cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.COVID-19Pennsylvania State Universities, UW-Madison Anticipate $100 Million Coronavirus Loss EachPennsylvania’s 14 state universities collectively estimate $100 million in losses due to room and board refunds to students, necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic, reported Penn Live. And University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) alone expects losing the same amount, also due to room and board refunds and parking permit reimbursements, reported the Wisconsin State Journal. A Pennsylvania […]March 31, 2020News RoundupReport: In 2018, Public Colleges Received More Philanthropy Than Private InstitutionsIn 2018, public colleges and universities received more philanthropic gifts than private ones, says a new research report by TIAA Institute. The institute said 2018’s data shows a reversal in trends from 30 years previously. TIAA’s research used a national sample of about 400 public and private institutions. The report found that after adjusting for […]March 31, 2020News RoundupThomas Edison State U Reduces Tuition for Undergrads Taking Summer CoursesAdult-focused Thomas Edison State University (TESU) said Monday it will lower its tuition rate for visiting undergraduate students taking courses this summer, to assist those whose education has been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The New Jersey institution’s board approved a reduction of $145 per credit for in-state New Jersey residents and a reduction of […]March 31, 2020StudentsAscendium Partially Halts Collection on Defaulted Student Loans For 60 DaysAscendium, a nonprofit loan guarantor, said in a statement yesterday it is partially halting collection on all defaulted student loans in its portfolio, effective March 26 for at least 60 days. The move follows a March 25 announcement by the Department of Education, which instituted similar relief for federal student loan borrowers to alleviate the […]March 31, 2020SportsIdaho Now Bars Trans Girls From Competing on Female Teams in Public College AthleticsIdaho now bars transgender girls from competing on female teams in public college athletics, reported the Idaho Statesman. Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Monday signed into law House Bill 500, called the ‘Fairness in Women’s Sports Act’, which would apply to all sports teams sponsored by public schools, colleges and universities. The bill does not […]March 31, 2020COVID-19First Come, First Served: Older Adults and Lessons from a Global PandemicItaly and China provide invaluable lessons. Italy’s overwhelmed healthcare system applied a triage strategy that prioritized its young persons. We submit that now is the time to prioritize our older adults before it is too late.March 31, 2020OpinionMovidas: Globalizing Strategies for Advancing Racial EquityThe academy prioritizes, rewards, and socializes toward individualist work. That is not OUR legacy. Our legacy is collective, it is with people and toward community uplift. So, we need to get our source of energy and identity from this legacy.March 31, 2020News RoundupCUNY Names Frank H. Wu President of Queens CollegeThe City University of New York (CUNY) on Monday named Frank H. Wu the president of its Queens College. Wu, who will assume office on July 1, will be the second Asian American leader of a CUNY college. Wu, a legal scholar, is one of Diverse’s 2020 John Hope Franklin award winners. He will be the […]March 30, 2020SportsNCAA Name, Image, Likeness Debate Heats Ups the college athletics regulator, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), deliberates over establishing guidelines on how much a student athlete should be allowed to profit off their name, image and likeness (NIL), more than a dozen states are planning to introduce their own laws that will govern the extent to which these players can benefit from their brand identities.March 30, 2020Latest NewsReport Outlines the Need for Clear, Accessible Information About Financial AidMany of today’s students are frustrated and even dissuaded by the hoops they have to jump through to secure financial aid, but accessible and transparent information can change that. “There are so many financing potholes in the financial aid process. It’s a wonder anybody gets through it unscathed,” said Dr. Carlo Salerno, author of a […]March 30, 2020Previous PagePage 145 of 3226Next Page
