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Vice President Kamala Harris and Ireland’s Prime Minister Micheál Martin Join CIEE in Congratulating the 2021 Frederick Douglass Global Fellows
March 17, 2021 GMT
The 2021 Frederick Douglass Global Fellows
WASHINGTON, March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ At an online St. Patrick’s Day roundtable today, Vice President Kamala Harris and Ireland’s Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheál Martin joined Nettie Washington Douglass, the great-great-granddaughter of Frederick Douglass, and representatives from the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) to recognize the winners of the 2021 Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship, a competitive award for diverse student leaders to attend a four-week summer study abroad program focused on leadership, intercultural communication, and social justice.
Gilda Barabino began her term as AAAS president-elect on Feb. 24. | Olin College of Engineering
Gilda Barabino, president of Olin College of Engineering, was selected by the membership of the American Association for the Advancement of Science to serve as AAAS president-elect.
Barabino began her term Feb. 24 and will serve as president-elect for one year. She will then serve for one year as AAAS president and one year as chair of the AAAS Board of Directors.
Members also selected two members of the AAAS Board of Directors during the election, held Feb. 8-22. Janine Austin Clayton, the associate director for research on women’s health at the National Institutes of Health and director of the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health, was newly elected to the board for a four-year term. Kaye Husbands Fealing, the dean of the Ivan College of Liberal Arts at the Georgia Institute of Technology, was elected to a second four-year term.
Intelligent.com Announces Best Colleges In Louisiana for 2021
Share Article SEATTLE (PRWEB) March 13, 2021 Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning, has announced the Top 46 Colleges In Louisiana for 2021. The comprehensive research guide is based on an assessment of 201 accredited colleges and universities in the nation. Each program is evaluated based on curriculum quality, graduation rate, reputation, and post-graduate employment.
The 2021 rankings are calculated through a unique scoring system which includes student engagement, potential return on investment and leading third party evaluations. Intelligent.com analyzed 201 schools, on a scale of 0 to 100, with only 46 making it to the final list. The methodology also uses an algorithm which collects and analyzes multiple rankings into one score to easily compare each school.
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Muddy water overtopping intact Kaupakalua Dam in Haiku cascades in a waterfall to the gulch below Tuesday morning. According to a state report, the structure was in âunsatisfactoryâ overall condition before the flood hit, and a plan was underway to remove the dam this summer. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
HAIKU In a matter of hours Monday, Mark Alexander watched floodwaters begin to swallow up his home, vehicles, refrigerator, tools, mower and other belongings in Haiku.
He was able to save the family dog, Legend, who was rescued from a rooftop and taken to the vet where he was treated for fluid in the lungs, according to Alexander’s sister, Elena Alexander Nishizaki.