Jewish studies

Chaplain-Educator to Receive 2022 Doris A. Howell Award for Advancing Palliative Care

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Thursday, February 17, 2022

SAN MARCOS, Calif., Feb. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --For the first time in the award's 6-year history, a hospital chaplain, spiritual care educator, researcher, and leader has been named the 2022 recipient of the CSU Shiley Haynes Institute for Palliative Care Doris A. Howell, MD, Award for Advancing Palliative Care.

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  • SAN MARCOS, Calif., Feb. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --For the first time in the award's 6-year history, a hospital chaplain, spiritual care educator, researcher, and leader has been named the 2022 recipient of the CSU Shiley Haynes Institute for Palliative Care Doris A. Howell, MD, Award for Advancing Palliative Care.
  • She holds advanced certification as a hospice and palliative care chaplain and works with the Doris A. Howell Palliative Care Service at UCSDH.
  • Allison conducts research about spiritual palliative care education and was the first chaplain to receive a Cambia Health Foundation Sojourns Scholars Palliative Care Leadership Award (2018).
  • Palliative care is personalized care that expertly manages the physical, emotional, and spiritual symptoms of serious illnesses.

David Nirenberg Named 10th Director of the Institute for Advanced Study

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Monday, November 1, 2021

PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Institute for Advanced Study has appointed David Nirenberg as its 10th Director andLeon Levy Professor, effective July 1, 2022.

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  • PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Institute for Advanced Study has appointed David Nirenberg as its 10th Director andLeon Levy Professor, effective July 1, 2022.
  • At UChicago, Nirenberg was also founding director of the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society, Dean of the Social Sciences, and Executive Vice Provost.
  • Earlier, Nirenberg spent a year as a Visitor at the Institute for Advanced Study.
  • The Institute for Advanced Study is one of the world's foremost centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry.

David Nirenberg Named 10th Director of the Institute for Advanced Study

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Monday, November 1, 2021

PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Institute for Advanced Study has appointed David Nirenberg as its 10th Director andLeon Levy Professor, effective July 1, 2022.

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  • PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Institute for Advanced Study has appointed David Nirenberg as its 10th Director andLeon Levy Professor, effective July 1, 2022.
  • The Institute for Advanced Study has appointed David Nirenberg as its 10th Director, effective July 1, 2022.
  • At UChicago, Nirenberg was also founding director of the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society, Dean of the Social Sciences, and Executive Vice Provost.
  • Earlier, Nirenberg spent a year as a Visitor at the Institute for Advanced Study.

Mercy College Announces Brian Amkraut, Ph.D. as Vice President and General Manager of New Division of Workforce Credentialing and Community Impact

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Monday, November 1, 2021

DOBBS FERRY, N.Y, Nov. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Mercy College announced today that Brian Amkraut, Ph.D. has accepted the Vice President and General Manager for Workforce Credentialing and Community Impact position, effective November 1.

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  • DOBBS FERRY, N.Y, Nov. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Mercy College announced today that Brian Amkraut, Ph.D. has accepted the Vice President and General Manager for Workforce Credentialing and Community Impact position, effective November 1.
  • He previously served as Executive Director of the Laura and Alvin Siegal Lifelong Learning Program at Case Western Reserve University.
  • "I am pleased to welcome Dr. Amkraut to his new role as the Vice President and General Manager for Workforce Credentialing and Community Impact," said Tim Hall, Mercy College President. "
  • Mercy is prepared to fill that gap by connecting with the workforce needs of Westchester County and the tri-state area.