Author: Dr. Jack Thomas
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FORTY ONE PERCENT OF AFRICAN AMERICANS, AGE 25 AND OVER HAVE ATTAINED AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE OR MORE PER U.S. CENSUS DATA, 2024
Census data reveals of 29.3 million African Americans age 25 and over 3.3 million had attained an Associate Degree, 5.37 million had attained a Bachelor’s Degree, 2.6 million had attained a Master’s Degree, 214 thousand ha attained a Professional Degree (e.g. Law, Medical) and 461,000 has attained a Doctoral Degree. Advanced Degrees accounted for approximately…
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Urban Line Dance Interviews: Seniors and their Community Spirit
Your full name: Carolyn Flippin Tell what vocation you had before retirement? Nursing, I am a Registered Nurse How did you learn about senior line dance? A member of my church told me about it and I was immediately interested in learning more. Dance is something I’ve always loved since childhood days. What was…
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OUR LIST OF RECOMMENDED PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATIONS: A BROAD LIST COVERING A RANGE OF INTERESTS AND APTITUDE
OUR LIST OF RECOMMENDED PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATIONS MORE OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE HAD BY VISITING O’NET. (oneonline.org) TYPE IN THE NAME OF THE OCCUPATION AND O’NET WILL DISPLAY THE FOLLOWING OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION: TASKS, WORK ACTIVITIES, TRAINING, CREDENTIALS, ESSENTIAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION , ABILITIES, INTERESTS, WORK STYLE, WAGES AND JOB OPENINGS. 001. Accountant 002. Accountant, Cost 003.…
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Educational Attainment Matters Across Age Groups
Looking at NCES data for 2022 for 25 to 34 year-olds who worked full time year round revealed that higher annual median earnings are positively associated with years of educational preparation across race and ethnicity. HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE EARNINGS: Asian Americans $51,000, White Americans $45,100, Hispanic $41,200 and Black Americans $37,500 BACHELOR’S DEGREE HOLDERS: Asian…
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The U.S. Labor Market is a Competitive Job Market: Education and Training Matters Now, More Than Ever!
Employers are looking for employees that fit their needs. It is fair to say that generally they hope to hire “the best” job candidate available given the application pool or talent pool. Particularly for professional employment educational attainment matters tremendously. Of course educational attainment (or hard skills) is not the only criterion. Soft skills matter…
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Health & Wellness: Senior Urban Line Dance-Community Support at it’s best!
By, Jack E. Thomas, Ph.D.,HSPP, Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Health Service Provider in Psychology I taught the flagship Community Psychology course to graduate students at Martin University for three decades. The Community graduate course was required for all master’s students. The discipline of Community Psychology focuses on broad system change employing environmental interventions to reduce…
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IU PROFESSOR CAROLYN CALLOWAY-THOMAS HONORED WITH SPEAKER SERIES BY CENTRAL STATES COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION
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2026 Wall Street Journal Article “NURSING, A SUREFIRE NEW PATH TO PROSPERITY”
YEARS AGO, ANYONECANACHIEVE.COM INCLUDED REGISTERED NURSING AS ONE OF OUR TOP RECOMMENDED (330) PROFESSIONS. REGISTERED NURSING CAREERS HAVE LONG BEEN HIGHLY DESIRABLE FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN. WE SEE NURSING AS A HIGHLY ACCESSIBLE CAREER TO ALL WILLING TO UNDERGO THE YEARS OF TRAINING. WE CLASSIFY NURSING AS A HIGHLY PAID PROFESSION. THERE ARE 3.4…
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HONORING REVEREND BRUCE ROSE, SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA
We hope that the pages of AnyoneCanAchieve.com are filled with inspiration. Inspiration has long been a defining characteristic of Pastor Bruce Rose’s ministry. He has faithfully served his parishioners at Second Baptist Church, and his ministry has also reached throughout the Bloomington community, across Indiana, and beyond. We know this from the many tributes Dr.…
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Dr. Thomas-College Persistence Consulting
Anyonecanachieve has a consulting feature referred to as Totalachievementgroup. About Total Achievement Group: We consult to Schools, Universities and Corporations concerned with assuring greater minority access and participation in academic settings and in the workplace. For many years now, I have studied minority academic achievement literature. I have implemented the best of what I learned…
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Deontae Craig, B.A. Sports Studies, Minors in Communications & Media Management, University of Iowa
Deontae Craig provided this update April 18, 2025. “My B.A. is in Sports Studies. I double minored in Communications & Media Management! My time at Iowa was amazing start to finish! Going in during 2020 was tough but with the connections I made through classes and football, it made the experience fun and worth it.…
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Honoring my Mentor: Dr. James P. Holland Professor of Zoology, Indiana University
by, Dr. Jack E. Thomas, Ph.D., HSPP, Clinical Psychologist & Professor of Community Psychology, Martin University Dr. James Holland taught at Indiana University-Bloomington for three decades until his death in 1998. He was a kindly scholar, a celebrated teacher, a mentor to many and a trusted advisor. I was privileged to enroll in his Developmental…
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Reasons to Persist in College!
Anyonecanachieve.com believes a college education is important. It is important now and even more so in the not too distant future. Available Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for 2023 show that across all occupations for workers 25 years and older: 9.5% had attained an Associate Degree, 21.1% had attained a Bachelor’s Degree 11.7% had attained…
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DR. JAMES GLADDEN, POLITICAL SCIENTIST, MENTOR
AUGUST 2024 “On this website, Dr. Thomas promotes the idea that anyone can achieve. Many young people, for whatever reason, believe that paths to career success are closed to them. Mentors share stories about their success in chosen vocations. A link to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics gives concise information about a variety of…
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AUGUST 2024-New Feature @ Anyonecanachieve.com
Anyonecanachieve.com is pleased to link to O*Net OnLine, a Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) website that details some 900 different occupations. The detailed descriptions include the following: Skills, Knowledge, Education, Worker Characteristics, Interests, Work Values and Work Styles. Each month Anyonecanachieve will provide to link to 5 different recommended Occupations you can explore. We will…
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Karen Moore, M.S., Community Psychology, LMHC, LCAC, CSAYC
Anyonecanachieve.com is proud to welcome Business Owner and Licensed Therapist, Karen J. Moore. Karen is CEO of Elevated Minds, LLC, in Indianapolis. Elevated Minds is a social service agency that provides counseling for individuals, couples and families. Elevated Minds offers performance counseling for athletes as well. Karen is licensed to practice is four states, Indiana,…
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Dr. Ke’Yon Jones, DO
Dr. Ke’Yon Jones, DO (Physician) It is an honor to welcome Dr. Ke’Yon Jones(Physician)to anyonecanachieve’s list of mentors. Ke’Yon’s addition to our site strikes a chord-minority underrepresentation in all 330 of the occupational titles we recommend. As Dr. Jones notes in his profile “access” is crucial: “The biggest challenge I think students face is access.…
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Welcome Diamond McClam, MS, LMHC
Anyone Can Achieve is pleased to welcome Diamond McClam, a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC). Diamond has extensive training in the field of addiction both residential and outpatient treatment for drug and alcohol including intensive outpatient. It was a pleasure to supervise his university clinical training. He is a bright and compassionate therapist who is…
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PROFESSOR KEVIN BROWN
SPOTLIGHT ON: Longtime Mentor, Law Professor Kevin Brown. In 1978, Kevin Brown graduated with distinction from Indiana University Kelley School of Business where he majored in Accounting. He then pursued a law degree at Yale. He graduated from Yale Law School in 1982. After graduation, he joined the Indianapolis law firm of Baker & Daniels…
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BUSINESS SECTION FEATURE:
MRS. MARY BYRDSONG: CHILDCARE PIONEER-ENTREPRENEUR Mrs. Mary Byrdsong is our Mother’s Day featured role model. A mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Mary has had a lifetime dedication to children. Her hard work in the field influenced and inspired her own children and grandchildren to follow her wonderful caring example.Years ago, Mrs.Byrdsong later took child development…