cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.African-AmericanWhy I Came Back: An Alumni PerspectiveI never intended to stay this long. But I found myself enjoying working as an administrator at the college I graduated from almost a decade earlier.June 8, 2021SportsAn Increasing Number of LGBTQ Coaches Are Publicly Out, But the Work for Inclusion ContinuesOver the past few years, it has become more and more common for lesbian and gay coaches to include the names of spouses and partners in their bios. Dr. Pat Griffin, professor emerita of education at University of Massachusetts Amherst and longtime advocate for equality in sports, describes it as a sea change, noting that today’s athletes and coaches are coming out into a much more supportive environment than existed 20 years ago.June 7, 2021OpinionOregon is Finally Counting Student Parents. Other States Should Follow.The only way many colleges have a sense of how many student parents attend is based on FAFSA, the financial aid form students fill out that asks whether they have any dependents. But some students don’t file a FAFSA or report their children as dependents, for a variety of reasons, resulting in an underestimate of the student parent population. Thus, even NCES data may underestimate the number of student parents, and is unlikely to capture many who are “acting as a parent” but are not the biological parents of the children that they care for.June 7, 2021HBCUsAnti-Racism & Humanistic InquiryBy the fall of 2020, this nation had experienced uncertainty paralleling its most unsettling historical moments. We were collectively holding our breath while attempting to reconcile the harsh realities of our country’s racial injustices as they played out in social movements and civic moments, and through the racialization of the pandemic virus. There were no assurances of a vaccine, no healing from our summer of discontent, and the anxiety of an unpredictable election and its ultimately contested outcome only amplified the wail of an increasingly divided nation.June 4, 2021SportsNCAA Inclusion Forum Tackles Issues of Systemic RacismOne year after the murder of George Floyd, speakers at this year’s NCAA Inclusion Forum discussed systemic racism and how best to address it.June 3, 2021PodcastsSupporting Community College Students on the Path to Completion Amid COVID-19: Best PracticesAs a part of NISOD’s 2021 International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence (virtual), a panel of community college experts offered concrete steps campus leaders can take to not only recruit students amid this current crisis but also support them on their path to completion. Moderated by our host David Pluviose, this discussion takes […]June 2, 2021HealthUp in Smoke: The Vaping EpidemicThe importance of lung health is more significant this year than ever before. The combination of the COVID-19 pandemic and flu season is enough to convince anyone to take an extra dose of vitamin C. However, one widely neglected component of lung health is the impact of vaping. Teens and young adults may be wearing masks and social distancing, but when they choose to use e-cigarettes, Juuls, or other vaping devices, they put their lung health at risk.June 1, 2021Community CollegesDiscover 2021’s Most Promising Places to Work in Community CollegesThere are more than 1,100 community colleges in the U.S. which educate more than 12 million students per year. This year’s list of the Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges includes some familiar names and some first timers. Each institution on the list seeks out and values diverse faculty, staff and administrators who are committed to meeting students’ needs and working with them to achieve their goals. Meet the schools here.May 28, 2021Community CollegesRoueche Center Forum: The Human Side of Transformational ChangeHistorically, U.S. community college leaders have faced calls for reform. Specifically, higher education researchers and reform leaders have urged community colleges to commit to renewing themselves for student and workforce success while considering the immediate and future demands of the country.May 28, 2021HomeVICTOR CLAYVICTOR CLAY has been named the next chief of the Harvard University Police Department. Clay is currently chief of campus security and parking services at the California Institute of Technology and previously served head of campus security at Occidental College. Prior to that, Clay spent nearly 30 years in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department where he was named lieutenant and was awarded the LASD meritorious conduct medal.May 27, 2021Previous PagePage 15 of 3226Next Page
