cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.News RoundupCalifornia State University System’s Fall 2020 Will Be Mainly OnlineThe California State University system’s classes will be mainly online this coming fall, reported the Los Feliz Ledger. The system’s chancellor Timothy White said the reason for staying mostly online is that experts predict another wave of COVID-19 cases later in the year. He said there will be some exceptions for parts of courses that […]May 12, 2020African-AmericanAn Open Letter to African American NursesDuring the first week of May each year, we honor our “angels” and tell them “thanks for all that they have done and continue to do for us”. While this year is no exception, what made this Nurses’ Day especially meaningful is the light that the COVID-19 pandemic has shone on the sacrifice of these angels.May 12, 2020Community CollegesReport: Community Colleges Are Being Short-Changed by the CARES ActEmergency aid for students is crucial during the COVID-19 pandemic, but some of the most vulnerable students are being overlooked.May 11, 2020COVID-19Princeton University Names First-Ever Black ValedictorianPrinceton University has named Montreal native Nicholas Johnson valedictorian for the Class of 2020. Johnson will be the university’s first-ever Black valedictorian, said the fourth-oldest U.S. college, which was chartered in 1746. Johnson is majoring in operations research and financial engineering. He will participate in a virtual commencement the university is holding on May 31. […]May 11, 2020COVID-19Senator Lamar Alexander: Not Enough COVID-19 Testing to Open CampusesSenate Republican Lamar Alexander said on Sunday that while the country’s COVID-19 testing levels have been “impressive,” they are not enough for college and university campuses to reopen as normal in August. It appears Alexander disagrees with President Donald Trump, who last week said he wants higher education institutions to reopen for fall 2020. Speaking […]May 11, 2020StudentsNCAA President: No Fall Sports if Campuses Are Online OnlyNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) president Mark Emmert said on Friday he doesn’t expect college sporting events will take place this fall if students don’t return to campuses around the country, reported USA Today. Emmert’s comments came as part of a conversation on the NCAA’s Twitter channel. “College athletes are college students, and you can’t […]May 11, 2020News RoundupRacial Slurs Disrupt Oklahoma City University’s Virtual Graduation EventRacial slurs disrupted Oklahoma City University’s virtual graduation event on Saturday, reported Oklahoma’s News 4. The event, held online because of the ongoing pandemic, was hacked as a person or persons broadcast a racial slur and a swastika during the ceremony. The event was held on Zoom, which has become the videoconferencing platform of choice […]May 11, 2020News RoundupBacklash After Stanford U Assistant Professor Uses N-Word in Two ClassesStudents at Stanford University are angry and disappointed after an assistant professor used the N-word twice in one week in separate classes, reported The Stanford Daily. Assistant art history professor Rose Salseda, who isn’t Black, reportedly typed the N-word on May 4 in a discussion post for a course while writing the name of hip-hop […]May 11, 2020COVID-19UC San Diego to Start Mass Testing of Staff and Students for COVID-19The University of California San Diego will next week begin mass testing of students, faculty and staff for COVID-19 under a ‘Return to Learn’ program the institution hopes to extend to the fall if it reopens as planned, it said in a statement. CBS 8 called the program the first such plan on campus in […]May 8, 2020Community CollegesDallas County Community Colleges to Remain Online for Most Classes in the FallColleges in the Dallas County Community College District will remain online for most classes through the fall semester in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the county body said in a statement. The decision has been taken to “to protect students, faculty and staff,” because if they opened for on-campus instruction, they would have to individually […]May 8, 2020Previous PagePage 121 of 3226Next Page
