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Wiley announces quarterly dividend

Wiley Announces Quarterly Dividend,

HOBOKEN, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–John Wiley and Sons (NYSE:JWA)(NYSE:JWB), a global research and education company, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.3425 per share on its Class A and Class B Common Stock, payable on October 21, 2020 to shareholders of record on October 6, 2020. The quarterly dividend is equivalent to an annual dividend of $1.37 per share. Earlier this year, the Board of Directors approved the Company’s 27th consecutive annual dividend increase.

To access Wiley’s first quarter fiscal year 2020 results, please see: https://newsroom.wiley.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2020/Wiley-Reports-First-Quarter-Fiscal-2021-Results/default.aspx

About Wiley

Wiley drives the world forward with research and education. Through publishing, platforms and services, we help researchers, professionals, students, universities, and corporations to achieve their goals in an ever-changing world. And for more than 200 years, we have delivered consistent performance to all our stakeholders. The Company’s website can be accessed at www.wiley.com.

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Brian Campbell

201.748.6874

brian.campbell@wiley.com

Media Contact:
Katie Roberts

602.373.7233
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Education

WGU establishes office in New Jersey to increase engagement with students, alumni, and external partners in northeastern states

Dr. Rebecca Watts appointed as Regional Vice President to lead team in 12-state region

SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Western Governors University (WGU) announced today that it has established an office in the greater New York City area to increase support for students, alumni, and external partners in 12 states in the Northeast. The university has appointed Rebecca Watts, Ph.D., as Regional Vice President.

Watts will lead university operations across the 12-state area—spanning the Eastern Seaboard from Virginia to Maine. In her role with the online, nonprofit university, she will help guide the strategic direction of WGU and further raise its profile among prospective students and university partners. She will play an instrumental role in developing and strengthening relationships with partner organizations that expand student access—especially among historically underserved student populations—to WGU’s nationally recognized postsecondary programs. Her leadership will also provide effective communications to external and internal audiences and strengthen WGU’s position as a leading organization in higher education.

Watts brings 17 years of experience as a leader in higher education. Previously, she was chancellor of WGU Ohio, a partnership between the state of Ohio and WGU to expand access to affordable higher education for Ohio residents through online, competency-based programs that address key workforce needs.

Prior to WGU, Watts served as executive director for the University of Wyoming Trustees Education Initiative, a statewide effort to support Wyoming’s K–12 schools with innovative educator preparation. As associate vice chancellor for P–16 Initiatives at the Ohio Department of Higher Education, she led educator preparation program review and approval, college readiness efforts, and STEM scholarship and college-access programs.

Watts holds a doctorate in higher education leadership from Ohio University and degrees in communication, including a master’s degree from the University of Illinois at Springfield, a bachelor’s degree from Sangamon State University, Ill., and an associate degree from Lincoln Land Community College, Ill. She lives in Jersey City, N.J.

About WGU

Established in 1997 by 19 U.S. governors with a mission to expand access to high-quality, affordable higher education, online, nonprofit WGU now serves more than 121,000 students nationwide and has more than 195,000 graduates in all 50 states. Driving innovation as the nation’s leading competency-based university, WGU has been recognized by the White House, state leaders, employers, and students as a model that works in postsecondary education. In just 23 years, the university has become a leading influence in changing the lives of individuals and families, and preparing the workforce needed in today’s rapidly evolving economy. WGU is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, has been named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, and has been featured on NPR, NBC Nightly News CNN, and in The New York Times. Learn more at www.wgu.edu

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Contact for media inquiries:
Dulcey Antonucci, WGU Communications

Dulcey.antonucci@wgu.edu

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Healthcare

MJH Life Sciences™ continues moving all live events to virtual through first quarter of 2021

Industry giant will continue to leverage its proprietary online virtual platform and technology through at least March 2021

CRANBURY, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#CME–MJH Life Sciences™ confirmed today that all conferences, satellite symposia, award programs and educational programming produced by the privately owned health care media company will take place in virtual format through March 2021.

From the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, MJH Life Sciences™ has adapted existing events and developed new programs to provide timely, critical health care information and education wherever clinicians are.

“Because of our state-of-the-art in-house studio and technology platforms, we were able to pivot successfully to virtual programming right from the start of the COVID-19 lockdown,” said Mike Hennessy Jr., president, and CEO of MJH Life Sciences™. “Events and education are key pillars of how we deliver on our mission to help health care professionals improve quality of life. So, we have taken great care to ensure we are delivering the greatest value, content, and accessibility, all while remaining comfortable and safe. The further upside of our decision is that even more people will be able to experience our events and continuing education without having to decide whether travel is safe enough for them – plus it will help us deliver value to and continue to build our growing global presence.”

Since March, MJH has hosted more than 600 virtual events in various formats, with a combined attendance of over 200,000 health care professionals. Most recently, MJH produced the widely attended and highly rated “COVID-19: A Race for a Vaccine” webinar to help provide clarity and insight about current clinical trials and to address questions regarding distribution of potential COVID-19 vaccines.

The experience gained and lessons learned from producing hundreds of virtual events over the past 4+ months have resulted in knowledge and understanding that will help MJH continue to optimize and perfects its future events. Upcoming large-scale virtual events include Fetch dvm360® Conference, Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute’s 26th Annual National Conference, Physicians’ Education Resource® (PER®), Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium (CFS®), Miami Breast Cancer Conference®, and PTCE’s legacy Directions in Oncology Pharmacy™ and Directions in Pharmacy® spring conference series.

About MJH Life Sciences™

MJH Life Sciences™ is the largest privately held, independent, full-service medical media company in North America dedicated to delivering trusted health care news across multiple channels, providing health care professionals with the information and resources they need to optimize patient outcomes. MJH Life Sciences™ combines the reach and influence of its powerful portfolio of digital and print product lines, live events, educational programs and market research with the customization capabilities of a boutique firm. Clients include world-leading pharmaceutical, medical device, diagnostic and biotech companies. For more information, visit https://www.mjhlifesciences.com/.

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MJH Life Sciences™ Media Contact
Alexandra Ventura, 609-716-7777, ext. 121

aventura@mjhlifesciences.com

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Local News

Alex Bethea bids for mayor of Trenton

TRENTON, N.J. — Longtime Trenton educator and City Councilman, Alex Bethea is in the running for mayor of Trenton on May 8.

Bethea has a five-points plan that he explains will bring changes to the City if he is elected. In this video, Bethea tells voters why he is running.

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Culture Local News

MLK Day: Unification of educators and community

This week, Mercer County Community College, with other groups and organizations, celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a reminder of our progress and the power of education.

The highlight of the celebration at the James Kerney Campus in Trenton, was the message from the Keynote Speaker, Dr. Pamela Pruitt who spoke about, “The “’Power’’’ of Education: Then, Now and Tomorrow.”

Students and sorority group gather at MCCC in Trenton to serve the community on MLK Day of Service, Monday.

Dr. Pruitt reminded us that, “Dr. King sacrificed a lot for not only blacks, but for all peoples of this country,”

She emphasized that we all should value education because knowledge is power and it empowers us when moving forward. She encouraged us to keep the “dream” alive, and hoped that we had a meaningful day on Dr. M.L.K., Jr.’s Day.

Busar, Lucia Brown-Joseph and Youth College, Upward Bound Director, Stacy Denton, led the morning and afternoon activities at the James Kerney Campus. Joseph said they needed to reinforce Dr. King’s message so they helped the needy in the community.

The M.L.K. Jr. Day of Service celebration at the James Kerney Campus began at about 8 a.m. Monday. According the College’s Provost, Monica Weaver and Denton, there were about 200 volunteers in the café making more than 1,300 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the homeless at the Trenton Rescue Mission.

Volunteers doing their part Monday to assist needy members of the community on MLK Day of service at James Kerney Campus, MCCC.

Denton said that more than 10 organizations supported the effort. These included all the Youth College programs at MCCC; Teen Voices – A 21st Century Program from Pennsylvania; House of Blessings church; Boys and Girls Club; Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.; and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc..

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Art & Life

Google Cultural Institute reveals innovative camera

Image source: Google.com Google Cultural Institute recently launched their Art Camera technology for artists and educators.
Image source: Google.com
Google Cultural Institute recently launched their Art Camera technology for artists and educators.

Imagine being a student in a remote location who is fascinated by art, wanting to learn as much as you can about art, looking at photos of works of art on your computer, realizing the virtual experience is changing dramatically, and globally with Google technology.

Recently, Google announced through its Cultural Institute that it is teaming up with museums to offer the possibility of a detailed view of works of art online. This will be done with the launch of their art camera.

The quality of the images provided through the art camera is so high, that Google is saying that it is an experience only matched by “walking up to the real thing with a magnifying glass.”

The robotic technology of the camera creates giga pixel images by taking multiple close-up shots and piecing them together. Google Cultural Institute has already digitized 1000 pieces.

This is what dreams are made of for thousands of people. The speed at which technology is moving can move ideas in somewhat unexpected ways.

This technology is a great example of how this art can aid education, as it may be used by schools or individuals all around the world interested in expanding their cultural knowledge beyond the regular means.

And the viewing of the individual objects in a collection can be manupilated very efficiently by a Google virtual tour of the museum as a whole, which makes this a fascinating set of tools for art education.