cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.COVID-19Stanford U Considers Holding Some Classes in Tents This FallStanford University is considering holding some classes in tents this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic, reported The Stanford Daily. The university’s provost Persis Drell said the usage of tents has been discussed as a way to “take advantage of the weather” with the aim of slowing the spread of the coronavirus. “Absolutely nothing is […]May 4, 2020HBCUsHBCU Presidents Star in a TikTok Video to Show School PrideMore than a dozen presidents of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have made a TikTok video to lift students’ spirits and show school pride during a time of pandemic, reported Eurweb and NBC 5. The video shows 13 HBCU presidents participating in the #DontRushChallenge on TikTok. The video is set to the song “Don’t […]May 4, 2020African-AmericanD.C. to Financially Support Howard University’s New Teaching HospitalHoward University and the Washington D.C. Mayor’s office last week announced a partnership under which the district will financially support a new teaching hospital at the university, toward the larger goal of building a citywide healthcare network that will serve residents in all communities. The district is going to provide Howard and a partner a […]May 4, 2020Faculty & StaffDon’t Forget About Rural Higher Education Students: Addressing Digital Inequities During COVID-19Recent literature discusses what the rural digital divide during COVID-19 means for rural students’ postsecondary access and enrollment but not the persistence of rural students already enrolled at colleges and universities. With rural student graduation rates at only 42 percent, higher education leaders must consider how digital inequities create further barriers to rural postsecondary success.May 4, 2020HomeMARIA DONOGHUE VELLECAMARIA DONOGHUE VELLECA has been appointed dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Currently professor of biology and senior associate dean for faculty affairs and strategic planning in the College and Arts & Sciences at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., Donoghue Velleca holds a bachelor’s from Boston College and a Ph.D. from the Washington University School of Medicine.May 4, 2020HomeEBONI S. NELSONEBONI S. NELSON has been appointed dean of the University of Connecticut School of Law. Currently associate dean for academic affairs and professor of law at the University of South Carolina School of Law, Nelson holds a bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest University and a law degree from Harvard University.May 4, 2020HomeMICHELLE MARKSMICHELLE MARKS has been named chancellor of the University of Colorado Denver. Currently vice president for academic innovation and new ventures at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, Marks holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia as well as a master’s and Ph.D. in industrial/organizational psychology from George Mason.May 4, 2020HomeDOROTHY Y. KODOROTHY Y. KO has been named the Kluge Chair in Countries and Cultures of the North at the John W. Kluge Center at theLibrary of Congress in Washington, D.C. There, she will work on her research proposal, “Ecological History of China, 1400- 2020.”A professor of history at Barnard College, Ko holds bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees from Stanford University.May 4, 2020HomeMAURIE MCINNISMAURIE MCINNIS has been appointed president of the State University of New York system’s Stony Brook University on LongIsland in New York. Currently a cultural historian and executive vice president and provost at the University of Texas at Austin, McInnis holds a bachelor’s degree in art history from the University of Virginia as well as a master’s and Ph.D. in art history from Yale University.May 4, 2020HomeEDDITH DASHIELLEDDITH DASHIELL has been appointed the first female and the first African American director of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism in the Scripps College of Communication at Ohio University. Currently associate professor and associate director of undergraduate programs for the journalism school, Dashiell holds a bachelor’s in telecommunications and a master’s in history from Middle Tennessee State University as well as a Ph.D. in mass communication from Indiana University in Bloomington.May 4, 2020Previous PagePage 124 of 3226Next Page
