cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.COVID-19U of California Anticipates Most Campuses Will Operate in Hybrid Mode for Fall 2020University of California (UC) president Janet Napolitano said on Wednesday that “every campus will be open and offering instruction” this coming fall but added that she “anticipates that most, if not all of our campuses, will operate in some kind of hybrid mode,” reported The Mercury News. A hybrid mode entails some in-person instruction and some […]May 21, 2020News RoundupU of Arkansas Little Rock Receives $25 Million Gift From Anonymous DonorThe University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $25 million gift from an anonymous donor. It is the largest gift in the institution’s 93-year history. The gift will support the university’s strategic enrollment management plan. Of the total amount of the gift, $15 million will be used to establish new need-based scholarships for […]May 21, 2020SportsNCAA Allows Voluntary Football and Basketball Athletic Activities on Campus Starting June 1A National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) moratorium on all sports activities, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will expire May 31 after the NCAA council decided that Division I football and basketball can resume on campus activities on a voluntary basis starting June 1, said CBS sports. The council extended the blanket waiver allowing teams in […]May 21, 2020COVID-19George Mason U to Raise Tuition by $450 for In-State and Out-of-State StudentsGeorge Mason University will raise tuition by $450 for in-state and out-of-state undergraduates and graduate students, but there will be no increase in mandatory student fees, the institution said in a statement. The tuition hike was announced after the university’s Board of Visitors on Wednesday approved a $1.18 billion budget for the 2020-21 academic year. […]May 21, 2020COVID-19COVID-19 Recapitulates Familiar Disappointment at Jackson State UniversityFor one set of Jackson State University graduates, the postponement of this year’s commencement ceremony brought a sense of déjà vu.Denied the chance to accept their diplomas the year they graduated, the class of 1970 was finally slated to walk with the class of 2020 at the beginning of May.May 20, 2020COVID-19CDC Issues New Guidance for Colleges and UniversitiesNew Centers for Disease Control guidance for higher education institutions says campuses should encourage remote work for as many faculty and staff as possible, and where feasible, conduct virtual learning and hold staggered classes to reduce the spread of the new coronavirus which has caused the COVID-19 pandemic. “The more an individual interacts with others, […]May 20, 2020OpinionCOVID-19 Will Intensify Education Inequities for Black StudentsIn the United States, data reveal that Black Americans are contracting and dying from the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, at rates that double, and sometimes triple their representation across various states.May 20, 2020SportsCourt Says NCAA Can’t Cap Education-Related Benefits for Football and Basketball Student-AthletesThe 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Monday upheld a ruling that said the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) can’t limit education-related benefits colleges provide to student-athletes who play Football Bowl Subdivision football and Division I basketball.May 19, 2020COVID-19California Community Colleges May Also Stay Online in Fall 2020California’s 115 community colleges may stay online this coming fall because of the COVID-19 pandemic, which means 2.1 million students at these institutions will stay home, reported Cal Matters. Already, the California State University system has announced it will only have an online fall. And the University of California also reportedly said none of its […]May 19, 2020COVID-19Hundreds of Harvard Students Say Postponement Is Better Than a Virtual FallMore than 500 Harvard University students have started a petition arguing against an online only fall semester, saying that postponing the semester is a better option, reported The Harvard Crimson. “We call on Harvard College to postpone, rather than virtually begin, the fall semester if COVID-19 conditions prevent the timely commencement of on-campus activities,” the […]May 19, 2020Previous PagePage 117 of 3226Next Page
