cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.COVID-19Pennsylvania’s Public Universities Projected to Lose $100 Million in Spring SemesterPennsylvania’s 14 public universities are projected to lose $70-100 million this spring semester, mainly because of room and board refunds to students following the shutdown of campuses due to the coronavirus pandemic, reported The Philadelphia Inquirer. In addition, with the state projecting a budget shortfall of up to $4 billion, Republicans in the state legislature […]April 15, 2020COVID-19Class Action Lawsuit Against Liberty University for ‘Profiting From’ The PandemicA Liberty University student has filed a class action lawsuit against the institution accusing it of “profiting from the COVID-19 pandemic,” reported The Hill. The suit is seeking refunds for students who paid tuition and other fees for the spring semester. The plaintiff, who identified only as “Student A” for fear of retaliation and harassment, […]April 15, 2020COVID-19Alabama A&M Waives SAT/ACT Requirement For 2020-2021 School YearAlabama A&M University, a historically Black university, on Wednesday said it is waiving the requirement of the standardized SAT and ACT exams for the 2020-2021 school year because many students haven’t been able to access these exams due to coronavirus-related cancellations, reported WAFF 48. The university said the test requirement will be waived for first-year […]April 15, 2020African-AmericanHow TMCF is Responding to COVID-19There is little question that higher education in general, and our historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in particular, have been greatly impacted by COVID-19, the likes of which we have not seen in our lifetime.April 15, 2020COVID-19DeVos Makes $3 Billion Emergency Grants Available to States for K-12 and Higher EducationState governors will quickly be provided nearly $3 billion in emergency education block grants to ensure learning continues for K-12 and college students impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced Tuesday. The funds will be made available via the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund, which is authorized by the $2.2 trillion CARES […]April 14, 2020COVID-19U of Missouri System Considers Layoffs, Unpaid Leave to Cut CostsThe University of Missouri System is considering layoffs, unpaid leave and other measures to cut costs while facing the economic losses stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, reported Fox 4. The system’s president Mun Choi said major sources of funding “will remain under stress for some time to come.” Also, starting May 1, he and system […]April 14, 2020African-AmericanMedical Colleges Association Calls For Race, Ethnicity Data on COVID-19 InfectionsThe Association of American Medical Colleges is calling for more granular data that reflects the race and ethnicity of people sickened by COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus. The association said the pandemic is illuminating longstanding social, economic and health inequities in the U.S. And it is visible in that people of color, […]April 14, 2020COVID-19U of Oregon to Lay Off at Least 282 Employees Due to Coronavirus LossesThe University of Oregon said Monday it will lay off at least 282 employees, mainly because of revenue loss from student lodging and food service following the closure of campuses due to the coronavirus pandemic, reported Oregon Live. Other universities in the state are also considering various kinds of cost tightening, as Oregon’s public colleges […]April 14, 2020News RoundupStudents Support Racially Diverse Campuses, Say Book’s AuthorsCollege students broadly support having racially diverse campuses and that support cuts across ethnicities, genders, socioeconomic status and partisan affiliations, say authors of a new book, Campus Diversity: The Hidden Consensus, in an article in The Washington Post. The authors are John M. Carey, professor at Dartmouth College; Katherine Clayton, Stanford University Ph.D. student; and […]April 14, 2020COVID-19Oklahoma University Considers Staying Online Through Spring 2021Oklahoma University (OU) is considering keeping classes online not just during next fall but also for next spring, that is, spring 2021, due to the coronavirus pandemic, reported campus newspaper OU Daily. However, OU still hasn’t yet decided how it will conduct even the upcoming fall semester. The options being considered are returning to in-person […]April 14, 2020Previous PagePage 136 of 3226Next Page
