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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...
The Case For Unlocking The Power Of Disability Inclusion

My mom has multiple sclerosis. She was diagnosed when I was just 10 years old. I remember thinking then, and many times since, that she would miss out on so many things because of it. Yet, despite it, my mom is still sassy-strong and living a full life. She was...

Workplace Culture Preventing Men From Taking Paternity Leave

In many countries, even those with paternity leave enshrined in law, workplace culture and gendered roles in childcare remain stubbornly regressive. In a new study of paternity leave experiences in French accounting firms, researchers find male professionals...

How To Train Remote Working Employees On Cybersecurity

Initially, remote working was not as prominent and common as it is currently. Since COVID-19 happened in 2020, many people embraced remote working. It dawned on employers that they could get skilled workers anywhere in the world. This necessitated the...

Keeping Your Word: An Essential Leadership Skill

There's immeasurable value in embodying the principle of honoring your word when more and more promises seem to dissipate into thin air. Trust today feels like a rare commodity — especially in the workplace. Keeping your word is an essential component of integrity....

Nursing Home Staffing Rule Finds Scant Political Support

The Biden administration is walking a political tightrope with its plan to impose minimum staffing levels on nursing homes.   The White House is facing criticism from the left and the right, and the proposal is dividing Democrats, especially some front-line...

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