cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.News RoundupPioneering Black NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson DiesPioneering Black NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson died on Monday. She was 101, reported the Associated Press. Johnson was one of the “computers” who solved equations by hand during NASA’s early years and those of its precursor organization, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. She calculated rocket trajectories and earth orbits for NASA’s early space missions. […]February 24, 2020News RoundupU of South Carolina Announces New VP of Diversity, InclusionThe University of South Carolina announced that Julian R. Williams will serve as its first vice president for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Williams most recently served as vice president of Inclusion and Diversity at Virginia’s George Mason University. He will begin his new role at South Carolina in June. Williams’ “experience in executing successful strategies […]February 24, 2020News RoundupBrigham Young U Eases Rules on ‘Homosexual Behavior’Brigham Young University (BYU) in Utah has eased rules on ‘homosexual behavior’, reported the Associated Press. The university, owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, revised an earlier rule that banned any behavior that reflected “homosexual feelings.” The religious institution, widely known as the Mormon church, teaches its members that being gay […]February 24, 2020HomeInitiative Aimed at Increasing Access for Lower-Income Students Is Succeeding, but Results Are SlowingA report from the American Talent Initiative (ATI) shows impressive results in terms of increasing the number and share of Pell Grant recipients at high-performing institutions, but momentum appears to be waning.February 23, 2020Latest NewsSociologist Examines Gendered Racism from the Perspective of AttorneysA book by Dr. Tsedale M. Melaku explores the ways in which Black women face gender and racial discrimination when pursuing careers at elite law firms.February 20, 2020African-AmericanSalisbury U Campus Police Working With FBI to Investigate Multiple Racist ThreatsOfficials at Maryland’s Salisbury University said college police are working with the FBI and other law enforcement agencies to investigate multiple racist threats found on campus Wednesday afternoon, reported WUSA9. Following the threats, the college closed on Thursday, “to provide a day of healing.” However, the Counseling Center, Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Multicultural […]February 20, 2020News RoundupLawsuit Against Harvard for its Alleged Prison Industry InvestmentsThe Harvard Prison Divestment Campaign filed a suit against Harvard University on Wednesday over the institution’s alleged investments in companies with ties to the prison industry, reported campus newspaper The Harvard Crimson. The suit was filed in Massachusetts state court. “By continuing to profit off the caging of people, Harvard violates its legal duty to […]February 20, 2020HBCUsHBCUs Are Working to Help Students Reduce the Need to BorrowHistorically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are trying to spare graduates from crushing student loan debt, reported The Washington Post. But the task isn’t easy for under-resourced institutions. “A lot of times people are just trying to figure out how do we keep functioning as an institution and help students get the resources that they […]February 19, 2020News RoundupMSU Libraries to Digitize Records of Enslaved MississippiansMississippi State University (MSU) Libraries said it plans to digitize records of enslaved Mississippians for the first time. The libraries are helping create the state’s first institutionally-supported digital database intended to give greater access to legal records identifying victims of slavery. The endeavor, called the Lantern Project, is one of only a few in the […]February 19, 2020Community CollegesThomas Edison State U Says All N.J. Community College Graduates Will Be Guaranteed AdmissionThomas Edison State University (TESU) said that students who graduate from any New Jersey community college will be guaranteed admission to the university, reported NJ Advance Media. “Thomas Edison State University has decades of success working with adult learners to help close the gap between the needs of employers and the skills of employees,” said […]February 19, 2020Previous PagePage 157 of 3226Next Page
