As the United States nears another year of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Wisconsin reopens for a third semester impacted by the deadly virus. With over 6,000 dead in the State of Wisconsin since the start of the pandemic and two vaccines now available for select populations, eyes turn to the UW administration, its students and Dane County to see where this semester will go.
To test or not to test
For Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Lori Reesor, it’s all about testing.
In the fall 2020 semester, after an outbreak hit Southeast dorms Sellery and Witte in late September, UW Housing students had to complete regular tests to continue living in the dorms. But for everyone else the large proportion who don’t live in or work with Housing UW didn’t mandate testing at all. And while the rate of positive tests started to decline throughout the semester, over 5,735 students and faculty have tested positive to date through UW testing.
‘There is No Place for Mediocrity’: 86-Year-Old Accountant Shares Powerful Success Tips
(Image Credit: Courtesy of Lester McKeever)
Lester McKeever made history as one of the first 100 African Americans to become a Certified Public Accountant in the U.S. According to the National Society of Black Certified Public Accountants (NSBCPA), less than 1% of all CPAs in the U.S. are Black.
“Being a CPA, a highly recognized credential in the business world, provided me the opportunity to leverage many unique opportunities,” says McKeever in an exclusive interview with
Black Enterprise.
For many decades, McKeever has worked to expose more students to the accounting profession. Through various programs, he has raised millions of dollars to provide scholarships and job opportunities for the next generation of leaders.
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In 2020, record-setting unemployment and sudden health care expenses due to the pandemic caused a dramatic spike in the number of hungry Americans (Shutterstock)
WILL COUNTY, IL President Joe Biden on Friday signed a new batch of executive orders, one of which specifically aims to curb pandemic-induced hunger for millions of Americans in states including Illinois.
In 2020, record-setting unemployment and sudden health care expenses due to the pandemic caused a dramatic spike in the number of hungry Americans. Feeding America, the largest hunger-relief organization in the United States, originally estimated the number of people experiencing food insecurity in the United States would swell to 50 million by the end of the year.
News Highlights: Libraries and invasive Technology | American Libraries Magazine
The top Tech Trends on-demand session at the American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits Virtual took a different turn this year. Rather than highlighting a range of new services or gadgets, moderator TJ Lamanna, emerging technology librarian at Cherry Hill (NJ) Public Library, stated that the panel’s aim this time was to talk about the dangers inherent in some of the technologies that can be libraries. interested in using.
John Mack Freeman, manager of the Suwanee branch in Gwinnett County (Ga.) Public Library, opened with a clip that appeared to show former US President Barack Obama voicing his support for the villain from the Black Panther film Erik Killmonger . (The clip was actually a BuzzFeed-produced PSA from director Jordan Peele, mimicking Obama’s speech patterns with cleverly synced video.)
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In 2020, record-setting unemployment and sudden health care expenses due to the pandemic caused a dramatic spike in the number of hungry Americans (Shutterstock)
KENDALL COUNTY, IL President Joe Biden on Friday signed a new batch of executive orders, one of which specifically aims to curb pandemic-induced hunger for millions of Americans in states including Illinois.
In 2020, record-setting unemployment and sudden health care expenses due to the pandemic caused a dramatic spike in the number of hungry Americans. Feeding America, the largest hunger-relief organization in the United States, originally estimated the number of people experiencing food insecurity in the United States would swell to 50 million by the end of the year.