cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.News RoundupAuburn President Exits with $3.5M PayoutDeparted Auburn University president Dr. Steven Leath will receive $4.5 million over a period of three years, according to documents outlining the separation agreement obtained by the Opelika-Auburn News, according to an Associated Press report in the Des Moines Register. The deal means the university will pay Leath more than double the $625,000 annual salary […]July 17, 2019News RoundupOhio State Reviewing Millions in Gifts from EpsteinOhio State University is reviewing gifts it may have received from financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was charged this month with sexually abusing dozens of girls, according to an Associated Press report. “Epstein is a convicted sex offender whose crimes are reprehensible, and his association with these gifts to the university is concerning,” the university said in […]July 17, 2019StudentsGroups Stick Up for Grad Students in Letter to LawmakersA laundry list of 32 higher education interests, student organizations and science societies this week went to bat for graduate and professional students, calling on the chairs and ranking members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and the House Committee on Education and Labor to make graduate education a priority in […]July 16, 2019News RoundupDrowning Victim Identified as Binghamton University StudentA young man who drowned at Buttermilk Falls State Park near Ithaca, N.Y. has been identified as Binghamton University basketball player Calistus Anyichie, the Burlington Free Press has reported. Anyichie, 19, who would have been a sophomore this fall, drowned Sunday, according to a statement from the university. He was a member of the men’s […]July 16, 2019News RoundupEastern Washington University Football Players Injured In ShootingTwo Eastern Washington University football players were shot Saturday in Spokane’s downtown nightlife district. Starting safety Dehonta Hayes, who is 22, and starting defensive tackle Keith Moore, 21, were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries after Saturday’s shooting. The Spokane Police Department responded to reports of the shooting near North Division Street and Main Avenue around […]July 15, 2019News RoundupNew York Follows California, Outlaws Bias Against Natural HairA bill adding hair styles and traits to New York’s anti-racial discrimination laws was approved Friday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and took effect immediately, days after California enacted a similar law. The measure amends the state’s human rights law and the Dignity For All Students Act with new sections on the definition of race, including […]July 15, 2019News RoundupEducation Insiders Among FBI Indictments in Puerto RicoTwo former top officials in Puerto Rico are named in an unsealed corruption indictment for allegedly directing $15.5 million in contracts to favored businesses, edging out other companies for the lucrative government work despite allegations of being unqualified, according to National Public Radio. FBI agents this week arrested Julia Keleher, secretary of the island’s department […]July 13, 2019News RoundupAFT Chief Sues DeVos Over Debt-Forgiveness ProgramU.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has been sued by the American Federation of Teachers for allegedly preventing public employees from accessing a loan-forgiveness program to which they are entitled under federal law. In Weingarten v. DeVos, AFT president Randi Weingarten and seven other plaintiffs state that federal workers have been denied access to the […]July 12, 2019News RoundupSenate Confirms Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary EducationThe U.S. Senate has confirmed Bob King to serve as the Department’s Assistant Secretary for the Office of Postsecondary Education. “We are excited to finally have Bob King confirmed by the Senate,” said education secretary Betsy DeVos. “His knowledge and expertise will be a tremendous asset as we continue to rethink higher education in order […]July 12, 2019News RoundupComplaints Compel Changes to Brigham Young Honor CodeFollowing widespread student criticism that its honor code lacks compassion and transparency, Brigham Young University has updated the process, according to The Associated Press. University officials announced the changes this week, updates that include following an “innocent until proven guilty” policy and allowing someone to accompany students in honor code meetings. Honor code office director […]July 11, 2019Previous PagePage 210 of 3226Next Page
