Laura Swanson, executive director of Wilson County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), will receive the first scholarship to Lipscomb University’s Institute for Conflict Management.
Swanson will use the $36,000 scholarship to complete a Master’s of Arts in conflict management at Lipscomb. She will start working toward her degree in January.
Wilson County CASA coordinates around 50 volunteers. [...]

MINISTER of Education and Youth Maxine Henry-Wilson says every child must be taught the necessary conflict resolution and social skills to enable them to function effectively in society.
She said students who did not learn the correct course of action in conflict resolution, often grew up to become miscreants.
“I want to see every child in Jamaica [...]

This book helps you: free yourself from fears, phobias and panic attacks; overcome self-defeating attitudes; discover the five secrets of intimate communication; put an end to marital conflict; and, conquer your procrastination and unleash your potential for success. In “Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy” Dr David Burns introduced a groundbreaking, drug-free treatment for [...]

In The Breakthrough, veteran journalist Gwen Ifill surveys the American political landscape, shedding new light on the impact of Barack Obama’s stunning presidential campaign and introducing the emerging young African American politicians forging a bold new path to political power. Ifill argues that the black political structure formed during the Civil Rights Movement is [...]

Nine years before the Senate campaign that made him one of the most influential and compelling voices in American politics, Barack Obama published this lyrical, unsentimental, and powerfully affecting memoir, which became a #1 New York Times bestseller when it was reissued in 2004. Dreams from My Father tells the story of Obama’s struggle [...]

The summer study abroad program is one of UD’s most successful and attractive programs and provides students with the unique opportunity to take time to expand their cultural horizons without leaving their education behind. Each year the program grows and improves, and this year is no exception, according to Sally Raymont, the program’s director.
Summer study [...]

The Pinckneyville Community High School board of education heard from parents at their Monday meeting who questioned objectivity in the awarding of a scholarship provided by the Southern Illinois Coaches Association and the Egyptian Officials Association.
Wade Graskewicz and Casey Hawkins told the board that awarding the scholarship during the past school year to Bryant Hale, [...]

ELEVEN students have been offered the chance to study at the finest international educational institutions, including Harvard University, under this year’s Crown Prince International Scholarship Programme.
The scholarship programme aims to nurture the minds of Bahrain’s future leaders through education.
It provides the country’s most gifted and talented youth, support and assistance on their academic journey.
“It’s [...]

Although it denies violating New York laws on student loan practices, Johns Hopkins University will donate more than $1 million nationally and locally to absolve itself in a national investigation.
In April, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo launched an investigation into student loan practices at Johns Hopkins University focusing on Ellen Frishberg, a director [...]

Johns Hopkins University has agreed to pay $1.125 million to settle a probe of its student loan practices, the New York attorney general said Thursday.
The settlement is the latest in a nationwide probe of conflicts of interest in the $85 billion student loan industry. Twenty-six schools and seven lenders, including Sallie Mae , JPMorgan Chase [...]