cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.OpinionIgnoring Race and Privilege: How The College Board’s SAT Adversity Score Missed the MarkAdverse experiences and social privilege are both life circumstances that can alter a test-taker’s score on standardized tests. However, the College Board, with their recent announcement of an “adversity score,” highlighted the disadvantages of adversity, while ignoring the advantages of privilege. In doing so, the College Board treats adversity as a handicap to be accommodated, while missing an opportunity to address a myriad of noncognitive factors that make SAT scores either lower or higher than they should be for different racial and ethnic groups, and socio-economic statuses.June 11, 2019LatinxNot Enough Black Males Qualified to Work in Higher Education – Cliché?For years, there has been continuous conversation surrounding the scarcity of Black male professionals working in higher education. Often the narrative related to the cause of the shortage refers to the low number of Black males who attain a college degree.June 10, 2019HBCUsMorehouse Takes Bold Step in Admitting Transgender StudentsCome next fall, Morehouse College — the nation’s only historically Black all-men’s school in the nation — will begin admitting transgender students who identify as men.June 10, 2019HBCUsHarris-Stowe’s Warmack Named New President of ClaflinAs Dr. Henry N. Tisdale prepares to retire June 30 after 25 years as president of a transformed Claflin University, the historically Black institution announced Monday that he will be succeeded by another HBCU president.June 10, 2019News RoundupJury: Oberlin College Must Pay Bakery $11M in Defamation SuitA jury has awarded an Ohio bakery more than $11 million in compensatory damages in a nationally publicized defamation lawsuit against Oberlin College and one of its administrators, and jurists are meeting this week to decide how much the school also will have to pay in punitive damages, according to a report in The New […]June 10, 2019HomeLavender Graduations Celebrate LGBT StudentsMore than 500 colleges and universities now hold commencement ceremonies to honor the accomplishments of LGBT students.June 10, 2019News RoundupFSU Relaunches Graduate Program in School CounselingFlorida State University has signaled an intention to help address the shortage of counseling professionals in Florida schools by relaunching a graduate program in school counseling in the College of Education. “Now more than ever, students need access to school counselors,” said Dr. Damon Andrew, the college’s dean. “Students can face not only challenges at […]June 10, 2019LGBTQ+Tyler Clementi’s Death Continues to Prompt ActionFor Rutgers—the public flagship research university in New Jersey—Tyler Clementi’s death represented an opportunity to turn an awful tragedy into a valuable learning experience. It was an opportunity to turn pain into healing.June 9, 2019Community CollegesReport Examines What “Free College” Really MeansAs the term “free college” becomes a common refrain among policymakers, educators and political candidates, researchers at a progressive think tank have found that despite “astonishing” growth, many of these programs are falling short of expectations.June 9, 2019Latest NewsMeharry Opens New Center, Garners $7.5M Research GrantMeharry Medical College launched on Friday the Meharry Center for the Study of Social Determinants of Health to advance the school’s mission of exploring the impact of social determinants – including smoking, alcohol use, food instability, and poverty – on underserved communities, and crafting programs and policies to help people lead healthier lives.June 9, 2019Previous PagePage 225 of 3225Next Page
