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At one time, Eric Ellis thought of himself as a sort of “diversity Ghostbuster.” “When I first started doing this work 30 years ago I thought my job was to be like a diversity Ghostbuster. I could go into organizations, ...

The U.S. Census Bureau has made a significant push to encourage participation in the count this year, and the business community is hoping people listen. While the census will determine reapportionment of seats in the House of Representatives (New York ...

ACT Rochester has released its annual Regional Report Card, which shows that the nine-county Rochester region trails the state as a whole in six of the eight areas analyzed. As a region, in the categories of children and youth, economic ...

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Twyla J. Cummings has a big job ahead of her. As associate provost and dean of graduate education at Rochester Institute of Technology, she’s tasked with changing the mindset of colleges at RIT so they can produce a lot more ...

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Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School has partnered with several local behavioral organizations to create Crossroads of Caring, a first-of-its-kind spiritual care training program aimed at marginalized populations in Rochester. Crossroads of Caring is funded through a grant from the United ...

A new financial aid and educational support program is available in New York that provides more flexibility for incoming or returning college students from historically disadvantaged backgrounds. The Empire Opportunity Program was announced over the weekend by SUNY Empire State ...

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Two things are certain about online education in 2020: the phenomenon will continue to grow in higher education settings, and institutions will continue to deliver it in their own unique ways. If you’ve been on social media in the last ...

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  With the allocation of $675 billion in federal funding based on results of the 2020 U.S. Census, local officials intend to educate the community on the importance of completing the form. Sort of a “We’re counting on you to ...

Only two states saw a greater percentage of outbound migration of residents in 2019 than New York, according to the 43rd annual United Van Lines’ National Movers Study. New York has ranked in the top four in the study every ...

Angela Sims arrived at an interesting time for Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School. She started work just a few weeks before the school moved out of its Hogwarts-like campus following a decision to sell the property to a developer. On Aug. ...

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If you can put a number on excitement, New Yorkers are a little more excited about the holidays than last year, according to a Siena College Research Institute poll, perhaps because they’re feeling stronger about their financial situations. That’s probably ...

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In a couple of years, you’ll be able to buy a sweater, eat a meal and maybe even get your knee replaced at The Marketplace Mall. University of Rochester Medical Center and mall owner Wilmorite announced earlier this week plans ...

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Soft skills–those traits and techniques that help you build relationships with others–are a key to getting ahead at work. Even in a high-tech, highly electronic world, says Melisza Campos, a Dale Carnegie master, “The people who can get things done ...

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The meal begins with a scoop of sorbet perched on a large-handled tasting spoon. Sorbet has long been used as a palate cleanser between courses, but at the Legacy at Cranberry Landing in Irondequoit, it has a different function: to wake up ...

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Local healthcare education programs make inroads on diversity. When it comes to diversity in higher education programs for healthcare, two local institutions have made the grade nationally. Insight into Diversity magazine gives awards each year to the higher education institutions across ...

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