Born in 1820 in Florence, Italy, Florence Nightingale is considered the founder of modern nursing and health informatics. A collection of materials chronicling her life and service are now housed at Texas Woman's University Libraries.
Smith College has considered transgender women for admission to its undergraduate programs since 2015. Now, the U.S. Department of Education has opened an investigation into the women's college, claiming the liberal arts institution has violated Title IX "by allowing biological males into women's intimate spaces."
Dr. Fleuriet comes to her new role from the University of Texas at San Antonio, where she has been serving as vice provost for honors education and a professor of anthropology.
Cedar Crest College's new professional training initiative, Advance at Cedar Crest, provides working adults with skills in three high demand fields: business, healthcare, and technology.
St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota has combined its School of Business and the School of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences into one new academic unit: the School of Liberal Arts, Business, and Leadership. Aimee Zeller, who has been serving as associate provost at Carlow University in Pittsburgh, will serve as the school's inaugural dean.
