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Fast Company Names Kaplan’s All Access License as a Winner in its 2024 World Changing Ideas Awards

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Mardi, mai 14, 2024
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Fast Company has named Kaplan’s All Access License as a winner in its 2024 World Changing Ideas Awards , in the Large Business: 1,000+ Employees category .

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  • Fast Company has named Kaplan’s All Access License as a winner in its 2024 World Changing Ideas Awards , in the Large Business: 1,000+ Employees category .
  • Additionally, students can prepare for a number of business and financial-focused products at no cost to them.
  • This year’s World Changing Ideas Awards showcase 50 winners, 127 finalists, and 172 honorable mentions — with health, education, energy, and AI among the most popular categories.
  • A panel of Fast Company editors and reporters selected winners from a pool of more than 1,300 entries.

University of Detroit Mercy Partners with Kaplan to Offer Students Free Comprehensive Test Prep for Graduate-Level Admissions and Licensing Exams

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Lundi, mai 6, 2024
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The new partnership aims to improve matriculation to graduate and professional schools, improve professional licensing passage rates, and improve employability for UDM graduates.

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  • The new partnership aims to improve matriculation to graduate and professional schools, improve professional licensing passage rates, and improve employability for UDM graduates.
  • Kaplan has prepared students for standardized tests for more than 85 years, and University of Detroit Mercy is Kaplan’s latest All Access partner, joining Cleveland State University , Xavier University of Louisiana , Howard University , Delaware State University , Talladega College , Stillman College , Fisk University , Hampton University , Spelman College , and Alabama A&M University .
  • “Kaplan’s All Access License breaks down barriers and instead creates pathways for students striving to excel on crucial exams.
  • For college and university leaders who want to explore partnering with Kaplan, learn more about the company’s exam prep programs .

Sallie Mae Releases Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report

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Lundi, avril 29, 2024
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Sallie Mae®, formally SLM Corporation, released its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report.

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  • Sallie Mae®, formally SLM Corporation, released its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report.
  • The annual report highlights the company's commitment to mission-aligned initiatives supporting its customers, communities, employees, and the environment.
  • Sallie Mae (Nasdaq: SLM) believes education and life-long learning, in all forms, help people achieve great things.
  • Commonly known as Sallie Mae, SLM Corporation and its subsidiaries are not sponsored by or agencies of the United States of America.

FICO Makes Credit Education Pit Stop in Dover to Host Financial Literacy Event

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Jeudi, avril 11, 2024
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WHAT: FICO is hosting a Score A Better Future™ free credit education workshop at Delaware State University.

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  • WHAT: FICO is hosting a Score A Better Future™ free credit education workshop at Delaware State University.
  • Score A Better Future event attendees will have the opportunity to learn from FICO credit education experts about FICO® Scores, as well as experts from Money Management International (MMI), one of the nation’s largest nonprofit credit counselors.
  • “The road to financial security is paved with a strong FICO Score, and we want to help everyone understand its importance.”
    The event is in advance of FICO partnering with Richard Childress Racing to sponsor the No.
  • 8 FICO Chevrolet and two-time NASCAR Champion Kyle Busch at Dover Motor Speedway.

PROPEL and Southern Company Announce Launch of Inaugural HBCU-Focused Cybersecurity Consortium

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Mercredi, avril 24, 2024
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ATLANTA, April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- PROPEL, a first-of-its-kind innovation hub for 2-year and 4-year Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), announces the launch of a pioneering cybersecurity consortium. The PROPEL HBCU Cybersecurity Consortium (HCC), created in partnership with Southern Company, was founded on the principles of collaboration, leadership, innovation and foresight.  

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  • Consortium advances future-focused workforce opportunities, unlocks cyber career pathways
    ATLANTA, April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- PROPEL, a first-of-its-kind innovation hub for 2-year and 4-year Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), announces the launch of a pioneering cybersecurity consortium.
  • The PROPEL HBCU Cybersecurity Consortium (HCC), created in partnership with Southern Company, was founded on the principles of collaboration, leadership, innovation and foresight.
  • "PROPEL's consortium will set a benchmark for developing a future workforce that is well equipped to address and solve the cybersecurity needs of today and tomorrow," said chairman, president and CEO of Southern Company Chris Womack.
  • PROPEL is proud to launch HCC's first two programs both aimed at elevating HBCU faculty and student expertise and skills in cybersecurity.

AIChE Selected by DOE to Lead New Hydrogen Electrolyzer and Fuel Cell Recycling Consortium 

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Mardi, mars 26, 2024
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Among the recipients, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) was selected to lead H2CIRC, a new “recovery and recycling” consortium charged with developing innovative and practical approaches to enable the recovery, recycling, and reuse of materials and components for hydrogen fuel cells and electrolyzers.

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  • Among the recipients, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) was selected to lead H2CIRC, a new “recovery and recycling” consortium charged with developing innovative and practical approaches to enable the recovery, recycling, and reuse of materials and components for hydrogen fuel cells and electrolyzers.
  • This development will be supported by federal funding to be awarded to AIChE for the Hydrogen Electrolyzer and Fuel Cell Recycling Consortium, which totals $50 million over five years.
  • Additional DOE funding is being awarded for projects including low-cost, high-throughput electrolyzer manufacturing; electrolyzer component and supply chain development; advanced technology and component development; advanced manufacturing of fuel cell assemblies and stacks; and fuel cell supply chain development.
  • AIChE and its consortium partners will establish a blueprint across the industry for recycling electrolyzer and fuel cell systems and components, aimed at securing long-term supply chain security and environmental sustainability.

WSFS CARES Foundation Provides More Than $185K in First Quarter Grants to Community Organizations

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Mercredi, mars 27, 2024
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The WSFS CARES Foundation, the charitable giving arm of WSFS Bank (Nasdaq: WSFS), announced it has provided grants to five organizations as part of its continuing series of philanthropic activities by WSFS and the Foundation.

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  • The WSFS CARES Foundation, the charitable giving arm of WSFS Bank (Nasdaq: WSFS), announced it has provided grants to five organizations as part of its continuing series of philanthropic activities by WSFS and the Foundation.
  • “The mission of the WSFS CARES Foundation is to support nonprofits that are invested in improving communities and fostering a spirit of inclusion and diversity,” said Patrick J.
  • Ward, Executive Vice President, Pennsylvania Market President at WSFS Bank and Chairman of the WSFS CARES Foundation.
  • We are grateful to WSFS for their investment in the revitalization of this Wilmington, Delaware community.”

Kaplan’s All Access License Named to Tech & Learning’s Best of 2023 List, Citing Its Ability to Expand Opportunities

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Mardi, février 13, 2024
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Tech & Learning magazine has named Kaplan’s All Access License as a winner of its Best of 2023 contest , which recognizes educational technology that exceptionally supports teachers and students.

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  • Tech & Learning magazine has named Kaplan’s All Access License as a winner of its Best of 2023 contest , which recognizes educational technology that exceptionally supports teachers and students.
  • This can potentially save a school’s students hundreds of thousands of dollars, cumulatively.
  • Cleveland State University is also a partner and recently expanded its license to alumni because of the success it’s had with current students.
  • Test names and other trademarks are the property of the respective trademark holders.

Trade Schools, Alternative Pathways on Display at Delaware's First School Choice Week Fair

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Vendredi, janvier 19, 2024
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WILMINGTON, Del., Jan. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Delaware highschoolers have boundless options for their futures, from four-year universities to trade schools or heading straight into the workforce. A school fair in Wilmington on Saturday, Jan. 27 will give K-12 students and their families a taste of the diverse job options available to them, as well as the middle and highschools that can prepare them for those jobs.

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  • Hosted by DelawareCAN, the school fair will take place 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Goldey-Beacom College's Event Center.
  • Event planners state they especially aim to highlight trade schools and vocational training opportunities to give families a taste of the alternative pathways available after high school.
  • This event is Delaware's first school fair for National School Choice Week (NSCW).
  • In addition to the Wilmington school fair, 32 large-scale fairs planned by nonprofits will take place in more than 25 states during the Week.

Tuskegee University team is 2023 recipient of $100,000 IBM-SPIE HBCU Faculty Accelerator Award in Quantum Optics and Photonics

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Mercredi, décembre 20, 2023
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SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics , and the IBM-HBCU Quantum Center have selected a group of researchers and educators at Tuskegee University as this year’s recipient of the IBM-SPIE HBCU Faculty Accelerator Award in Quantum Optics and Photonics.

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  • SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics , and the IBM-HBCU Quantum Center have selected a group of researchers and educators at Tuskegee University as this year’s recipient of the IBM-SPIE HBCU Faculty Accelerator Award in Quantum Optics and Photonics.
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    The team at Tuskegee University (left to right): Dimitar Dimitrov, Fan Wu, S. Keith Hargrove, and Akshaya Kumar.
  • “I’m looking forward to seeing how Tuskegee University continues to push boundaries and create additional opportunities for their students and community.”
    “Our team is very grateful to receive the IBM-SPIE HBCU Faculty Accelerator Award in Quantum Optics and Photonics,” said Dr. Kumar.
  • “We are excited to be introducing Tuskegee University students to the frontier area of quantum optics and photonics research.