The Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., president of the University of Notre Dame from 1952 to 1987, a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross, and one of the nation’s most influential figures in higher education, the Catholic Church, and national and international affairs, died at 11:30 p.m. Feb. 26[Read More…]
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Monday March 2 in Chicago: Reparations Not Black Sites — Rally for the Runoff!
Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2015. On election day, the city of Chicago sent a message. The most marginalized members of our communities are suffering because of shuttered schools, closed clinics and unchecked police violence. On Monday, May 2, Chicagoans will gather at 6 p.m. in Daley Plaza to echo the message that[Read More…]
Ninth Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics: ‘Celebrating the Past — Embracing the Future’
FLORIDA—(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2015. The Ninth Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics sponsored by Patients Out of Time will be held May 21-23, 2015 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Registration is now open and members of the American Cannabis Nurses Association (ACNA) receive a special discount of $100 off the select conference[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Expansion, Upgrade of Domestic Violence Pilot Program
South East Side Police District Added to Pilot; Includes Stronger Role for Advocates, Improvements in Technology, New Police Staffing CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez, Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy, the Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women’s Network, and Family Rescue announced the city’s domestic violence pilot program[Read More…]
Guidance Issued on Protecting Student Privacy While Using Online Educational Services
Model Terms of Service Offer Direction on Guarding Student Data Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2015. The U.S. Department of Education today released model terms of service guidance and a training video aimed at helping schools and districts protect student privacy while using online educational services and applications. The guidance offers examples[Read More…]
Rep. Gutierrez Floor Speech on Immigration, Executive Action and the President’s Resolve
“The Republican Party’s goal of forcing this President to deport all the non-citizens they want deported will simply never be achieved until the Republican Party elects one of their own to the White House. And the strategy of the Republican Party…pretty much guarantees that one of their own will not get to[Read More…]
Senators to Education Department: Stop Profiting Off Student Loans and Fulfill Congressional Directives to Help Struggling Borrowers
WASHINGTON, DC —(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2015. Noting that “(i)t is not the job of the Department of Education to maximize profits for the government at the cost of squeezing students who are struggling to get an education,” United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Richard Blumenthal[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky: An Israel Supporter Who Won’t be at the Prime Minister’s Speech
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—February 26, 2015 “After much thought, I have made the decision not to attend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s March 3 scheduled address before a joint session of Congress, while still hoping it will either be postponed to a more appropriate date or delivered in a closed session. As[Read More…]
South Suburban College Earns Approval as an Entitled Institution for Gateways to Opportunity Credentials
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)—February 25, 2015. South Suburban College (SSC) is pleased to announce that Gateways to Opportunity has approved South Suburban College as an entitled institution for the ECE Credentials, levels 2 and 3. As an entitled institution, students at SSC will now have the opportunity to qualify for these[Read More…]
South Suburban College Earns Approval as an Entitled Institution for Gateways to Opportunity Credentials
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)—February 25, 2015. South Suburban College (SSC) is pleased to announce that Gateways to Opportunity has approved South Suburban College as an entitled institution for the ECE Credentials, levels 2 and 3. As an entitled institution, students at SSC will now have the opportunity to qualify for these[Read More…]
