cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.African-AmericanThe Weaponry of Whiteness, Entitlement, and PrivilegeToday, in 2020, African-Americans are sick and tired of not being able to live. African Americans are weary of not being able to breathe, walk, or run. Black men in this country are brutalized, criminalized, demonized, and disproportionately penalized. Black women in this country are stigmatized, sexualized, and labeled as problematic, loud, angry, and unruly. Black men and women are being hunted down and shot like dogs. Black men and women are being killed with their face to the ground and a knee on their neck.June 1, 2020African-AmericanHBCU Meharry Medical College Gets NIH Support to Advance COVID-19 Drug DevelopmentThe historically Black Meharry Medical College said on Friday that it will get vital research and technical support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to advance its development of a drug for patients infected with COVID-19.May 31, 2020News RoundupBlack Professor at Liberty U Online Resigns After Falwell Jr.’s ‘Racist’ TweetsA Black professor at Liberty University Online, Christopher A. House, resigned on Thursday after what he said were racist tweets by Jerry Falwell Jr., president of the Virginia-based Liberty University. House is also a tenured associate professor at Ithaca College. Falwell Jr. on Wednesday posted a tweet decrying Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s order that said […]May 29, 2020COVID-19Survey: 80% of Virginia College Students Are Struggling Academically Due to COVID-19Close to 80% of Virginia’s college students are struggling with academics due to the COVID-19 pandemic, said a new survey. “Like many others, students at Virginia’s higher education institutions navigated an overnight shift to at-home, online learning; a dramatic transition that undoubtedly impacted students’ education and well-being,” said the State Council of Higher Education, which […]May 29, 2020African-AmericanAmerican University Starts a New Race, Gender and Culture Studies DepartmentAmerican University will launch a new Department of Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies this coming fall in an effort to build “a truly equitable, visionary university.” The university said in a statement that the department grew out of the former Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies Collaborative (CRGC), formed in 2015. “The transformation of […]May 29, 2020Home2020 Arthur Ashe Jr. FinalistsMay 29, 2020HomeISIMEME (MEME) OMOGBAIISIMEME (MEME) OMOGBAI has been appointed executive director of the College Art Association. Previously a member and past board chair of the New Jersey Historic Trust as well as a member of the Montclair State University’s Advisory Board, Omogbai is a certified public accountant and holds a master’s in finance and management consultancy from Rutgers University in New Jersey.May 29, 2020HomeTRACY EPSYTRACY EPSY has been named the first African American woman president of Mitchell College in New London, Conn. Currently provost and vice president of academic affairs at Pfeiffer University, Epsy holds a bachelor’s degree from Berea College in Kentucky, a master’s degree in family studies from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and a Ph.D. in child/family-marriage and family therapy from Syracuse University in New York.May 29, 2020HomeJODI SANDFORTJODI SANDFORT has been named the next dean of the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Washington. Currently a professor in the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, Sandfort holds a bachelor’s degree in history and women’s studies from Vassar College as well as a master’s degree in social work and a Ph.D. in political science and social work from the University of Michigan.May 29, 2020HBCUsWhat Higher Ed Can Learn From Public Health, in the Midst of Covid-19?Since mid-March, COVID-19 has brought the traditional operations of higher education institutions in the U.S to a grinding halt, forcing students, faculty and staff to move all meetings and classroom engagement to a virtual format. This decision focuses on the public health of the campus community as administrators have always led with a healthy and safe environment in mind.May 28, 2020Previous PagePage 114 of 3226Next Page
