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Federal Job Applicants Can’t Skip ‘Loyalty Question’ 

New essay questions on many federal job applications, asking candidates how they would advance the Trump administration’s policies, are optional, according to the Office of Personnel Management. But new documents submitted in a lawsuit seeking the removal of these...

Engineering Without The Liberal Arts Is A Broken Machine  

This whole-brain approach to engineering is neither emphasized nor practiced nearly enough. Sure, our school, like any school, supports the idea of exploratory education on paper. UConn regularly boasts about their general education program: an overflowing course...

Leadership Macomb Visits Detroit Arsenal

 A group of leaders from throughout Macomb County were introduced to the county’s defense and aerospace industries April 15 with visits to the U.S. Army’s Detroit Arsenal and General Dynamics Land Systems as part of the Leadership Macomb program. The Detroit...

The Tech Industry Is Applying An Uber-Style ‘Gigification’ Model To Nursing

In the late 2000s, surging unemployment during the financial crash gave rise to the gig economy, later supercharged by the emergence of ride-sharing and food-delivery apps. Almost two decades later, gig work is as big as it’s ever been, and is creeping into one of the...
30 Companies Hiring for Part-Time Remote Jobs

People seek part-time, work-from-home jobs for all kinds of reasons. Some want the freedom and flexibility that part-time work allows. Other people need to balance outside responsibilities with work. And sometimes people want to work, but not all the time, and prefer...

Ways To Improve Workplace Diversity And Inclusion

Diversity and inclusion have never been more critical in the workplace, and businesses are reviewing their internal processes to see where they can improve. Although many companies have released corporate statements on the topic, workplace diversity and inclusion...

Women Battle On For Equality In Top Business Jobs

More women are taking top management jobs but inequality persists, with men still dominating business leadership roles, research showed ahead of International Women's Day on March 8. Despite some high-profile exceptions and laws helping to boost quotas for women board...

Cultivating Leadership For A Thriving Future

How are top global scholars, political leaders and business leaders collaborating to cultivate the models and frameworks we need now to build a thriving future? Each year, the International Leadership Association convenes a group of top thought leaders and...

These States Set Up Automatic IRAs For Workers

Eight states have automatically enrolled hundreds of thousands of workers in retirement savings accounts, all but compelling them to deduct money from their paychecks to spend in their golden years. Retirement researchers applaud the new “automated savings” programs...

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