cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.Faculty & StaffHarper College’s Faculty Fellows Program Helping Diversify WorkforceHarper College is not only trying to increase the number of diverse employees but is putting particular emphasis on administrative and faculty hiring.December 29, 2014StudentsWest Virginia Higher Ed Changes to Help StudentsCHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia higher education leaders are finalizing policy changes to help students more easily transfer college credits and earn degrees. The changes were approved by the state Higher Education Policy Commission and the state Council for Community and Technical College Education within the last two months. The proposed rules state that a […]December 28, 2014Faculty & StaffVirginia Commonwealth University Group Seeks to Increase Number of Black FacultyRICHMOND, Va. — A group at Virginia Commonwealth University is working to reverse a decline in Black faculty members. Black Education Association president and psychology teacher Faye Z. Belgrave tells the Richmond Times-Dispatch that the percentage of Black faculty is lower today than it was a decade ago. A report presented to the Board of […]December 28, 2014StudentsDiverse Dockett: Judge Tosses Out Retaliation Suit Against University of WashingtonDr. W. Gary Olson admitted granting “ghost credits” for no work to qualify low-income, part-time graduate students for financial aid that was available only to full-time students at the University of Washington. Olson, who was assistant dean of student affairs at the School of Social Work, said he believed that university policies requiring satisfactory completion […]December 28, 2014HomeCollege Sees Small, Big Benefits with Loan PromiseAdrian College is among the first colleges to take out insurance policies on every incoming freshman and transfer student who have student loans and at least two years of school remaining.December 28, 2014StudentsHBCU Stakeholders List Financing Programs, Affordability as Top IssuesThe 2014 State of HBCUs Report reflects concern about the health of the institutions in the wake of shrinking enrollment and a fairly steady decline in federal funding.December 28, 2014HBCUsIn Case You Missed It…Experts Divided Over Impact of Absent Father-themed College Admission Essays New Fund for Low-Income California Students Enables Donor Tax Breaks Department of Education Criticized for Not Using Accreditor Sanction Data Do Community College Credentials Pay Off?December 26, 2014StudentsTrip to Cuba Gives Wabash College Students Invaluable InsightAlthough Cuba is not far from the United States, the historical, political and bureaucratic chasm that separates the two nations can be vast.December 25, 2014HomeResearchers Mobilize to Preserve U.S. College Major Question on Census SurveyResearchers and others have opposed a Census Bureau proposal that would drop a college major survey question from the American Community Survey.December 25, 2014African-AmericanTennessee State University Alumnus Receives NASA AwardNASHVILLE, Tenn. ― A Tennessee State University alumnus and NASA engineer is being recognized for outstanding contribution to the agency. Ron Cobbs is a 1989 graduate of TSU and avionics chief engineer to the International Space Station operations. He recently received the NASA Johnson Space Center Director’s Commendation Award. The award recognizes the center’s civil […]December 25, 2014Previous PagePage 1067 of 3224Next Page