Florida Coastal School of Law Commencement Highlights
Coastal Law’s Spring 2016 Commencement Ceremony was held on May 14th, at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. Of the 303 graduates, 273 were conferred to Juris Doctor and 40 to LL.M. in U.S. Law and Logistics & Transportation.
Dillard University reinforces commitment to nursing program
Recently, Dillard University announced we were suspending new admissions to our baccalaureate and LPN-BSN nursing programs for the 2017-18 academic year in order to conduct a thorough evaluation that would ultimately lead to improved outcomes for our students. The announcement resulted from the university's commitment to sustaining the program's legacy.
Begun in 1942, the Dillard University program has the distinction of being the first baccalaureate nursing program in Louisiana; for decades our nursing program has been one of the most successful in the nation. Since our first ...
Still against all odds: 'Black Women in Medicine'
Dr. Velma Scantlebury was well into her career on the day that she walked into a patient’s hospital room to review his pre-operation procedures. The patient asked to see his surgeon. “I am your surgeon,” Scantlebury told him.
In Florida several years ago, a journalist wrote a newspaper column expressing deep gratitude to his surgeon, Dr. Claudia L. Thomas. Upon first meeting Thomas, the journalist wrote, he assumed that she was his dietary consultant.
Scantlebury, now associate director of the Kidney Transplant Program at Christiana Care in Delaware, and Thomas, now in private prac...
Attorney Zulu Ali Named Premier 100 Trial Attorney by The American Academy of Trial Attorneys
The American Academy of Trial Attorneys, also known as the National Academy of Jurisprudence, has recognized Attorney Zulu Ali of the Law Offices of Zulu Ali in Riverside, California as one of the Premier 100 Trial Attorneys.
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The American Academy of Trial Attorneys is an invitation only professional organization comprised of Premier Trial Attorneys located throughout the nation. Invitation is extended exclusively to those trial lawyers who have met stringent qualifications and who have shown exemplary representation of their clien...
Student Success - Ms. Faith Jackson '16
Faith Jackson, a senior nursing major and Chancellor’s Scholar with a 3.5 grade point average, from Alpharetta, Ga., has been extremely busy at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) during her journey toward graduation in May.
Petition asks Yale to consider revoking honorary degrees to billionaire, Cosby
A petition signed by 37 alumni asks Yale University President Peter Salovey to create an independent faculty committee to consider revoking the honorary degrees granted to Swiss industrialist Stephan Schmidheiny and to comedian Bill Cosby.
Schmidheiny, who owned a string of asbestos concrete factories that have caused more than 2,000 deaths, was given his degree in 1996, four years after he sold his Swiss Eternit Group.
“In 2013, after a lengthy trial and appeal, Mr. Schmidheiny was sentenced to 18 years of prison for creating an environmental disaster which caused the deaths of well ...
Garland to be honored at CSU graduation
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WILBERFORCE — Central State University will award more than 260 degrees and one special honorary doctorate during 2016 commencement Saturday, May 7.
In addition to the approximately 265 degrees handed out, the university will honor the distinguished accomplishments of President Emeritus John W. Garland, Esq., by conferring upon him an honorary doctorate of humane letters.
Garland, CSU’s seventh president, served from 1997 to 2012. During his 15-year tenure, Garland positioned Central State for growth as an 1890 Land-Grant Institution. Under his leadership, acad...
Donna Brazile & Lucille O’Neal Honorary Doctorate Degrees from Bethune-Cookman University
Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) will have nearly 350 new alumni this Saturday after they walk across the Ocean Center stage. The spring commencement ceremony is expected to be full of family and friends who are there to not only support their graduates, but also listen to a dynamic keynote from Donna Brazile, political strategist and analyst. The graduates will also witness B-CU graduate and trustee, Lucille O’Neal, receive her doctorate degree from her alma mater. Donna Brazile will also receive an honorary doctorate from B-CU. Commencement begins at 12 noon and does require a ticke...
Gadsden State Celebrates National Nurses Week – Seminar May 11
Gadsden State Community College’s Division of Health Sciences joins in the American Nurses Association’s celebration of the nation’s more than 3 million registered nurses, the largest health care profession, during National Nurses Week May 6-12.
The 2016 theme “Culture of Safety: It Starts with You” acknowledges the role that nurses play as patient advocates in health care settings. A culture of safety in a hospital setting is a work environment where a commitment to safety is the highest priority. That means striving to ensure the safety of the patient, the safety of the wor...
Arizona Summit Receives WRBLSA Award Arizona Summit was recently awarded the 2016 Black Student Law Association Chapter Award at the
Western Region Black Law Students Association (WRBLSA)'s 48th annual convention held during the
first week of January in San Diego.
Charlotte School of Law AAMPLE®
If a lower LSAT score is hurting your chances of getting into law school, Charlotte School of
Law (CSL) offers the Alternative Admissions Model Program for Legal Education (AAMPLE), a
seven-week online class that helps prospective students prove they are able to handle a
demanding law school curriculum.
Florida Coastal Law's Practitioner Clinics Florida Coastal Law's Practitioner Clinic is an innovative course offering students a chance
to work closely on pro bono cases with a practicing lawyer. Students are often invited to
work on these cases in the practitioner's office off campus, and the Clinics are offered as
two credits with an evening classroom component.
Center for Professional Development Arizona Summit's Center for Professional Development (CPD) is a full-service career counseling
and resource center that supports and assists students in all stages of the career planning
process, while helping employers fill their semester, summer, and permanent hiring needs.
Charlotte Law Compliance Certificate Program
Students with or without a legal background can pursue a career in the rapidly growing
field of compliance and ethics. Charlotte Law is one of the few law schools in the U.S.
offering a Corporate Compliance Certificate Programentirely online. It's an 18-week
platform that prepares students for the Compliance Certification Board exam.
Florida Coastal Law Offers LLM & Certificate in Logistics & Transportation Florida Coastal Law is the first law school in the U.S. to offer an onlineLL.M. Degree or
Certificate in Logistics & Transportation. Students in the 24-credit LL.M. or 12-credit
Certificate program gain expertise in global logistics and transportation law through
cutting-edge courses taught by attorneys and industry professionals online.
