cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.News RoundupLawsuit Claims Sexual Abuse by Yeshiva University RabbisThirty-eight former students of an Orthodox Jewish school in New York City operated by Yeshiva University have sued over claims they were molested by two prominent rabbis in the 1960s, 70s and 80s, according to an Associated Press report. The suit, filed last Thursday in New York state Supreme Court in Manhattan, alleges that the […]August 27, 2019Sports150 Years Later, No Marker at Site of First College Football GameFans who visit the spot where basketball was invented can pose for a photo with a statue in Springfield, Mass., and those interested in the purported site of the first baseball game will find a tidy, thigh-high stone monument and plaque in Hoboken, N.J. Meanwhile the birthplace of American football is marked by a sign […]August 27, 2019StudentsTemple Promoting Healthy Attitude Toward Grad Student SuccessEmbracing its role as an urban institution, Temple University provides opportunities for graduate students of diverse backgrounds and interests. Temple has a legacy of diversity initiatives dating back to the Future Faculty Program for underrepresented students, which was founded in 1988.August 26, 2019StudentsOSU Graduate School Dean Discusses ‘Great Strides’ in DiversityA host of programs and initiatives at the Ohio State University Graduate School are contributing not only to higher numbers for African-Americans, but to increases among Hispanics and other underrepresented groups, as well.August 26, 2019African-AmericanConservative Philanthropist David Koch Dead at 79His conservative politics drew the ire of those on the political left. But billionaire philanthropist David Koch, who passed away on Friday, is also being remembered as a staunch supporter of historically Black colleges in particular and higher education in general. Koch, along with his brother Charles, donated funds to HBCUs and the organizations that […]August 23, 2019Latest NewsCU Denver Leadership Focuses on Training Diverse LeadersSince his arrival at the University of Colorado Denver, Dr. David Engelke has been laser-focused on training graduate students to become the next generation of researchers and professors within academe. His role as dean and intentionality about diversity have largely been influenced by his own graduate school experience.August 23, 2019African-AmericanEmory History Professor’s New Book Probes Black Youth, Criminal JusticeEmory University assistant professor of history Dr. Carl Suddler puts the intersection of race, gender, youth and incarceration under a searing spotlight in his new book, Presumed Criminal: Black Youth and the Justice System in Postwar New York.August 23, 2019OpinionSmart While Black: How Systems of Bias Reproduce the Racial Status QuoMeasures of school outcomes show America’s educational system favors White and Asian children, often failing poor, Black, Latinx and Native American children long before college. Those efforts do not only result from a limited curriculum or lack of instructional rigor for children of color, particularly from poor and working-class communities, they result from concerted, targeted efforts to preserve the most coveted achievements for White children only – even when they do not deserve it.August 23, 2019Students“Use Whatchu Got”: Advice for First-Gen Black Female Doctoral Students, ScholarsDrawing on literature and through storytelling, we seek to bring attention to Tara Yosso’s concept of community cultural wealth and share how we’ve used the model as a strategy to shape our personal and professional experiences as Black women, first-generation college graduates, first-generation doctoral students and now as first-generation entrants into the academy.August 22, 2019HBCUsAmidst Accreditation Concerns, Cheyney Turns a Fiscal CornerIt looks like Cheyney University has turned a corner. The historically Black institution that was once rumored to be on the brink of possibly shutting down amid concerns about the future of its accreditation recently announced that it ended the fiscal year with not only a balanced budget, but a surplus of $2.1 million.August 22, 2019Previous PagePage 196 of 3226Next Page
