cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.OpinionPledging to Disrupt Systemic Racism in Higher Education AdvocacyI have sat uncomfortably on raised chairs during enough panels with only other White speakers. I have rolled my eyes at enough invitations to events on education issues for which only White people would share their views. I have witnessed enough higher education researchers and advocates who make their living on equity work perpetuate cycles of mistreatment of graduate students and early-career colleagues.June 12, 2020News RoundupAfter Students Rally Behind Him, Wichita State U President Isn’t Fired by BoardAfter students strongly rallied behind him, the Kansas Board of Regents decided against firing Wichita State University (WSU) president Jay Golden for canceling Ivanka Trump as commencement speaker at an affiliate institution, an action that annoyed some donors. After a four-plus hour meeting, the board issued a statement — that didn’t mention Golden — saying […]June 11, 2020HBCUsHBCU Alabama State Starts Process to Remove Racist Names From Campus BuildingsThe historically Black Alabama State University said it is getting ready to remove the names of people associated with racist organizations, policies or political activity from campus buildings in response to the death of George Floyd and other Black men and women who have been killed in racist encounters. University president Dr. Quinton Ross said […]June 11, 2020COVID-19Eastern Michigan U Guarantees a Single Room for Students in the Fall SemesterIn response to parents’ and students’ concerns about safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, Eastern Michigan University said it will guarantee a single room without a roommate, at a slightly reduced rate, for every student who requests one in the fall semester. “Reacting to concerns about physical distancing and creating safe spaces related to COVID-19, Eastern […]June 11, 2020African-AmericanTexas A&M Students Divided Over the Statue of a Former University PresidentTexas A&M University students and alumni are divided over the place of a statue on campus of Sul Ross, a Confederate General who is also a former president of the university. The statue was discovered to have been vandalized Wednesday, with ‘racist’ and ‘BLM’ (Black Lives Matter) painted on it. University police is investigating the […]June 11, 2020Faculty & StaffU of Louisiana Monroe, Texas State U Fire Staff, Faculty for Racist CommentsThe University of Louisiana Monroe said it has fired one faculty member and started the process to fire a second one for their “stunningly bigoted and racist language” on social media. Texas State University has fired a staffer for the same reason, reported the Houston Chronicle. At the University of Louisiana Monroe, a letter of […]June 11, 2020News RoundupA 2020 Black College Graduate Got Merriam-Webster to Expand the Definition of ‘Racism’Following the brutal death of George Floyd in police custody, Kennedy Mitchum, a May 2020 graduate of Drake University, convinced American dictionary Merriam-Webster to expand its definition of ‘racism’ so it includes a reference to systemic racism, reported the BBC. The revision could be completed as soon as August. Merriam-Webster editorial manager Peter Sokolowski told […]June 11, 2020HomeWILLIE SMITHWILLIE SMITH has been named chancellor of Baton Rouge Community College in Louisiana. Having led the college on an interim basis for the past 10 months, Smith holds a bachelor’s degree from Tulane University in New Orleans, a master’s in public administration from Troy University in Alabama and a Ph.D. in educational leadership from Argosy University.June 11, 2020HomePAMELA L. ALDERMANPAMELA L. ALDERMAN has been appointed president of Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College. Most recently dean of the Bert Bradford School of Health Sciences, chair of the Department of Nursing and professor of nursing at the University of Charleston in West Virginia, Alderman holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing from West Virginia University as well as an educational Ph.D. from Marshall University.June 11, 2020HomeBAISHAKHI TAYLORBAISHAKHI TAYLOR has been named dean of the college and vice president for campus life at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. Currently vice president for student affairs, dean of students and an assistant professor in gender, sexuality and feminist studies at Middlebury College in Vermont, Taylor holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in comparative literature from Jadavpur University in Kolkata, India. She also holds a master’s degree in women’s studies from the University of Northern Iowa and a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Kentucky.June 11, 2020Previous PagePage 107 of 3226Next Page
