cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.StudentsFlorida A&M Offers $300K to End Hazing Lawsuit, Family Rejects ItIn an effort to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a drum major who died as the result of hazing, the school is offering the most money it can without requiring approval from the state legislature.November 8, 2012African-AmericanHarvard Professor Gates Helps People Understand Their Roots Through GenealogyHenry Louis Gates Jr., the Harvard professor and cultural critic, has been so prolific as a writer that the idea of fitting his essential works into a single volume of a manageable size seems preposterous. It has been done, however, in the recently published The Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Reader.November 8, 2012Leadership & PolicyNMSU VP/Provost Steps DownThe upheaval in the New Mexico State University administration continues.November 7, 2012Community CollegesN.J. Voters Approve Borrowing for College ProjectsVoters on Tuesday gave the state approval to borrow $750 million to pay for new and expanded academic buildings for colleges and universities.November 7, 2012StudentsDr. Edmund W. Gordon Battles to Eradicate Achievement GapBefore most knew what an achievement gap was, Dr. Edmund W. Gordon was working to eliminate it. He is regarded as one of the foremost scholars on divergent learning styles and championed supplemental education long before it was popular. In fact, Gordon popularized the term. He was also an architect of the nation’s Head Start program in the 1960s. Today, however, at 91, Gordon is still beating the drum of education reform as loud as he did half a century ago with a historic commission to get to the bottom of assessment.November 7, 2012OpinionMaybe We’re Not so Smart: Identifying Subconscious Bias and Micro-aggressions in AcademiaIn the fall of 2009, we excitedly kicked off our program that would help to diversify our university professoriate and to change the campus climate to become more welcoming and inclusive toward women and minority faculty. Being a diverse pair of women ourselves, a Black Christian and a White Jewish Humanist, what could go wrong? A whole lot!November 7, 2012Community CollegesThe Impact of the Election on College Completion GoalsNow that the election is over, states with the most at stake for education regroup to assess the impact of Obama’s re-election on their higher education initiatives.November 7, 2012HomeMaryland Passes Dream Act ProvisionSILVER SPRING, Md. — Maryland voters approved a ballot measure that will allow undocumented immigrant students to pay in-state tuition rates at state colleges. The state is the first in the nation to approve a Dream Act provision by popular vote. Proponents of the measure say it will enable millions of students who were brought […]November 7, 2012African-AmericanDecision 2012: What’s Next for Education?President Obama, facing a divided Congress, will need a bipartisan agreement to deal with fiscal issues that could negatively impact higher education.November 6, 2012African-AmericanSocial Media Plays a Major Role in 2012 ElectionWith such a high profile election, there has been no shortage of political conversations taking place on venues such as Facebook and Twitter. According to an article published on the Pew Research website, “22 percent of registered voters have let others know how they voted on a social networking site such as Facebook or Twitter.” […]November 6, 2012Previous PagePage 1489 of 3224Next Page
