cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.News RoundupDr. Mary Hinton Named President of Hollins UniversityDr. Mary Dana Hinton was named president of Virginia’s Hollins University on Thursday, according to a press statement. Hinton, who will take over as Hollins’ leader on August 1, is currently president of Minnesota’s College of Saint Benedict. “President Hinton’s leadership experience prepares her perfectly to lead Hollins,” said Alexandra Trower, chair of the Hollins […]February 13, 2020News RoundupDr. Darryl J. Pines Named President of University of MarylandDr. Darryll J. Pines, dean of the University of Maryland engineering school, was named the institution’s next president on Wednesday, reported The Baltimore Sun. Pines will assume office July 1, replacing Wallace Loh who has had a controversial 10-year tenure as president of the university. “I’ve known him (Pines) as an outstanding teacher, a dedicated […]February 13, 2020News RoundupJudge Voids U of North Carolina’s Settlement With Confederate GroupA judge on Wednesday voided a controversial settlement that the University of North Carolina system reached with the Sons of Confederate Veterans over a contentious Confederate monument, reported National Public Radio. The monument, a statue known as “Silent Sam,” was toppled in August 2018 by protesters who said it was a racist symbol. In November […]February 13, 2020STEMExpanding Rural Students’ Opportunities is as Simple as Getting OnlineWhen it comes to college, the odds are stacked against students like me. Neither of my parents went to college – my dad didn’t even graduate high school – and we live in a rural part of South Carolina, where college and career opportunities are harder to come by unless you’re willing and able to travel far distances.February 13, 2020African-AmericanTwo History Professors Chronicle the Lives of the First Black Scholars Hired at PWIsDr. David Canton, associate professor of history at Connecticut College, is working on a biography of Dr. Lawrence D. Reddick, which will focus on the mid-20th century when an increasing number of African Americans earned doctorates and entered the faculties at predominantly White colleges and universities (PWIs).February 13, 2020News RoundupBinghamton U Receives $60 Million Donation for Baseball Stadium UpgradeNew York’s Binghamton University received $60 million from an anonymous donor to upgrade its baseball stadium, reported the Associated Press.February 12, 2020News RoundupReport: International Enrollments at Graduate Schools on the RiseInternational graduate application and first-time enrollment rates have increased at U.S. universities for the first time since fall 2016, reported the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS).February 12, 2020News RoundupUniversity of Oklahoma Professor Compares Age-Related Jibe to ‘N-Word,’ ApologizesA professor at The University of Oklahoma has been criticized for putting on par ‘Ok boomer,’ a phrase used to mock older people, and the N-word, reported OU Daily. “Calling someone a boomer is like calling someone a n—–,” said the professor, Dr. Peter Gade, director of graduate studies and Gaylord Family Endowed Chair. Gade […]February 12, 2020Press ReleasesDiverse: Issues In Higher Education highlights 35 outstanding women during Women’s History MonthPRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Maya Matthews Minter Maya@DiverseEducation.com Direct line: 703.385.2411 FAIRFAX, Va. — In honor of Women’s History Month, Diverse will publish its ninth annual special report recognizing the contributions of women to higher education. To be circulated at several annual higher education meetings, the March 19, 2020 edition will highlight 35 […]February 11, 2020Campus ClimatePracticing Our Ideals: How the Interfaith Campus Can Restore Civil DiscourseInstitutions of higher education share a commitment to public purpose and the common good. The education of our students is for their prosperity, but also for a just and prosperous society. The college or university campus offers a unique opportunity for maturity and formation, freedom and prescription, change and tradition, diversity and commonality.February 11, 2020Previous PagePage 161 of 3226Next Page
