Inspired by the goals set forth earlier this year in President Obama’s
American Graduation Initiative and fueled by the existing and future
needs of our country for skilled workers in today’s knowledge-based
society and economy, Anne Arundel Community College is responding with a
college-wide initiative, Student Success 2020.
AACC will launch Student Success 2020 on…
President Obama has vowed to break US dependence on oil and move away from fossil fuels altogether. Meanwhile, the US gets 60 percent of its oil from foreign countries — like Equatorial Guinea. Arvind Ganesan of Human Rights Watch has this commentary.
President Obama Names Xerox CEO to White House Initiative on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education
NORWALK, Conn., President Barack Obama today named Ursula Burns , chief executive officer of Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX), to help lead a national program aimed at honing students’ skills in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The education initiative is expected to help…
Obama spoke with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in Seoul November 19, the last stop on the president’s nine-day trip to East Asia. He said both countries will continue to have “extraordinarily close coordination” on efforts to convince North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program in exchange for “the reduction of sanctions and its increasing integration into the…
“The Phillies were a tough team, but I knew Mayor Nutter was going to end up looking great in pinstripes,” said Mayor Bloomberg. “The Yankees are the World Champions, but the real winners are of course the students with us today who are learning how they can make a difference in their own school. The Cities of Service coalition Mayor…
The monument commemorates the explorer’s discovery of the New World. However, today Columbus is pointing at the nation that bears historic responsibility for climate change, and which has done most to obstruct a climate-saving deal in Copenhagen.
That US legacy has continued this week, with history’s largest emitter refusing to move forward to ensure the integrity of a legally binding…
Infectious Diseases Prevention Experts Say Current Guidelines Are Not Supported By Science; Could Have Dangerous Consequences for Patients and Healthcare Workers
(Arlington, VA)–Three leading scientific organizations specializing in infectious diseases prevention issued a letter to President Obama today expressing their significant concern with current federal guidance concerning the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by healthcare workers in treating…
“The 2 November 2009 protest aimed to claim for ‘a real democracy, human rights respect, the cancellation of the Laos-Vietnam Cooperation Treaty of 1977, the release of all political prisoners and a multipartite system,’ as reported by information sent from inside the LPDR,” said Vanida S. Thephsouvanh, President of the Lao Movement for Human Rights ( MLDH ) in a…