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ETC: Graduates! The CEO of GM has some wisdom to share
Autoblog.comFiled under: Etc., GM Universities are right now trotting out Grade-A commencement speakers to motivate this year's graduating class of collegiates to change the world, or at least vacate their parents' property before the age of 30. Some of the most... -
Warner keeps pushing on W&M approach to VA backlog
Sen. Mark Warner is pressing his case for law schools across the country to follow a "playbook" developed at the College of William and Mary to reduce the nation's backlog of veteran disability claims. And he's trying to enlist 99 influential people to...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Veterans Affairs, Hospitals and Clinics, U.S. Congress, Mark R. Warner
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Community college board to discuss tuition, faculty evaluations
The State Board for Community Colleges will meet in Richmond on Thursday to discuss tuition and fees policy recommendations for the 2013-2014 academic year. Board members also plan to consider policies for faculty evaluations and discuss salary scales...
Tags: Culture, Teaching and Learning, College Basketball, Libraries, Arts and Culture
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A time for recognition ... and challenge
Across the Commonwealth and the nation, May is the season for graduation, commencement and final exercises at colleges and universities. Emotionally charged strains of Pomp and Circumstance will set a tone of solemnity and celebration as graduates, clad...Tags: Science, Teaching and Learning, Dentistry and Dental Health, Students, Thomas Nelson Community College
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VCU Board of Visitors approves tuition increase, new pricing structure
Daily PressThe Virginia Commonwealth University Board of Visitors approved tuition increases and a new market-based tuition pricing structure for incoming students in the 2013-2014 budget passed on Friday. In-state undergraduates will see an annual increase of...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Prices, Students, Education
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Williamsburg native to launch online swimwear store
TidewaterBizA budding fashion designer from Williamsburg debuted her swimwear collection at "RVA Fashion Week" on Friday. “I decided to make my own designs to stand out,” said Lisa Opie, 21, on how she got started. The Jamestown High School graduate...Tags: Entertainment Events, Swimming, Fashion Shows, Sports, Entertainment
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Retired Smithfield police officer cured of hepatitis C
The cure has taken 25 years for retired Smithfield police officer, Kurt Beach. In his first week on the job, in January 1988, Beach used mouth-to-mouth resuscitation in an attempt to save the life of a baby with a bloody breathing tube. He tears up as...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Spina Bifida, Cirrhosis, AIDS, Liver Failure
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C.J. McCollum's injury update
The Varsity BlogLehigh senior guard C.J. McCollum is 100 percent healthy and has resumed full basketball activities. An X-ray Thursday on the left foot that was broken in the first half of a Jan. 5 game at Virginia Commonwealth University showed it...... -
Want to make work better? Bring a dog
Bonnie Bessor's job can take its toll after a while. As executive director of Rebuilding Together, she's responsible for finding ways to help low-income Baltimore residents with home repair, maintenance projects and money to pay for the heat. But when...
Tags: Google Inc., Govans, Roland Park, Stress, Blindness
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Mildred E. 'Millie' Banwell, artist
Mildred E. "Millie" Banwell, an artist who was a longtime supporter of the Light House shelter and an active member of Calvary United Methodist Church, died Sunday of pulmonary fibrosis at Hospice of the Chesapeake in Pasadena.
The longtime Annapolis...Tags: Religion and Belief, Annapolis, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Methodist, Christianity
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Virginia Commonwealth University Poll finds Virginians supportive of more funding for public schools
A new poll shows many people in Virginia are supportive of more funding for public schools. The poll, conducted by Virginia Commonwealth University , shows 64 % of Virginians believe schools do not have enough funds to meet their needs, while only 24...
Tags: Schools, Education, Politics, Public Schools, Colleges and Universities
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Guns: Playing a role in shorter US life expectancy, but also saving lives
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States suffers far more violent deaths than any other wealthy nation, due in part to the widespread possession of firearms and the practice of storing them at home in a place that is often unlocked, according to a report...
Tags: Government, Murder, National Rifle Association of America, Washington, DC, Politics
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