cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.OpinionThree Considerations Concerning Art in Troubled TimesArt is therapy for our hurting souls. Art appeals to all that is real, ideal and sublime, the worst, best and wildest things in our imagination.May 6, 2020COVID-19Chicago Mayor to Receive Honorary Degree From Northwestern UChicago’s mayor Lori E. Lightfoot will be awarded an honorary degree from Northwestern University, the college said in a statement. On June 19, Lightfoot will also virtually deliver the commencement address for graduating Northwestern seniors. Northwestern said Lightfoot, who assumed office in May 2019, has been appreciated nationally as well as internationally for her response […]May 5, 2020COVID-19N.J. Colleges Launch Plan to Attract Residents Now Studying Out of StateAs the coronavirus looks set to batter higher education enrollments nationwide, the presidents of 10 New Jersey four-year public colleges on Tuesday urged the state’s residents who don’t study there to return and offered them some guarantees if they do so. The initiative is called New Jersey Scholar Corps and the colleges have created a […]May 5, 2020HBCUsOn May 16, the Obamas Will Host a Virtual Graduation Event for HBCUs’ Class of 2020On May 16, former president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama will host a virtual graduation event for seniors of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), reported Business Insider. The virtual graduation is called ‘Show Me Your Walk, HBCU Edition.’ It is one of three similar commencement addresses the Obamas will participate in. Also […]May 5, 2020African-AmericanIda B. Wells Wins Posthumous Pulitzer Prize Special CitationIda B. Wells received a posthumous Pulitzer Prize citation on Monday for her “courageous reporting on the horrific and vicious violence against African Americans during the era of lynching,” announced the Pulitzer Prize board on Monday. The citation comes with a bequest by the Pulitzer Prize board of at least $50,000 in support of her […]May 5, 2020News RoundupDr. Angel Pérez Named CEO of the National Association for College Admission CounselingThe National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) on Monday named Dr. Angel B. Pérez the next chief executive officer of the organization. Pérez succeeds Dr. Joyce E. Smith, who is retiring after more than 30 years as the association’s deputy executive director, executive director and CEO, said NACAC, in a statement. Pérez is currently […]May 5, 2020Latest NewsReport Explores Equity in Pathways to Ensure Students’ Math SuccessIt has been researched and discussed at length that placement tests and remedial mathematics courses are obstacles for many students, particularly those from marginalized and underserved communities. Colleges and universities throughout the U.S. have been examining and revising math requirements and creating new options beyond the traditional entry level algebra course. Just Equations, a non-profit […]May 5, 2020OpinionHow to Respond to Racial Microaggressions When They OccurOver the last decade, there has been a significant rise in awareness among educators and the public about racial microaggressions. Coined by Chester Pierce in the 1970’s, racial microaggressions are the subtle forms of racism that are communicated to people of color through messages that degrade and demean them. Many people of color in the academy have experienced being told (with a sense of surprise) that they are “so articulate,” or assumed to have cheated on exams or papers when they outperform low expectations, being treated as intellectually inferior, being overlooked at the campus stores and eateries, and being told they come from “bad” schools or neighborhoods.May 5, 2020News RoundupGeorgetown U’s Graduate Workers Reach Labor Contract AgreementGraduate workers at Georgetown University reached an agreement on their first-ever labor contract, winning stipend and cost-of-living increases and an emergency assistance fund. The agreement, which covers more than 1,000 graduate assistants, will see them getting average annual stipend and cost-of-living increases of $5,000. The agreement also established a $50,000 emergency assistance fund and a […]May 4, 2020News RoundupNew Michigan State U Provost Pick Has Many Black Faculty up in ArmsMany Black administrators, faculty and staff at Michigan State University (MSU) are unhappy with the announcement that the institution has appointed Teresa Woodruff the new provost, saying she doesn’t have a record of paying attention to the issues of underrepresented students, reported the Lansing State Journal. Woodruff is currently dean of Northwestern University’s Graduate School. […]May 4, 2020Previous PagePage 123 of 3226Next Page
