Jasmyne Ray

Medical coders are an integral part of revenue cycle operations. But with the ongoing workforce shortage and the level of expertise needed for the role, the talent pool of qualified candidates is small. Tami McMasters Gomez, director of coding and CDI program at UC Davis Health, saw an opportunity to address it while integrating a cause close to her heart: Neurodiverse individuals finding fulling careers.

The Black Lives Matter protests are the most recent example of a public asking for systematic change. This may have inspired a reckoning to pause and reflect on how your organization’s culture and actions can improve. Inevitably, brands will find something to say, offering support or sympathy, and promises and progress. But customers are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their ability to call B.S. on lofty rhetoric that starts and ends with words alone.

Social distancing has changed the nature of gathering for the time being, including those where a comforting touch would be appreciated.

On April 25, CNN partnered with Sesame Street to present “The ABC’s of COVID-19: A CNN/Sesame Street Town Hall for Kids and Parents.” The 90-minute special featured the Sesame Street characters talking with CNN anchors about the pandemic and medical correspondents answering questions about the virus itself. In times like these, programs like these play an integral part in helping children understand what’s going on. However, it’s ultimately up to parents to sit down with their children, experts say.

“There’s a lot of things that the Army does prepare you for, but then some things you have to learn on your own,” Stewart said. The student veterans group has helped her find her “battle rhythm,” she said, with help with everything from tutoring, figuring out which classes to take and having a group of colleagues that are struggling with the same things.

“The key is to find something profitable, something you love doing and something you can give time to,” Lowe said, explaining that once someone finds the “sweet spot” between the three, that they’ve found something “worth pursuing.”

Pointing out one of many abandoned houses in the Jeter area as the one he was born in, Oscar Penn can list the names of all the families who lived on the street, across the street and around the corner without missing a beat. Penn said he’s noticed over the years that when the children of Jeter residents from his generation grow up and move away, and when their parents pass away and their property is left alone, no one comes back to take care of it.

On a campus filled with colorful characters and big personalities, Britt Terrell stands out in a vibrant hue all her own. It radiates from her style, a mixture of thrifted vintage finds and more contemporary pieces; but mainly from her attitude, that of a passionate, contemplative art major with a concentration in printmaking.