Month: February 2013

Opinion

Adoption days for staff

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John Brown University recently announced its intention to provide three weeks of paid adoption leave to its faculty and staff. We at the Threefold Advocate believe this is a beneficial decision that is long overdue. In 2008, the University formalized a maternity leave policy specifying up to 180 calendar days […]

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CM senior earns trade association scholarship

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Senior Logan Willard recently received a $4,000 scholarship from TEXO, a construction association in north Texas. Each year, TEXO awards scholarships to students with the goal of encouraging “the best and brightest” students to come to the Dallas/Fort Worth area, according to the group’s website. In 2012, the association awarded […]

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Spring enrollment jumps up again

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The University is experiencing the highest spring enrollment in school history, according to the Eleventh Day Report. The total enrollment, including degree completion and graduate programs, equals 1,969 students. Of that number, 1,249 are traditional undergraduates. Mostly, this number can be attributed to a record fall enrollment last semester. But […]