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UMBC president wins $500,000 award for academic leadership
Freeman A. Hrabowski III, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, has received an academic leadership award from the Carnegie Corp. of New York that carries with it a $500,000 grant.
The Carnegie award is one of the largest cash prizes...Tags: University of Maryland Baltimore County, Colleges and Universities
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Words of inspiration for grads (and everyone else)
It's a time of pomp, circumstance and usually some great advice. With commencement season upon us, it's time to share some of the best of those words of wisdom. And thanks to the growth of webcasts, podcasts and social media, many of these messages are...
Tags: Gloria Estefan, Nova Southeastern University, Teaching and Learning, Florida Atlantic University, University of Miami
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Lake Mary Prep's Abby Hani wins three titles at Class 1A state track meet
JACKSONVILLE – Lake Mary Prep junior Abby Hani entered Friday’s 1A state track and field meet attempting to become the first girl ever from Central Florida to win four gold medals. She came within one one-hundreth of a second of making...
Tags: Deerfield Beach, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Fort Lauderdale, Melbourne, Florida High School Athletic Association
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Zynga's chief operating officer plays it safe
As a hurricane barreled toward the Florida Keys, John Schappert, the chief operating officer of Zynga Inc., was on a charter boat to catch lobsters with half a dozen friends. When the winds kicked up and large waves tossed the small craft about,...
Tags: Harriet Nelson, Computing and Information Technology Industry, National Football League, Zynga Inc., EA Tiburon
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Marlins overcome Johnson stinker, Bell blown save to beat Padres in 12
SAN DIEGO They overcame another head-scratching start from their ace. They overcame another blown save from their high-priced closer. Steve Cishek and Omar Infante took on the primary custodial duties late Friday night, cleaning up Josh Johnson and Heath...
Tags: Jhoulys Chacin, Chris Volstad, National League, Adam Wainwright, Anthony Bass
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Próximos conciertos y eventos en el Sur de Florida
GIPSY KING
FECHA: 20 de abril
LUGAR: James L. Knight Center
400 SE 2nd. Ave., Miami.
HORA: 8 p.m.
BOLETOS: $62.10-$140.85
FECHA: 9 de mayo
LUGAR: Kravis Center
701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach
HORA: 8 p.m.
BOLETOS: $25+
YANNI
FECHA: 20...Tags: LMFAO (music group), West Palm Beach, Kenny G, Miami Beach, John Legend
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Demand for funeral service education rises in slow economy
Florida's poor economy is breathing new life into the study of death. At Miami Dade College's north campus, home of the only accredited funeral service program in South Florida, enrollment has surged 30 percent in the past three years. Students say their...
Tags: Florida State University, Deerfield Beach, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida)
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Aumenta cifra de estudiantes en programa de Servicios Funerarios en el sur de Florida
El SentinelLa mala economía que se respira actualmente en Florida está dando nueva vida a los estudios de la muerte. El campus norte del Miami Dade College (MDC), donde funciona el único programa acreditado de servicios funerarios en el sur del estado, ha tenido un...Tags: Deerfield Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida), Lake Worth
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Truckers enlisted Wednesday to fight human trafficking
Crime and Safety - Sun-Sentinel?? PLEASE NOTE: TIME CHANGE TO 1:30 PM TODAY Federal and local law enforcement will join the non-profit group Truckers Against Trafficking at the Florida 595 Truck Stop??in Davie Wednesday to ask drivers to report the criminal exploitation of workers,...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Prostitution, Sex Crimes, Washington, DC, FBI
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Obama visit will raise FAU's profile beyond South Florida
It's a school that often struggles to be noticed outside of South Florida. But on Tuesday, Florida Atlantic University will get an unexpected boost from the nation's top leader. When President Obama gives a nationally televised speech on tax policy at...
Tags: Florida State University, Mitt Romney, Executive Branch, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities
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In Florida, 69% of Hispanic adults don’t have college degrees
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelOnly 31 percent of Hispanics in Florida aged 25 to 64 have an associate degree or higher — compared to 37 percent of all Floridians in that age group, according to a new report. The report was among a variety of short state-by-state reports released... -
Community Colleges Work to Keep Low-Income Students in School: Students who are struggling financially are being encouraged to apply for public aid.
U.S. News & World ReportJulio Cohen came with his father to the Single Stop office at Miami Dade College. Laid off as a construction surveyor--the boss kept the guys with degrees--he had decided to study architectural design. But he was thinking of giving up on college to help...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Poverty, Finance, Rentals
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