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Allyson Letavic, a 2017 graduate of Hempfield High School, graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Science in biology and a minor in neuroscience. In fall 2021, she will attend the masters of prosthetics and orthotics program at the University of Pittsburgh. Grace Batchelder received a Bachelor of Science in business administration in management information systems from the Temple University Fox School of Business on May 7, 2021. A 2017 graduate of Manhe...

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13 seniors named Winthrop Scholars; 40 inducted into Phi Beta Kappa Continuing a tradition that dates back nearly 100 years, Connecticut College has named 13 seniors as Winthrop Scholars, the highest academic honor bestowed by the College. An additional 27 students were also selected for initiation into Phi Beta Kappa, the national honor society of undergraduate higher education. The Connecticut College chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, Delta of Connecticut, was established in 1935. Membership is rest...

Following an extensive national search, Kimberly D. McCorkle has been named as the new Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at East Tennessee State University. She will assume this role in July, succeeding Dr. Wilsie S. Bishop, who is retiring at the end of June following 43 years of distinguished service to the university. McCorkle comes to ETSU from the University of West Florida, where she has spent the past 19 years and currently serves as Vice Provost and Professor. She w...

Stonehill announced it has named Jeremy Cooper to the position of vice president of business development. Cooper is responsible for originating and structuring debt and equity investments across Stonehills hospitality lending platform and helping to drive its strategic growth efforts. He will report to Stonehills executive vice president, Brent LeBlanc, and establish the companys Northeast office in New York City. Cooper is a fourth-generation hotelier, having learned the hotel business at Coop...

Greenberg Traurig Boston Adds Linda M. Ricci, Former Assistant U.S. Attorney and Chief of Narcotics and Money Laundering Unit, to White Collar Practice Share Article Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues to expand its White Collar Defense & Special Investigations Practice, this time adding Linda M. Ricci as a shareholder in Boston. Ricci draws from more than 15 years of experience working at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, where she served as Chief of ...

View Comments For the first time in two years, University of Louisville graduates walked across a stage over the weekend in front of friends and family to celebrate commencement. It was also the first time graduates from two separate years were recognized together for completing their degrees, with students from 2020 and 2021 gathering in Cardinal Stadium on Friday and Saturday.  As she reflected on the past year during her commencement address Friday, U of L President Neeli Bendapudi said f...

Fri, 05/07/2021 LAWRENCE — David Slusky is an instinctive sleuth willing to share the tricks of his trade to help students explore the economic questions swirling around them. Slusky, the De-Min and Chin-Sha Wu Associate Professor of Economics in the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Kansas, will deliver the annual Shutz Lecture at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 12. Individuals can register to attend the Zoom webinar here. His presentation is titled “Adventures with a Natural Experi...

Connecticut to launch $150 million fund to help businesses By Susan Haigh and Pat Eaton-Robb The Associated Press A new $150 million, multi-year initiative to invest in Connecticut businesses, with a major focus on fledgling small businesses located in communities hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, was unveiled on Thursday. The Department of Economic and Community Development hopes the private sector will match that funding and co-invest in entrepreneurs, small businesses and start-ups, Commiss...

Written by Gov. Ned Lamont Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the Connecticut Department of Public Health is partnering with the Connecticut chapters of nine historically African American, Greek-lettered fraternities and sororities to further combat COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and increase access to the vaccine within the state’s Black and Brown communities. The partnership stems from the Department of Public Health’s Trusted Messenger Forum program, which works to train and prov...