Be extra kind on World Kindness Day!
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World Kindness Day is Nov. 13. It’s a day to promote being kind to each other, to yourself and to the world!
The occasion was first introduced in 1998 by the World Kindness Movement. This organization was formed at a Tokyo conference in 1997, when Japan brought kindness organizations of multiple nations together and emphasized the necessity of a global kindness movement. Today, over 28 countries are part of the World Kindness Movement group!
Naval Academy’s first African American female brigade commander will be an Illinois native
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Midshipman leadership positions have been announced for the spring semester of the Naval Academy in Annapolis, and the list includes Illinois’ own Midshipman 1st Class Sydney Barber, who hails from Lake Forest. Barber will become the Academy’s first African American female brigade commander.
Did you know? Today is National STEM Day!
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Nov. 8 is National STEM Day! STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
The I-STEM Education Initiative at the University of Illinois aims to foster accessible, effective STEM teaching and learning—from preschool through graduate education—at local, state and national levels. I-STEM strives to prepare a diverse STEM workforce to tackle pressing global challenges. This campus coalition wishes to foster STEM citizenship through communication and public engagement, foster ungraduated and graduate STEM education reform, and advocate for STEM education.
Illinois universities ranked among best in world
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Two Illinois universities made it into the top 25 best universities in the world in 2021, according to U.S. News and World Report.
University of Chicago came in at No. 15, with Northwestern University in Evanston following close behind at No. 24. University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana placed at No. 60 and the school’s Chicago campus came in at No. 212.
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