cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.StudentsLet’s Make the Admissions Process More EquitableSince the “Operation Varsity Blues” scandal first made headlines, celebrity court proceedings have continued to dominate news coverage. Just this week, myriad media reports from across the country focused on actress Felicity Huffman’s guilty plea for her role in the cheating scam. But the larger issues of access to higher education and the ongoing and substantial efforts by colleges and universities to address systemic inequity have scarcely been covered in the wake of the scandal. Nor has the effect of those efforts.May 13, 2019Home2019 Most Promising Places to Work in Community CollegesEach year, Diverse: Issues In Higher Education spotlights the Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges. Diverse is excited to announce this year’s 2019 Most Promising Place to Work in Community Colleges. Each institution is featured in the May 16, 2019 edition. Congratulations to the 19 in 2019! 19 Most Promising Places to Work […]May 13, 2019StudentsReport: More Can Be Done to Assist Undocumented Community College Students in CaliforniaA new report by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s office reveal that more needs to be done to assist undocumented students in the areas of financial aid, legal services and mental health.May 12, 2019HBCUsWhen Blackness is on Full DisplayIt’s graduation season for the nation’s colleges and universities, including the little more than 100 institutions that bear the federal designation as historically Black colleges and Universities (HBCUs).And we feel good. I mean, we are Black excellence and Black joy unparalleled—for ourselves, our institutions, and for our people.May 12, 2019News RoundupHarvard Won’t Renew Weinstein Lawyer as Student House DeanCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A Harvard faculty member who decided to represent Harvey Weinstein at his rape trial is losing his position as head of a student house at the college. Harvard College Dean Rakesh Khurana said in a written statement Saturday he would not renew the appointments of Ronald Sullivan and his wife, Stephanie Robinson, […]May 12, 2019News RoundupDr. Lonnie Burnett Named Interim President of University of MobileMOBILE, Ala.— The University of Mobile has a new president. Trustees at the private, Baptist-affiliated school selected executive dean and history professor Dr. Lonnie Burnett as interim president on Friday. A statement from the school says the appointment takes effect May 28 and last for 16 months. Burnett replaces former board chairman Fred Wilson, who […]May 12, 2019News RoundupPennsylvania College to No Longer Allow Frats, SororitiesSWARTHMORE, Pa. — Fraternities and sororities will no longer be allowed at Swarthmore College following outrage over years-old documents allegedly written by one fraternity there that contains derogatory comments about women and the LGBTQ community and jokes about sexual assault. School President Valerie Smith made the announcement Friday in a letter posted on the college’s […]May 12, 2019News RoundupMichael Jackson’s Eldest Child Prince is a College GraduateLOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson’s eldest child Prince is a college graduate. Twenty-two-year-old Prince Jackson — whose real name is Michael Joseph Jackson Jr. — went through commencement ceremonies Saturday at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. Prince Jackson graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. The day was celebrated in social media […]May 12, 2019StudentsFacebook Award Helps Coding Bootcamp Reduce STEM Workplace DisparitiesIronhack, a Miami-based global coding bootcamp that feeds women and underrepresented minorities into the STEM pipeline, has garnered the 2019 Facebook F8 Scholarship to aid efforts to diversify tech fields.May 10, 2019African-AmericanBlack Like Who? A Small Scholarship Offer Triggers Debate about Black Identity in AmericaOn Black Beltway, a Google Groups that bills itself as “a space for African Americans (and friends) in the DC/MD/VA region to share and receive political job postings, networking and educational opportunities,” the Montgomery County Executive’s Caribbean American Advisory Group (CAAG) was looking to award a scholarship of between $500 and $1,000 to a student of Caribbean heritage who resides in Montgomery County, Maryland. But four words in the announcement – “student of Caribbean heritage” –– galled a Black Beltway group member and set off a firestorm of comments that lasted over several days.May 9, 2019Previous PagePage 236 of 3225Next Page
