University of Rhode Island establishes scholarship for Black pharmacy students
Updated Feb 16, 2021;
The University of Rhode Island has received a $50,000 gift from an alumnus to establish a scholarship for qualified Black students or for students from other underrepresented populations to study to become pharmacists.
Fewer than 5% of all pharmacists are Black, the university said in a statement this week, citing information from Pharmacy Times.
The scholarship established by the donation from Dr. Kenneth Lawrence, who graduated from URI’s pharmacy program in 1990, is named the Robert and Birdie Lawrence Endowed Scholarship in honor of his parents.
“Pharmacy is not a job; it’s a career, and it is something you have to work extremely hard on, especially if you’re African American,” Lawrence said in a statement. “The disparity in this country still exists. There is an implicit bias toward students of color; there are always different expectations. I hope this gives so
Another claim has also arisen from Tudor Capital, who say they are owed money from a claim that was incorrectly marked as satisfied. BDO’s investigation has shown their claim is valid and they expect to make a repayment in the region of £1.7m.
Second in line are the preferential creditors, however given all the employees have been taken on by the new TVS backed business, it’s not expected they will make any claims.
Next up come the unsecured creditors, which include deposit holders. To date BDO have received £8.8m of claims from unsecured creditors, far exceeding the £6.2m held on record. Despite this, BDO say they expect to make a distribution to the unsecured creditors, but they don’t know how much this will be or when.
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Montgomery County property owners will pay about $29 more in real estate taxes next year.
The county s board of commissioners approved Thursday a 5% tax increase, raising the millage to 3.632. The county also assesses 0.39 mill to support Montgomery County Community College. That tax did not go up, resulting in a total county millage of 4.022.
Chief Financial Officer Dean Dortone said the increase combined with drawing down from the county s reserve fund will close a $17.1 million revenue gap. The 2021 spending plan totals $461.6 million. The average single-family home will be charged $617 in 2021, up about $29, eight cents per day more over a year.
Chairwoman Valerie Arkoosh conceded that the increase is not welcome news, but said the Covid-19 pandemic clouds the county s financial future. She and Kenneth Lawrence Jr. voted in favor of the budget. Joseph Gale, the only Republican on the board, voted no.