cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.African-AmericanPerceived Factors that Contribute to Low Persistent Rates of Minority Males in Community CollegesCommunity College officials discuss the attributes of minority males on the perceived influence of dropping out of institutions of higher learning and to recommend some activities that have proven to be successful in increasing the retention and graduation rates among community colleges.January 7, 2013HomeSemester-long Exploration of Race Underway at University of MichiganThe University of Michigan has launched the Understanding Race Project to showcase a wide-ranging selection of public exhibitions, lectures, performances, symposia and other events exploring the role of race in American society.January 7, 2013HomeVets Face Confusion Using GI Bill at State SchoolsIn choosing to serve her country in uniform, Hayleigh Lynn Perez knowingly accepted a nomadic life. Now the former Army sergeant says she and thousands of other veterans trying to get a higher education are being penalized for that enforced rootlessness.January 6, 2013Leadership & PolicyUnified Basketball Schools Continue to Plot FutureThe seven Catholic schools that have decided to leave the Big East and form their own league continued to plot the future Friday, retaining Proskauer Rose LLP Proskauer Rose LLP -Search using:News, Most Recent 60 Daysand Pilson Communications, Inc., to aid in their defection.January 6, 2013StudentsInstitute for Higher Education Policy Outlines Financial Aid System ReformsOne of 16 organizations tapped by the Gates Foundation to rethink higher education financial aid in the U.S., the Institute for Higher Education Policy has released its policy recommendation paper.January 6, 2013HealthChampion of Change: Dr. Flavia Peréa explores issues of equity and health disparitiesDr. Flavia Peréa believes that “change happens in action.” The 38-year-old, self-described “accidental academic” has spent most of her adult life working in education, from low-resource public schools to elite private school settings.January 6, 2013OpinionSustaining the Future of HBCUsAlmost every institution in America, if not the world, is seeking ways to enhance its stability. Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are paramount among this group.January 6, 2013African-AmericanCrisis Management: Leaders Reflect on High Presidential Turnovers at HBCUsThere has been an unprecedented number of presidential vacancies resulting in instability and turmoil at the nation’s HBCUs.January 6, 2013African-AmericanFree at Last!This month, we not only celebrate the inauguration of the first black U.S. president to his second term, on Jan. 20, and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, on Jan. 21, but we also mark the 150th anniversary of the date the Emancipation Proclamation was issued, Jan. 1, 1883. That makes this a fitting time to look at books about Lincoln’s time.January 4, 2013SportsAppeals Court Favors Grambling State in Former Football Coach’s SuitThe First Circuit Court of Appeal of Louisiana has ruled that Grambling State University had just cause to fire football coach Melvin Spears and reduced the amount of money he had been awarded as a result of winning his lawsuit.January 3, 2013Previous PagePage 1468 of 3224Next Page