Minnesota State University, Mankato names Inch as Davenportâs successor
Minnesota State University, Mankato names Inch as Davenportâs successor By Jake Rinehart | March 17, 2021 at 3:58 PM CDT - Updated March 17 at 7:03 PM
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KEYC) â The Minnesota State College and Universities Board of Trustees announced Wednesday that Edward Inch will serve as the 13th president of Minnesota State University, Mankato, effective July 1.
Inch will be the successor to Richard Davenport, who has served as president at MSU Mankato since July 1, 2002 â which currently makes him the longest-serving president of any college or university in the state of Minnesota and the third longest-serving president in Minnesota State Mankato history.
Mr. Steilacoom has stepped down. Longtime mayor worked hard for his town, region
News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 3/16/2021 Josephine Peterson, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
Mar. 16 Steilacoom has said goodbye to its longtime mayor after he announced his resignation for medical reasons earlier this month.
Ron Lucas held the mayoral seat for more than two decades.
Town Administrator Paul Loveless said the symptoms of Lucas illness appeared in January.
Loveless did not disclose details of Lucas medical condition, and Lucas declined to be interviewed for this article.
Town council members and community leaders agreed that his successor has big shoes to fill.
Intelligent.com Announces Best Colleges In Washington 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 49 Colleges In Washington for 2021. The comprehensive research guide is based on an assessment of 185 accredited colleges and universities in the nation. Each institution 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 185 schools, on a scale of 0 to 100, with only 49 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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On February 4, House and Senate Democrats introduced the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. The sponsors described the bill as comprehensive labor legislation aimed at bolstering workers’ collective bargaining rights. The legislation is an updated version of a 2020 bill that passed the House but never made it out of committee in the Senate. If enacted, the PRO Act would result in sweeping changes to the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), including drastically expanded damages, fines, and civil penalties in some cases, imposing personal liability on company officers and directors. Other pro-union and pro-employee changes under the PRO Act include: (1) allowing parties to negotiate collective bargaining agreement provisions requiring employees to pay union dues or face termination, even in right-to-work states; (2) prohibiting employers from permanently replacing strikers and locking out employees in certain strike situations; (3) ex
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Students at Pacific Lutheran University are invited to attend the Wang Centerâs 5th Biennial Ambassador Chris Stevens Celebration of Service on Tuesday, March 9. As in the past, this yearâs event is centered around a contemporary global issue, in this case the COVID-19 pandemic.
The event is split into two virtual sessions. The first, from 12-1 p.m., is titled âReflections on Community Health Service in Global Contextâ and features three PLU alumni who have served as Peace Corps Prep volunteers and who specialized in community health during their service.
The keynote presentation, from 7-8 p.m., will feature Amie Bishop, a global health and human rights consultant and Senior Advisor for the global LGBTIQ human rights organization Outright Action International. Her presentation is titled âVulnerabilities Amplified: The Impact of COVID 19 on LGBTIQ+ Communities Globally.â