NEW YORK, NY — More than seven of 10 employees (76%) say they want their company to make work permanently flexible in terms of schedule and/or location. But their desire for work flexibility is being met with a conflicting message—employees report that their employer thinks they are more innovative and work harder on-site, according to a survey commissioned by Catalyst and CNBC, conducted by Harris Poll. In the survey of 903 respondents in the United States, the data shows that flexible-work options are critical for employees—76% of people say they want their company to make work permanently flexible in terms…
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NASHVILLE, TN — Fifth + Broadway, the dynamic 6.2-acre mixed-use development at the heart of downtown, which has become a landmark destination within the city of Nashville for shopping, dining, and experience, will host a job fair for a wide range of roles available within the property. The job fair will take place on Saturday, October 23rd from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Fifth + Broadway. Participants will check in at the corner of the internal street of the project. Coffee, breakfast and parking vouchers for applicants will be provided while supplies last. “Fifth + Broadway is about experience…
The Reverend Dr. Kwasi Thornell is a member of the Diocese of Southeast Florida’s staff and is the Bishop’s Deputy for Special Ministries. Father Thornell oversees anti-racism and racial justice ministries, works with ecumenical and interfaith partners and is involved in the school’s ministry. The Rev. Dr. Kwasi Thornell is one of the most respected and experienced leaders in the Episcopal Church. Having trained at the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, MA, he was ordained a deacon in 1972 and a priest in 1973. Over a lengthy and multi-faceted ministry, he has served as a parish priest, a cathedral canon,…
By Christopher Cheney NASHVILLE, TN — Nashville General Hospital is addressing patient food insecurity and working with faith-based organizations to boost education attainment, health literacy, and healthcare access. Nashville General Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, is committed to addressing social determinants of health and health equity. Social determinants of health such as food security and housing have a greater impact on health outcomes than clinical care. Health equity has become a hot topic in healthcare during the coronavirus pandemic, with the disproportionate impact on vulnerable populations such as African Americans highlighting health inequities in the United States. The national health inequities…
By Dena Vang Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, families and schools have worked tirelessly to create safe learning environments for students while also providing services such as school meals, extended daycare, extracurricular activities, and social services. With the 2021–2022 school year upon us, schools are continuing to adjust policies and practices with the same goal in mind—limiting the transmission of COVID-19. “It’s a critical moment for us to slow the spread,” said Dr. Cameron Webb, Senior Policy Advisor for Equity on the White House COVID-19 Response Team. “This is the season of back to school and back to…
NASHVILLE, TN — After an 18-month pandemic shutdown, Nashville Repertory Theatre returns to the stage of TPAC’s Polk Theatre in November with the Tony Award winning musical Ragtime. Ragtime weaves together both fictional characters and real historical figures to tell the story of America at the turn of the 20th century. At the center of the musical is Coalhouse Walker, Jr., a Harlem pianist, and his lover Sarah. After Coalhouse’s car is vandalized by the town’s bigots, he begins a search for justice and encounters a system that seems stacked against him at every turn. “Ragtime is a show that…
The U.S. Department of Education on Wednesday, October 6, announced an overhaul of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program. Education Department officials said they would implement the overhaul over the next year and make the program live up to its promise. According to a news release, the policy will result in 22,000 borrowers who have consolidated loans – including previously ineligible loans – being immediately eligible for $1.74 billion in forgiveness without the need for further action on their part.https://servedbyadbutler.com/adserve/;ID=168170;size=728×90;setID=329915;type=iframe;click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER Another 27,000 borrowers could potentially qualify for an additional $2.82 billion in forgiveness if they certify additional periods of…
A Howard University student-led protest over housing conditions and a lack of representation on the school’s board of trustees has entered a second day. Students entered the Blackburn University Center on the school’s Northwest D.C. campus around lunchtime Tuesday and are refusing to leave until school administrators address demands for an in-person town hall with Howard President Wayne A.I. Frederick, the reinstating of affiliate trustee positions with voting power and a meeting with student leadership on future housing plans. Several issues are leaving students frustrated, including “the housing crisis we’re currently going through, tuition (and) corona preparedness,” according to one student in…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–Essie Lee Cooper was born July 12, 1930 to the late James Anderson and Lurline Mitchell in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. She departed this life peacefully on October 5, 2021. Visitation is Oct, 16 2021 10:00a.m. – 11:00a.m. at Jefferson Street Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sandis Cooper, Sr., sisters Sophronia Frazier and Margaret Love Crawford. She accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized at Emory United Methodist Church in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. She attended elementary school and graduated from HollowayHigh in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. She then moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and she attended…
Lawrence J. Marnett, who has served as dean of Vanderbilt University’s School of Medicine Basic Sciences since its creation in 2016 and has led its dramatic ascension as one of the nation’s top biomedical research and doctoral programs, will step down as dean effective June 30, 2022. Marnett, Mary Geddes Stahlman Professor of Cancer Research, University Professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry and professor of pharmacology, will return to the faculty in 2023 after taking a sabbatical. Marnett was appointed dean at the time of the legal separation of the university and Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2016. Under Marnett’s leadership, the university…