Talent Acquisition

AHN Offers Up to $110,000 Loan Repayment to Recruit CRNAs

Pittsburgh – September 22, 2026 -- Allegheny Health Network (AHN) will pay up to $110,000 toward student loans for nurse anesthesia students who commit to joining the health system as Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), under a new national recruitment program launched in partnership with Boston-based fintech Clasp.

AHN structures payments across three years to lock in early-career commitments

Under the program, AHN will pay up to $20,000 toward eligible loans after 12 months of full-time employment, up to $30,000 after 24 months, and up to $60,000 after 36 months, with payments made directly to loan servicers through the Clasp platform. Employees retain every dollar contributed toward principal, with no claw-back provisions if they leave after milestones are met.

Prospect HQ Launches iOS App, Links Athletes to 300 Colleges

New York – September 22, 2026 -- Prospect HQ, a career platform connecting student-athletes with employers, has launched an iOS app that gives its network of nearly 300 colleges and universities direct mobile access to job matching and profile tools.

Network reaches nearly 300 colleges since January 2026 launch

Prospect HQ went live in January 2026 and has since built an active community of current and former student-athletes drawn from close to 300 colleges and universities. The platform matches candidates to open roles based on self-described goals and cultural fit, aiming to reduce time spent on broad job searches.

OutKick Hires Columnist Matt Calkins After Seattle Times Exit

New York – September 19, 2026 -- OutKick has signed Matt Calkins, the former Seattle Times sports columnist who resigned in August after the paper declined to publish his column on two female student-athletes opposing competition against biological males.

Calkins brings eleven years of Seattle Times coverage and three National Sports Columnist of the Year titles to OutKick

Calkins covered local college and professional sports plus national events including the Super Bowl and World Cup during his tenure at The Seattle Times. He previously worked as a preps writer at the Riverside Press-Enterprise and as a columnist at the San Diego Union Tribune. He joins OutKick immediately as a columnist covering sports and culture.

Mayer Brown Hires Ashton, Bates to Boost Private Placement Practice

London – September 17, 2026 -- Mayer Brown has recruited Scott Ashton as partner and Brian Bates as senior counsel into its Capital Markets practice, adding two attorneys who have represented issuers on roughly 30 percent of total cross-border U.S. private placement debt issuance in recent years. Both will be based in the firm's London office.

New hires specialize in cross-border private placements for infrastructure and energy funding

Ashton and Bates focus on cross-border securities offerings, representing issuers and placement agents on debt and equity transactions. Their practice centers on advising non-U.S. entities placing private debt with U.S. and other large institutional investors and pension funds, a funding channel that continues to expand for infrastructure and energy projects.