cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.News RoundupJackson State U’s Sonic Boom Marching Band Gets First Hispanic Drum MajorJackson State University (JSU) said last week that freshman Marvin Garcia Meda has become the first Hispanic member of J5, the drum major squad for the school’s well known Sonic Boom of the South Marching Band. “Having a Hispanic drum major speaks to the influence the Sonic Boom has on all ethnicities, not just African […]April 7, 2020COVID-19Emory University Names Gregory L. Fenves New PresidentEmory University on Tuesday announced that its board appointed Gregory L. Fenves the institution’s new president. Fenves, who is currently president of the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), will begin his new position at Emory on August 1. He will succeed Claire E. Sterk, who announced her retirement last November after serving as […]April 7, 2020COVID-19Officials and Advocates Seek to Halt Title IX Rule Changes Amid COVID-19 DisruptionsThree Senators joined 18 state attorneys general and a leading academic association to urge the Department of Education and the Office of Management and Budget to suspend changes to Title IX rules on dating violence, domestic abuse and stalking. Citing the closures of schools and colleges around the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic and […]April 6, 2020COVID-19Many U of Chicago Students Want 50% Tuition Cut During PandemicA student group at the University of Chicago is demanding a 50% tuition cut and the elimination of student fees for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic, reported the Chicago Sun-Times. The group, called UChicago for Fair Tuition, is threatening to not pay spring quarter tuition if the university refuses to negotiate with it on […]April 6, 2020COVID-19More Than 120 Faculty Want GWU President to Resign Over ‘Racist’ Comments, Leadership StyleMore than 120 faculty of George Washington University renewed calls for the institution’s president, Dr. Thomas J. LeBlanc, to resign over past comments of his they call racist and amid concerns about his vision for the school, reported The Washington Post. The racism charges stem from a comment LeBlanc made February in response to a […]April 6, 2020COVID-19Amid Pandemic, Santa Clara U Offers Test-Optional Undergraduate Admissions for Two YearsSanta Clara University is offering two-year test-optional admissions for first-year and transfer students seeking enrollment beginning in the winter 2021 and fall 2021 terms, the institution said in a statement, adding that it’s relaxing requirements keeping in mind the difficulties students are facing due to the coronavirus pandemic. That means scores on standardized tests such […]April 6, 2020HomeComplimentary On Demand Diverse Talk Live! WebcastsApril 6, 2020HomeUpcoming WebcastsLive Panel Discussion Ensuring Equitable Access and Inclusion During a Pandemic October 22, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time ON DEMAND WEBCASTS ON DEMAND WEBINARS FAQ’sApril 6, 2020Latest NewsMeet Dr. Walter R. Allen, A Dr. John Hope Franklin Award RecipientWhen Dr. Walter R. Allen takes on a research project, there must always be a larger purpose — something he discusses with graduate students and young academics. According to Allen, African American scholars cannot live in an ivory tower. All research — including his more than 150 publications — must, in some way, illuminate the challenges that communities of color face.April 6, 2020COVID-19Meharry Medical College Enters Global Race for an Antiviral Drug to Treat COVID-19For Meharry’s Dr. Donald Alcendor, finding an effective antiviral strategy not only for COVID-19, “but for current viruses within that family and future viruses within that family, is the ultimate strategy.”April 5, 2020Previous PagePage 140 of 3226Next Page
