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• Career Spotlight: Leadership Coach

  Businesses across all industries require an effective leader who can lead people to achieve the organization’s goals. People looking to earn high-level leadership roles such as vice president, CEO, COO, ….

  Posted on February 10, 2023

• What Is the Role of a Mentor?

  Engaging with a mentor can help increase a student’s confidence, align their expectations with the realities of life and work, and further their growth and development. Mentors help unlock the ….

  Posted on January 31, 2023

• Holocaust Remembrance Day

  What is Holocaust Remembrance Day? The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, as the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the ….

  Posted on January 27, 2023

• Teaching a New Generation of Medical Assistants

  Thanks to Excelsior University’s partnership with the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA), Wendy Craven, of Winston Salem, North Carolina, earned a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences, an accomplishment ….

  Posted on January 25, 2023

• A Walk to Remember

  His plans were all set, but William “Bill” Klee, of Lusby, Maryland, almost didn’t walk the stage at Excelsior University’s 51st Annual Commencement in July 2022. He had earned a ….

  Posted on January 20, 2023

• Martin Luther King Jr. Day

  Who was Dr. King and why do we commemorate him? Although it took many decades, in 1983, President Ronald Regan signed a bill that created a U.S. federal holiday in ….

  Posted on January 16, 2023

• Excelsior University Welcomes New Chair and Members to Board of Trustees

  Albany, New York—The Excelsior University board of trustees has named Matt Loeb as its chair. He has been a member of the board since 2017. Loeb has more than 30 ….

  Posted on January 13, 2023

• Christmas

  Christmas is celebrated on December 25. Christmas is both a sacred religious holiday and a global cultural and commercial phenomenon. People around the world observe it with traditions and practices ….

  Posted on December 22, 2022

• Kwanzaa

  History of Kwanzaa In 1966, Dr. Maulana Karenga professor and chairman of Black Studies at California State University, Long Beach created Kwanzaa. In an effort to bring African Americans together ….

  Posted on December 22, 2022

• Hanukkah

  Origins of Hanukkah Hanukkah is the eight-day celebration widely known as the festival of lights. This Jewish celebration commemorates the miracle of light that occurred when a vial of oil, ….

  Posted on December 19, 2022