Nurse.com Cambridge Health Alliance nursing celebration honors RN-to-BSN grads Nearly 100 people attended a special celebration in September honoring Cambridge Health Alliance staff and community members working to advance the practice of nursing.
Part-time workers on rise in Mass. The number of people who took part-time jobs because they were unable to find full-time work has grown nearly fourfold in Massachusetts since 2000 and has been accelerating at an alarming pace for much of this year, according to an analysis by Northeastern University.
The Sacramento Bee Perry defends positions on Social Security, immigration at Florida debate As rivals piled on, Texas Gov. Rick Perry found himself trying to swat down allegations at Thursday night’s debate that he is soft on illegal immigration and would shred Social Security.
NECN Job crisis for 20-somethings It’s new data that makes many fear today’s 20-somethings may be “a lost generation,” numbers showing that far too many people in that age group are struggling to find meaningful jobs or settling for part-time work well below what they’re capable of doing.
Crime Rises in Oakland, and Dim Lights Get Blame By day, True Vine Ministries on Isabella Street in West Oakland serves as a center for Bible study and worship.
Northeastern law school awarded $500,000 to aid entrepreneurs Northeastern University School of Law has been awarded a $500,000 grant by the U.S. Department of Commerce to set up a center at the school that will provide free legal services to local low-income or under-served entrepreneurs, the school said on Thursday.
Abolish juvenile life without parole in Mass. The existing Massachusetts law for trying and punishing juveniles charged with murder, arguably the stiffest in the United States in terms of breadth and rigidity, was enacted amidst a climate of fear fueled by wide-ranging media hype about juvenile violence. Not only was the 1996 statute crafted in the wake of a particularly heinous juvenile […]
Beware the Wrong Lessons from Poverty and Income Data The poverty data released by the Census Bureau last week may well be the straw that broke the camel’s back — the camel being those deliberately blind people who can’t seem to acknowledge that most Americans are doing poorly. Average Americans should not be the ones who have to shoulder the burden of balancing the […]
Census: Recession taking toll on young adults In record-setting numbers, young adults struggling to find work are shunning long-distance moves to live with Mom and Dad, delaying marriage and buying fewer homes, often raising kids out of wedlock. They suffer from the highest unemployment since World War II and risk living in poverty more than others – nearly 1 in 5.
BostInnovation Northeastern’s Entrepreneurs Club BUILDing a Future for High School Students Northeastern University’s Entrepreneurs Club was recently ranked sixth in the world of the 20 best entrepreneurship clubs by FledgeWing, an online network that provides aspiring student entrepreneurs with the tools they need to develop, build and launch new companies. The Club is now striving to bring what theyâve learned over the years to a new […]
U.S. News & World Report Can I Afford to Quit My Job? As the mother of an 18-month old son and full-time marketing consultant, Chrisanne Sternal, 36, says she’s constantly asking herself, “Who are you going to let down today?” Between setting up doctor’s appointments and juggling her own clients, Sternal feels like there’s never enough time. That’s why she’s considering quitting her job to become a […]