cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.HomeOhio Wesleyan University Implements New Diversity, Equity and Inclusion InitiativeThis week, Ohio Wesleyan University—the private liberal arts university located in Delaware, Ohio—unveiled a new initiative aimed at improving diversity, equity and inclusion on its campus. Titled, “Stand Together and Work For Change,” the initiative will focus on four areas: structure and policies, teaching and learning, recruiting and retaining students and employees, and campus climate.June 17, 2020Latest NewsDu Bois Scholar Tapped to Lead Warner Pacific UniversityDr. Brian L. Johnson, a W.E. B Du Bois scholar who served as president of Tuskegee University, has been tapped to lead Warner Pacific University (WPU), a private liberal arts university in Portland, Ore., that is affiliated with the Church of God.June 17, 2020HealthBlack Scientists Applying for NIH Grants Consistently Receive Lower Scores, Says StudyA new scoring approach introduced in 2009 was supposed to diminish bias during the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Enhanced Peer Review process, but Black researchers applying for the agency’s prestigious and highly competitive R01 grants consistently receive lower scores than White applicants in the first and critical phase of consideration, a new study reveals. […]June 16, 2020COVID-19Iowa Lawmakers Cut Public Universities’ Funding by $8 MillionIowa lawmakers cut $8 million in funding to the state’s public colleges (University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa), exacerbating the economic hit the institutions have taken due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reported We Are Iowa. Republican lawmakers said funding to universities was one of the few areas they felt […]June 16, 2020African-AmericanU of Virginia Athletics to Modify Logos Associated With Slave HistoryThe University of Virginia will modify the design of two athletic department logos unveiled in April to remove their association with the institution’s ties to slavery. In a statement, the university said a design featured on the sabres pictured in the new V-Sabre logo and on the Cavalier Shield was made to look like the […]June 16, 2020COVID-19Boston U Faculty Petition to Make Fall In-Person Teaching OptionalMore than 1,200 faculty, students and alumni of Boston University have signed a faculty petition created last week to make in-person teaching optional this coming fall semester for the safety of teachers and students during the COVID-19 pandemic. A separate petition has been created by students as well, in support of this faculty demand. Both […]June 16, 2020COVID-19Texas A&M System Creates $100 Million Fund to ‘Address Diversity Issues’The Texas A&M University System will create a special $100 million scholarship fund “to address diversity issues” and assist students who have been economically affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the institution said on Monday. The scholarship program at the 11-university system will provide $10 million annually over the course of 10 years for scholarships to […]June 16, 2020COVID-19Harvard Drops SAT/ACT Requirement for Fall 2021 ApplicantsCiting the upending of schedules due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Harvard University on Monday said it will drop the requirement of standardized exams, such as the SAT or ACT, for fall 2021 applicants, making the submission of these test scores optional. “We understand that the COVID-19 pandemic has created insurmountable challenges in scheduling tests for […]June 16, 2020LGBTQ+After Supreme Court’s LGBTQ Ruling, Hope for Two Former U of Minnesota Duluth CoachesMonday’s Supreme Court ruling, which protects LGBTQ workers from discrimination under federal law, has given hope to two former athletic coaches at the University of Minnesota Duluth who, in a lawsuit, claimed workplace discrimination because of their sexual orientation, reported the Duluth News Tribune and the Star Tribune. In 2015, three university coaches, Jen Banford, […]June 16, 2020African-AmericanNow, More than Ever, America Needs More Black Male Social Studies TeachersFor Black students in America, having a same-race social studies teacher is extremely rare. According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), social studies teachers make up just 7% of the entire teacher workforce. And of all social studies teachers, roughly 94% are White (54% men and 40% women). Just 3% of America’s social studies teachers are Black men. And only 3% are Black women. In fact, the average social studies teacher is a White male in his mid-40s despite the fact that men only make up 23% of all teachers. As a result, only 1 to 2 lessons or 8–9% of total US History class time is devoted to Black history.June 16, 2020Previous PagePage 105 of 3226Next Page
