Humanities

The new Dan David Prize Announces Inaugural Cohort of Winners

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022
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TEL AVIV, Israel, March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dan David Prize, the world's largest history prize, announced its first cohort of winners, which includes a historian who investigates the environmental impact of big business, a researcher who uncovers Jewish hiding places during the Holocaust and the founder of a mobile museum of African heritage.

Key Points: 
  • The Prize recognizes early and mid-career scholars and practitioners who illuminate the human past in bold and creative ways, and awards nine winners $300,000 each to help further their work.
  • The recently redesigned prize attracted hundreds of nominations and the nine winners were chosen following a rigorous selection process.
  • The Prize is endowed by the Dan David Foundation and headquartered at Tel Aviv University.
  • The winners will be honored at the Dan David Prize Award Ceremony in Tel Aviv in May.

The new Dan David Prize Announces Inaugural Cohort of Winners

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
The Prize, The Holocaust, Humanities, Tel Aviv University, History, Dan, Prize, TEL, Film, Auction

TEL AVIV, Israel, March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dan David Prize, the world's largest history prize, announced its first cohort of winners, which includes a historian who investigates the environmental impact of big business, a researcher who uncovers Jewish hiding places during the Holocaust and the founder of a mobile museum of African heritage.

Key Points: 
  • The Prize recognizes early and mid-career scholars and practitioners who illuminate the human past in bold and creative ways, and awards nine winners $300,000 each to help further their work.
  • The recently redesigned prize attracted hundreds of nominations and the nine winners were chosen following a rigorous selection process.
  • The Prize is endowed by the Dan David Foundation and headquartered at Tel Aviv University.
  • The winners will be honored at the Dan David Prize Award Ceremony in Tel Aviv in May.

Dixie State University Selects Pluralsight to Support Technology Skills Development for All Students, Faculty and Staff

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022
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This partnership will give all current students, faculty, and staff at DSU unlimited access to Pluralsight Skills.

Key Points: 
  • This partnership will give all current students, faculty, and staff at DSU unlimited access to Pluralsight Skills.
  • Additionally, university alumni will have access to Pluralsight Skills at a significantly discounted price.
  • This additional resource will ensure students are receiving the latest and best technology instruction from faculty that supplements their experience with Pluralsight Skills.
  • Dixie State University, soon to be Utah Tech University, is a premier, open-enrollment teaching institution with a strong polytechnic focus.

Choreographer Tatiana Desardouin Awarded $50,000 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Dance

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022
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NEW YORK, March 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tatiana Desardouin is the founder, choreographer, and artistic director of Passion Fruit Dance Company.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, March 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tatiana Desardouin is the founder, choreographer, and artistic director of Passion Fruit Dance Company.
  • She receives a 2022 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Dance for her presentation of hip-hop and house dance that brings the vernacular tradition of these genres in the Black diaspora to her work.
  • Recipients of the Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise each receive a commemorative trophy and an unrestricted cash award of $50,000.
  • Read more about Desardouin at the Vilcek Foundation: Tatiana Desardouin: "The goal is to be a culture bearer."

Claremont McKenna College Announces Kravis Department of Integrated Sciences

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Monday, February 28, 2022
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CLAREMONT, Calif., Feb. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Claremont McKenna College has announced the naming of its new Kravis Department of Integrated Sciences .

Key Points: 
  • CLAREMONT, Calif., Feb. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Claremont McKenna College has announced the naming of its new Kravis Department of Integrated Sciences .
  • The gift will support the appointment of 25 world-class liberal arts faculty, including 12 Kravis Chairs in Integrated Sciences.
  • The Kravis Department of Integrated Sciences will be housed in the iconic Robert Day Sciences Center (the "Center").
  • The Kravis gift has allowed the College to develop an expansive vision for integrated sciences and hire Ran Libeskind-Hadas , the Founding Chair for Integrated Sciences, and Muriel Poston , Vice President of Strategic Initiatives.

THE 4A'S ANNOUNCES ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES TO ADDRESS EVOLVING TALENT NEEDS OF AGENCY MEMBERS

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Monday, February 28, 2022
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NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As the leading U.S. based advertising trade association, serving over 600+ members nationwide, the American Association of Advertising Agencies (4A's) announced today a new name, expanded focus and organizational changes of their Talent, Equity and Inclusion practice to address the changing needs and future of talent for agency members.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As the leading U.S. based advertising trade association, serving over 600+ members nationwide, the American Association of Advertising Agencies (4A's) announced today a new name, expanded focus and organizational changes of their Talent, Equity and Inclusion practice to address the changing needs and future of talent for agency members.
  • Specifically, the 4A's Talent, Equity and Inclusion practice will become the 4A's Talent, Equity and Learning Solutions practice and will continue to be led by Simon Fenwick as Executive Vice President.
  • "Today's announcement is the next step in the 4A's journey to support our members in driving continued change across the industry," said Simon Fenwick, Executive Vice President, 4A's Talent, Equity and Learning Solutions.
  • "In Tangie and Sean, we have two exceptional talents, each with incredible expertise and knowledge.

Caribbean American Cultural Arts Foundation Introduces a Powerful Immersive Experience

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Saturday, February 26, 2022
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ATLANTA, Feb. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Some lucky students at Westminster Academy in metro-Atlanta received hands on experience on Caribbean culture and science thanks to the Caribbean American Cultural Arts Foundation (CACAF).

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, Feb. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Some lucky students at Westminster Academy in metro-Atlanta received hands on experience on Caribbean culture and science thanks to the Caribbean American Cultural Arts Foundation (CACAF).
  • Chairman of the Caribbean American Cultural Arts Foundation and US Virgin Islands native, Michael Thomas believes this program is one of the most powerful programs of the foundation because it helps to bridge the gap of cultural understanding.
  • The Caribbean American Cultural Arts Foundation's Cultural Connect program is supported in part by the Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta.
  • To learn more about the work of the Caribbean American Cultural Arts Foundation's Cultural Connect program or to donate, visit http://www.caribbeanculturalarts.org .

Upskilling with UniAthena: Free-to-learn short courses for multidisciplinary domains

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Thursday, February 24, 2022
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OXFORDSHIRE, England, Feb. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- UNIATHENA, a leading online learning platform, has launched its most anticipated Short Courses initiative to fulfill the long-standing upskilling demand of learners across the globe. With 250+ online short courses, this free-access platform comes as part and parcel of UniAthena's mission to create a barrier-free learning ecosystem. As the world moves towards an interdisciplinary skill-oriented workforce, it intends to gear students up for the most desirable jobs throughout domains & industries. Although the Ed-tech sector has already been offering collegiate degrees, UniAthena made it possible to create a one-stop destination for Upskilling, Pay raise, and Cross-domain progression.

Key Points: 
  • With 250+ online short courses, this free-access platform comes as part and parcel of UniAthena's mission to create a barrier-free learning ecosystem.
  • Thus, now with the Short Courses, UniAthena has focused on fixing the existing talent gaps within the workforce.
  • The cutting-edge Short Courses blend together the knowledge from leading Industry Experts and Academics to remove the supply side bottlenecks of the job market.
  • With Short Courses, UniAthena can be said to have taken the right step in addressing this core industrial labour force challenge.

Upskilling with UniAthena: Free-to-learn short courses for multidisciplinary domains

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Thursday, February 24, 2022
Online, Workforce, Certification, Educational technology, Microcredit, Partnership, DBA, MSC, Academy, Athena, Collection, Marketing, GMU, Industrial, Farm and Industry Short Course, Information technology, MBA, Gateway to Higher Education (program), Student, Doctorate, Reputation marketing, Knowledge, Human resource management, Microsoft Student Partners, Master, CEO, Cross, Tutoring, Medicine, Humanities, Operation, Finance

With 250+ online short courses, this free-access platform comes as part and parcel of UniAthena's mission to create a barrier-free learning ecosystem.

Key Points: 
  • With 250+ online short courses, this free-access platform comes as part and parcel of UniAthena's mission to create a barrier-free learning ecosystem.
  • Thus, now with the Short Courses, UniAthena has focused on fixing the existing talent gaps within the workforce.
  • The cutting-edge Short Courses blend together the knowledge from leading Industry Experts and Academics to remove the supply side bottlenecks of the job market.
  • With Short Courses, UniAthena can be said to have taken the right step in addressing this core industrial labour force challenge.

Universities: 3 Universities From the US, China and Italy Launch ACE, a Triple Degree in Business Administration

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Monday, February 21, 2022
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This international learning experience will allow students to immerse themselves in the economic, social and managerial culture of the three continents.

Key Points: 
  • This international learning experience will allow students to immerse themselves in the economic, social and managerial culture of the three continents.
  • "Renmin University of China, one of China's top universities, is the first institution to introduce business education programmes in the People's Republic of China.
  • Our university also benefits from close industrial ties and a large alumni network," saidLiu Wei, President of Renmin University of China.
  • What makes this triple degree programme unique is its ability to integrate the strengths of three world-class universities in the social sciences, giving graduates a strong competitive advantage in the labour market."