cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.Faculty & StaffEthnic Art Falling Out of Favor?Transnational nature of contemporary art draws in history from around the world, thus requiring the academy to change its teaching strategy.July 13, 2011African-AmericanBlack Seaman’s 1861 Heroics Recalled in New FilmAmong highlights in the documentary “Search for the Jefferson Davis: Trader, Slaver, Raider” is the story of William Tillman, a Black seaman whose heroics thwarted the sale of a schooner that had been captured by the Jefferson Davis, a Southern privateer that seized several Union ships during the Civil War.July 12, 2011African-AmericanPuerto Rican Scholar Ricardo Alegria Dies at 90Dr. Ricardo Alegria, a Puerto Rican scholar known for his pioneering studies of the island’s native Taino culture and who is credited with preserving the capital’s colonial district, died Thursday.July 12, 2011HBCUsAspiring Business Students with International Immersion Experience in High DemandLarge U.S. companies, such as General Electric Co., Caterpillar Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Wal-Mart, are all hiring for jobs abroad as markets such as Asia continue to grow briskly.July 12, 2011StudentsNew College Completion Initiative Targets College Success of KIPP Charter School AlumniCollege graduation rates for alumni of the Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) charter schools have yet to meet expectations, opening the door to the KIPP network, along with two educational nonprofits, launching the Partnership for College Completion.July 12, 2011Community CollegesLouisiana Regents Expands Online Services for Adult Learners, Community College StudentsLouisiana is expanding its efforts to ease the process for adults to return to college and for community college students to seamlessly transfer to universities.July 11, 2011STEMForum Examines Challenge for English Language Learners to Excel in Math, ScienceU.S. Education Department’s Office of Language Acquisition held a day-long forum in which panelists wrestled with a complicated question: How can English language learners overcome barriers to communication in critical science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields?July 11, 2011Community CollegesThe Middle College School Comes to MarylandThe Academy of Health Sciences — located on the campus of Prince George’s Community College — is part of a network of schools established under the auspices of the Middle College National Consortium and is the first such academy to be established in Maryland.July 11, 2011Leadership & PolicySouthern University Chancellor Sees ChallengesNew Southern Chancellor James Llorens, who has been on the job one week, said Thursday that declaring a state of financial emergency, called exigency, is a last-step resort, but it must remain on the table.July 10, 2011STEMAt D.C. Policy Forum, A Tale of Two Men Named Wes Moore Provides Human DramaAuthor Wes Moore discusses his book, education and the juvenile justice system at a forum organized by national policy advocacy groups in Washington, D.C.July 10, 2011Previous PagePage 1619 of 3224Next Page
