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National Nursing Week: An Open Letter to Our Healthcare Agents of Change
Dear Dr. Shelton, Dean Gaston, and the faculty, staff and students of The Dallas Nursing Institute: As we recognize and celebrate National Nursing Week, I want to express my personal sentiments about the important and powerful work that you do.
‘Visions of Warriors’ brings attention to ongoing PTSD concerns for veterans
By: Nathan Long, President, Saybrook University Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) reportedly affects approximately 7.7 million American adults, with members of the military as one of the high-risk groups. After experiencing severe trauma or life-threatening events, the mind and body will either
How Do We Move Forward as a Nation?
By Dr. Michele Nealon-Woods, President of The Chicago School of Professional Psychology This article originally appeared in the Huffington Post 11/16/2016 While many of us need time to absorb the cacophony of messages that emanated from our recent general election
Cuba and Citizen Diplomacy: How Will the Trump Administration Affect Relations with Cuba?
On the eve of Education Beyond Borders: A Faculty-Led Study Abroad Course to Cuba—where students will have the opportunity to witness first-hand how the Cuban legal and political systems function—Professor Jared Carter discusses the implications of the incoming
Response to Executive Order on Immigration
Dear TCS Colleagues, On the heels of this weekend’s Executive Order to restrict U.S. entry to citizens from seven predominantly Muslim countries, all of us at TCS would like to take a moment to underscore our unwavering mission
A Health Care Revolution of Compassion
Preparing next gen nursing professionals to provide care today’s patients and health care providers demand. By: Dallas Nursing Institute Dean, Gwen Gaston MSN, RN When the Affordable Care Act was passed by Congress in 2010, it was a step
More Than Just a Trip
Reflections on the Impact of TCS Global Engagement By: Saybrook University President Nathan Long As many of you may know, Saybrook is going global through a partnership with TCS Education System and its colleges and universities. Our inaugural trip for
The Pursuit of Lasting Social Change
As a higher ed system of colleges focused on empowering our partner institutions to develop agents of change and favorably impact their communities, we’re constantly exploring opportunities to impart lasting social change. While there’s certainly no shortage
Realizing More Meaningful Global Engagement Opportunities in Higher Ed
With the launch of the first U.S. study abroad program nearly 100 years ago, there’s nothing novel about academic foreign exchange itself. Notable in recent years however, is the value that these programs have the potential to provide students
The Tenets of Meaningful Success
Recent conjecture in the news surrounding New York Knicks president, and former basketball coach and player Phil Jackson’s next professional move inspires a thoughtful examination of the leadership successes he’s collected over a nearly 50-year career. At 70 years-old,