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A clarion call to invest in historically Black colleges and universities

Candid

In 1837 Richard Humphreys established the African Institute, now Cheyney University, in Pennsylvania making it the oldest historically Black university in the United States. While this is no longer the case, these institutions continue to educate and prepare hundreds of thousands of students from all walks of life to contribute to America.

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How To Build Immunity To Burnout In The Workplace

Eric Jacobsen Blog

After several months of recovery and spending time reflecting on my unhealthy relationship with work, I decided to enroll in a doctoral program at The University of Pennsylvania. Usually the origins of these automatic, unconscious responses can be traced to childhood, where we learned them from caregivers.

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Solutionary Women: Jessica Jackley Flannery of Kiva

Have Fun - Do Good

I grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I have a wonderful family and had just the best childhood and the best growing up. laughter] And it was just like the height of all excess in my life. So that's exciting to us. What is the path that brought you to this work? I loved every day. I came back and it was prom.

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Seven ways of looking at Elon Musk

Recode by Vox

SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk speaks at a town hall with Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick at the Roxain Theater on October 20, 2024, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The appetite for danger extends to his personal life. The gambles worked out, of course, but easily could have bankrupted him.