cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.HomeBridging the Research-Practice Gap: The Paradox of MeritocracyEmilio J. Castilla of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stephen Benard of Indiana University argue that meritocratic values and practices — if not implemented carefully — may actually increase bias rather than decreasing it.March 5, 2012HomeSenior Obama Administration Official Sees Major Role for Career, Technical EducationAmong the nation’s approximately 175 million adults, 93 million are considered low-skilled Americans, said Martha Kanter, undersecretary of education.March 5, 2012HomeCalifornia College Students Protest Education CutsHundreds of students blocked entrances to the University of California, Santa Cruz, and prevented cars and buses from entering the coastal campus.March 4, 2012HomeCommentary: Religious Diversity in Higher EducationIn a country of growing religious diversity, we know that students will be regularly engaging across lines of difference in their professional and civic lives; however, Pew research shows that American’s knowledge about diverse religious traditions is dramatically low.March 4, 2012Asian American Pacific IslanderCUNY Adjunct Professor Mae Ying Chen ‘Walks the Walk’As one of 20 members of the unpaid panel advising the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Chen is working to connect Asian immigrants and others in need with agencies that can help them.March 4, 2012African-AmericanChronicling the Life and Career of a Higher Education Giant — Norman FrancisIn this unique series, Diverse: Issues In Higher Education honors the life and career of Xavier University of Louisiana President Norman Francis. For more than four decades, Francis has led the private, historically Black, New Orleans-based university to exemplary accomplishment and achievement. Diverse recounts the challenges Francis faced and triumphs that are credited to his leadership. Please read and join the discussions at the end of each story in the series. ENDPARAGRAPHMarch 3, 2012HomeACLU Asks for Pennsylvania Probe of NYPD Muslim MonitoringThe American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania called on authorities to investigate the surveillance of Muslim college students by the New York City police.March 1, 2012HomeHigher Education Experts Cite Stimulus Funding ShortcomingsExperts at a New America Foundation forum recalled that higher education programs and policies enacted with stimulus funding in certain cases may have misfired.March 1, 2012SportsUncertain Hoop Dreams for Indiana Prep StandoutA poor academic foundation clouds the college picture for Roosevelt Career and Technical High School basketball star Rondell Gardner.March 1, 2012WomenTop 25 Women in Higher Education and BeyondLeading the Way, Women Making a Difference Many of us here at Diverse have been privileged to meet dynamic women in the world of higher education and beyond. They lead some of the most demanding and consequential organizations and programs on the planet. No longer sitting on the decision-making sidelines, they have shattered the glass […]March 1, 2012Previous PagePage 1564 of 3224Next Page
