cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.OpinionAt a Loss for Words After George Floyd: Three Actions in Lieu of StatementsRace is foundational to our nation, its original sin. We live in a racist society, so we all do racists things. Racism, moreover, is systemic. We can no more escape it than we can avoid breathing in polluted air.June 16, 2020News RoundupUniversity of California Endorses Measure to Restore Affirmative ActionThe University of California’s governing board on Monday unanimously approved restoring affirmative action in state colleges and government jobs, reported the Associated Press. What this means is the university’s Board of Regents endorsed a proposal that would ask voters in November to end a statewide ban on considering an applicant’s sex or race in public […]June 15, 2020SportsAfter Racism Allegations, a Coach to Leave U of Iowa With $1.1 MillionA University of Iowa coach will leave his position after allegations of racism. And, in a separation agreement with the university, he will get $1.11 million, which is equivalent to 15 months’ salary, reported ESPN. Chris Doyle, the university’s football strength coach, will leave effective immediately, according to the agreement signed Sunday and announced Monday. […]June 15, 2020Native AmericansProtestors Tear Down Controversial Pioneer Statues at U of OregonAs protests against systemic racism continue around the country, activists on Saturday tore down two ‘pioneer’ statues on the University of Oregon campus that many say represent a legacy of the murder of Native Americans, reported KLCC. Following the toppling of the statues, the university issued a statement saying it does not condone what happened, […]June 15, 2020StudentsFederal Judge Blocks Ed Dept. Limits on COVID-19 Aid for Many Washington State StudentsA federal judge in Spokane, Washington, has for the most part blocked an education department rule that restricts emergency CARES Act pandemic aid to students eligible for federal student aid, giving more college students in the state a lifeline during the pandemic. The injunction granted by the judge late on Friday does not however apply […]June 15, 2020Students$5 Million Aid Fund for Chicago’s Undocumented Immigrants, College StudentsChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot this week announced a $5 million fund that will distribute cash assistance to the city’s 300,000 undocumented immigrants, including college students and others blocked from receiving federal COVID-19 emergency aid. “The Chicago Resiliency Fund is going to help ensure that our undocumented residents, students, and others excluded from federal aid don’t […]June 12, 2020News RoundupGallaudet U Suspends Fraternity That Has ‘Become the Face of Systemic Racism’Gallaudet University has suspended a fraternity that has “become the face of systemic racism” in the campus community with its social media photographs of members doing what appears to be the Nazi salute and wearing Ku Klux Klan-like robes. News of the suspension of Kappa Gamma, the fraternity in question, broke after Deaf Vee earlier […]June 12, 2020News RoundupClemson U to Remove Name of Pro-Slavery Political Leader From its Honors CollegeClemson University will remove the name of John C. Calhoun, a pro-slavery political leader and a former U.S. vice president, from its Honors College, in a move consistent with a nationwide outcry against racism since the death of George Floyd due to police brutality. Calhoun Honors College, named so since 1982, will now be called […]June 12, 2020StudentsEducation Department Officially Bars Emergency Pandemic Aid to Undocumented StudentsThe Department of Education on Thursday formally issued a rule, which was earlier a guidance, blocking emergency COVID-19 education aid to undocumented, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) and other college students who aren’t eligible for federal aid. However, the department did add that the rule won’t apply retroactively, that is, it won’t enforce the […]June 12, 2020HBCUsApple to Expand Recruitment From HBCUs as Part of its Racial Equity and Justice InitiativeApple Inc. will expand its recruitment efforts at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) as part of its new $100 million Racial Equity and Justice Initiative, reported Forbes. Apple already partners with HBCUs through its HBCU Scholars Program. As part of the Racial Equity and Justice Initiative, the company will also run camps for Black […]June 12, 2020Previous PagePage 106 of 3226Next Page
