Hanukkah is the eight-day Jewish celebration that commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. According to Jewish scholars, Hanukkah is one of the few Jewish holidays not found in the Torah, but the story of how Hanukkah came …
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History of Kwanzaa
In 1966, Dr. Maulana Karenga professor and chairman of Black Studies at California State University, Long Beach created Kwanzaa after the Watts riots. In an effort to bring African Americans together as a community, he combined aspects …
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To commemorate Veterans Day, the Center for Social Justice and the Military & Veterans and Civic Engagement Rope Teams hosted retired Lt. Col. Kent A. D. Clark ’10, a member of the Excelsior University Board of Trustees.
Clark discussed the …
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Mitchell R. Knisely PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, PMGT-BC, FAAN Staja Q. Booker PhD, RN, FAAN †Anitha Saravanan PhD, APRN § Navdeep Singh PhD, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, Brian Pervis DNP, APRN, AP-PMN, PGMT-BC, GERO-BC, WCC, FNP-C, DAPWCA ¶,Gloria Mahalage MSN, MA, RN, CRRN ,Marian Wilson PhD, MPH, RN, PMGT-BC ⁎⁎Show more
First, I’m pleased to announce that I recently co-authored (with key universities) …
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Read more Rosh Hashanah is a two-day holiday that marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year. The meaning of Rosh Hashanah translates as “head of the year.” It also celebrates the Days of Awe, a 10-day period of introspection and repentance …
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