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Tag: Walmart
COVID-19
How Workforce Credentials Can Become More Accessible After COVID-19
U.S. employers cut 20.5 million jobs in April, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report. Meanwhile, the national unemployment rate surged to 14.7% this month. People need work, and for some, that’s going to mean going back to school for new credentials. With the pandemic as a backdrop, a webinar– hosted by the center-left think tank Third Way and sponsored by the Lumina Foundation – explored how workforce credentialing could be made quicker and more accessible to those who need it most.
May 20, 2020
News Roundup
Walmart to Provide Educational Opportunities in Health-Related Fields
Walmart announced their plans to expand upon their implemented education program, Live Better U. In addition to the other offered degrees in business, leadership, management and technology, employees will now have the opportunity to pursue health-related fields. There will be seven health-related bachelor’s degrees as well as two career diplomas to choose from, according to […]
September 24, 2019
News Roundup
Man Arrested for Threats Against Temple University
A Pennsylvania man has been jailed on $100,000 bond after being charged with making threats against Temple University and its police department while buying ammunition at a Walmart last week, according to a Washington Post story. The Bucks County district attorney’s office said Patrick Buhler, who has addresses in Morrisville and Mount Bethel, was arraigned […]
August 5, 2019
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Retail Giant to Offer Online Degrees for Employees
Walmart, one of America’s largest employers, is offering its workers a college education for $1 a day, the company recently announced.
June 2, 2018
African-American
TMCF Adds Two New Board Members
Board members Phyllis Harris and Gail Thomas both come from the private sector where they have led departments at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Microsoft, respectively
November 27, 2017
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