He said the timing is right for Ohio University and his family. “It has...

Dead Heat in Partisan Judiciary Committee Vote Puts Kristen Clarke’s DOJ Civil Rights Nomination in Senate’s Court Adam Klasfeld Kristen Clarke’s nomination to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division on Thursday. In the wake of the Committee’s 11-11 vote, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) now can send Clarke’s nomination to the floor in a bid to make her the first Black woman to hold that post. No Republicans voted in her favor, subjecting th...

Nellis took office as Ohio University’s 21 st President in 2017. Nellis’ career in higher education spans four decades, including 11 years as a university president. He said the timing is right for Ohio University and his family. “It has been an honor and a privilege to serve Ohio University as President these past four years,” President Nellis said. “Ruthie and I have truly enjoyed being a part of this University and this community, and I am proud of the many accomplishments we have ...

Larry Irving, president of the Northwestern Alumni Association, announced the Homecoming Wildcats in an April 30 video.  “The Homecoming court is a cherished Northwestern tradition.” Irving said. “And given the challenging year that we’ve all had, it’s great to reclaim and re-engage in our traditions.” Students nominated nine seniors for the Homecoming cohort, then the Homecoming committee, a student group in charge of coordinating and executing all Homecoming events, interviewed a...

Dobbs Ferry, NY (PRWEB) May 12, 2021 -- Mercy College announces the appointment of Linda Bastone, Ph.D., as Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs, effective