cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.Community CollegesWith Focus on College Readiness, Panel Seeks Better Middle School Outcomes in the SouthAs educators prepare students to compete in a world where technology changes with blinding speed, they should focus more on young teens who too often fall behind in reading, math and science, a Southern education group said Monday.June 27, 2011Native AmericansDrawing From the Same WellCaltech admissions director uses his American Indian roots to attract Native students to the elite school.June 27, 2011StudentsScholarship Fund Group Seeks Increased Support for Asian American-focused Minority-Serving SchoolsForthcoming report urges that resources should be targeted to Minority-Serving Institutions with high concentration of low-income students from the often “overlooked and underserved” groups of Asian and Pacific Islander students.June 27, 2011LatinxHispanic, White Achievement Gap as Wide as in 1990sThe achievement gap between Hispanic and White students is the same as it was in the early 1990s, despite two decades of accountability reforms, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Education.June 26, 2011StudentsOprah Winfrey Receives South African University Honorary DoctorateOprah Winfrey accepted an honorary degree from a central South African university infamous for troubled race relations, saying the institution had turned an ugly experience into a model for confronting the challenges of reconciliation and remorse.June 26, 2011HomeAt Long Last, a Harvard Degree for Joel IacoomesHarvard University conferred the posthumous degree on Wampanoag tribe member Joel Iacoomes 346 years after his death at its May 26 commencement; his bachelor’s degree was accepted by Tiffany Smalley, another Wampanoag tribe member who on the same day received her Harvard undergraduate degree.June 26, 2011StudentsFormer Executive Neil Horikoshi Adds Capacity to Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship FundHaving spent two and a half years as president of the nation’s largest nonprofit organization devoted to giving scholarships to college-goers of Asian descent, Horikoshi has emerged as a national advocate for postsecondary access and equity for that population.June 26, 2011SportsOhio State Trustees To Review Athletic ProgramOhio State University trustees will spend up to six weeks reviewing the athletic program after the scandal that led to the suspension of five players and the forced resignation of football coach Jim Tressel.June 23, 2011African-AmericanAccrediting Agency Rejects Fisk University Financial PlanFinancially troubled Fisk University was dealt another setback Thursday in its efforts to remain a significant player in higher education when the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools rejected the Nashville university’s financial update.June 23, 2011African-AmericanHBCU Leaders Say They Should Share Their Campus Success StoriesGetting the message out on historically Black campuses was one of the major themes that emerged Thursday during a gathering of half a dozen HBCU presidents in Atlanta.June 23, 2011Previous PagePage 1623 of 3224Next Page
