CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 18 -- Atrium Health issued the following news: Atrium Health announced it has submitted a new $2 billion purchase option for New Hanover Regional Medical Center (NHRMC). This new offer is the second option to the original 40-year lease offer that Atrium Health originally submitted. As the local Partnership Advisory Group (PAG) and the New Hanover County Commission consider whether to sell or lease the hospital, Atrium Health is leaving little doubt it wants to be  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, June 18 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: The University of Rhode Island College of Business has named Sean Edmund Rogers to the newly created post of executive director of inclusive excellence to provide oversight for equity, diversity and inclusion programming and objectives for the College. Rogers, the Spachman Professor of Human Resources and Labor Relations and an associate professor of management, will collaborate with the University's O  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, June 19 -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: For three decades (https://nielsen.sites.wfu.edu/), Linda Nielsen, an education professor at Wake Forest, has taught the only known college class in the U.S. devoted exclusively to father-daughter relationships and written five books on the topic. Her latest book, "Improving Father-Daughter Relationships: A Guide for Women and their Dads (https://www.amazon.com/Improving-Father-Daughter-Relationships-Gui  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, June 20 -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: Wake Forest University's Slavery, Race and Memory Project has published a collection of essays that examine the institution of slavery and its ties to the University. "To Stand With And For Humanity: Essays from the Wake Forest University Slavery, Race and Memory Project" contains essays written by Wake Forest faculty and administrators. It also includes President Nathan O. Hatch's apology for the insti  more