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College Graduation Rates Are Up for Black, Latino, and Native Students at Many Four-Year Public Colleges and Universities; Yet Large Completion Gaps Remain, According to Ed Trust

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In recent years, many college leaders have crowed about improvements in their graduation rates. But it's important to ask — improvement for whom? According to a new Ed Trust report, Rising Tide: Do College Grad Rate Gains...



Diverse Global Hotlines Share Mission, Challenges In Combating Child Sexual Predators Online

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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children today released results of a year-long study examining global challenges to combating child sexual abuse material online. This study, made possible through a research...


Alliance for Women in Media and its Foundation Welcome Jason Bailey, CEO at Sun Broadcast Group, Inc., as New Honorary Trustee

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Alliance for Women in Media and its Foundation (AWM/F) are pleased to announce its newest Honorary Trustee, Jason Bailey, CEO, Sun Broadcast Group, Inc. Bailey is the founder and CEO of Sun Broadcast Group, Inc., a national radio...


Walsh College Receives 2016 Military Friendly® School Designation

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TROY, Mich., Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Walsh College has been named a 2016 Military Friendly® School for the seventh consecutive year by Victory Media, publisher of G.I. Jobs magazine and other media channels. The Military Friendly School designation is awarded to...


Le Bonheur Saving Little Hearts

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Le Bonheur Heart Institute Saving Tiny HeartsMEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Delivering on a Promise is a publication highlighting Le Bonheur Children's Hospital's newest programs, research breakthroughs and innovative ways of caring for children. The Fall 2015 edition features the story of Jack Crowell,...


Celebrity Pink se asocia con la presentadora de televisión Ximena Córdoba para lanzar Body Sculpt Jeans

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LOS ANGELES, 2 de diciembre de 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Celebrity Pink, la compañía de ropa con sede en Los Ángeles reconocida por su innovación en telas, se ha asociado con Univision Communications para lanzar Body Sculpt by Celebrity Pink junto a...


Air Force Veterans Open Third Dickey's Barbecue Pit in Colorado Springs

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Dickey's Barbecue Pit opens Thursday in Colorado Springs.COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Dickey's Barbecue Pit is celebrating the grand opening of its newest location with a three-day barbecue bash starting on Thursday. The first 50 guests will receive gift cards worth up to $50. The celebration continues Friday with...


Illinois No Longer Lone Holdout Punishing Older Jobless Workers

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Illinois No Longer Lone Holdout Punishing Older Jobless WorkersSPRINGFIELD, Ill., Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For too long, jobless Illinoisans suffered with denied or reduced unemployment benefits simply because they had reached the age of 62 or older, and were receiving the Social Security benefits to which they were entitled....



New Design Contest Issues Challenge for Tackling America's Future Housing Needs; AARP Foundation Prize Expands to Include 2016 Aging in Place $50K Challenge for Startups Developing Housing Solutions

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AARP national logo.WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AARP and AARP Foundation today announced two award competitions during the Future of Housing Summit, a new initiative designed to bring awareness to and find innovative solutions for the housing challenges that people are...


AJC Partners with IsraAID to Assist Yazidis in Iraq's Kurdish Region

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NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC is supporting IsraAID, a leading Israeli non-governmental relief organization, in delivering humanitarian aid to Yazidi and other refugees in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. "As American Jews, we are proud to assist, together with our...


Big Red Donates To Trees For Troops With Every Big Red Purchase This Holiday Season

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Big Red and Trees for TroopsAUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Big Red, America's original and best-selling red soda, partners with Trees for Troops to donate live Christmas trees to military families. For every Big Red purchase this holiday season, Big Red will donate a portion of the proceeds to send...


Diana Ross Featured on the Biggest Music Cruise -- The Tom Joyner Foundation Fantastic Voyage® presented by Ford

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Diana Ross performs and exclusive DALLAS, Dec. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Diana Ross will be a featured headliner on the Tom Joyner Foundation Fantastic Voyage® presented by Ford cruise with a special "Evening Under the Stars with Diana Ross." The original Party with a Purpose® that sells out annually will...


University of Maryland Dedicates Art-Sociology Building Named for Late Congressman Parren Mitchell

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University of Maryland, College Park LogoCOLLEGE PARK, Md., Dec. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The University of Maryland today dedicated the Parren J. Mitchell Art-Sociology Building named for the late Congressman, civil rights leader and first African American to obtain a graduate degree from the...


Half of those who need them not taking cholesterol-lowering medications

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CDCATLANTA, Dec. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- More than a third of American adults are eligible to take cholesterol-lowering medications under the current guidelines or were already taking them – but nearly half of them are not, according to a report by Centers for Disease Control and...


Timothy Cardinal Dolan Visits Hebrew Home at Riverdale, Celebrates Mass, Tours Weinberg Center for Elder Abuse Prevention and Meets Victims of Elder Abuse

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Daniel Reingold, President and CEO of RiverSpring Health featuring the Hebrew Home at Riverdale meets with Cardinal Timothy Dolan about the Weinberg Center for Elder Abuse Prevention and how the Archdiocese can partner with the Center to educate clergy throughout New York City about the signs and signals of elder abuseRIVERDALE, N.Y., Dec. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In his first visit to the Hebrew Home at Riverdale by RiverSpring Health, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York, celebrated Mass with Catholic residents of the Hebrew Home, meeting and greeting residents of all faiths...



Pastor Uses Internet To Launch Multiple Churches Across The Country Simultaneously In Time For Christmas

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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- With over 3 billion people using the Internet by 2015, the trend of people relying on the Internet to connect with each other is showing no signs of slowing down -- and that's just fine with Jimmie Davidson.  As a church planting pastor, he's...


2016 celebrates 25th anniversary of Susan G. Komen Detroit Race for the Cure®

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Registration is open now for the 25th Annual Susan G. Komen Detroit Race for the Cure(R), locally presented by the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute. Please join us for one of the most inspirational movements to help end breast cancer. The Komen Detroit Race will take place Saturday, May 21, 2016 at Chene Park on Detroit's beautiful riverfront. This year's 5K Race Route will take runners and walkers along Detroit's beautiful RiverWalk. Help us end breast cancer. There is victory in every step. Register now by calling 1-800-527-6266. - Photo by Derrick DugeonDETROIT, Dec. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 2016 Susan G. Komen Detroit Race for the Cure®, locally presented by the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2016 of one of the most inspirational movements to help end breast cancer....


Universal Music's Jody Gerson Named Billboard's Executive Of The Year For Annual Women In Music Celebration

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NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Billboard, the leading global destination for charts, news, business, lifestyle and innovations in music, today announced Jody Gerson, Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), one of the world's leading global music...


Denver Rings in 2016 with Grand Celebrations

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VISIT DENVER, The Convention & Visitors Bureau logo.DENVER, Dec. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To usher in the New Year, Denver has something to offer every type of partygoer. From elegant costume parties with champagne toasts to fun activities at kid-friendly hours and not one, but two magnificent fireworks displays, New Year's...


Wreaths Across America Leads the Way in Honoring Our Nation's Veterans with Support from Walmart

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www.wreathsacrossamerica.org . (PRNewsFoto/Wreaths Across America)COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine, Dec. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Wreaths Across America (WAA) announced that Walmart has once again provided much-needed support for the national nonprofit's mission to Remember, Honor and Teach about the service and sacrifice of our veterans and their...


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