cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.News RoundupMcBath and McClellan to Deliver Commencement Address at Virginia State UniversityCongresswoman Lucy McBath and Senator Jennifer McClellan will be the 2019 Spring commencement speakers at Virginia State University. McBath and McClellan will address graduates on Sunday, May 19 in the VSU Multipurpose Center. McClellan will deliver the commencement address at the 9 a.m. ceremony and McBath will deliver the commencement address at the 2 p.m. […]May 7, 2019News RoundupNACAC CEO Set to Retire in 2020The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) recently announced the retirement of CEO Joyce E. Smith, who worked for the association for the past 30 years and spent 44 years in the college admission profession. Smith will retire in summer 2020 upon successful appointment of NACAC’s next CEO. “It is almost impossible to cover the […]May 7, 2019HBCUsMore Qualified Teachers Needed: Xavier Responds to The CallIt’s no secret that in K-12 education, states across the nation are facing teacher shortages, low numbers of state-licensed educators, high teacher retention rates, etc. The overarching challenge is school systems are now having to figure out solutions and quick. How do we address the teacher shortage? How do we recruit more teachers?May 7, 2019HomeDeVos Discusses Range of Topics at EWA GatheringU.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos addressed topics ranging from teacher strikes to the recently introduced Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act in an appearance Monday at the 72nd national seminar of the Education Writers Association.May 6, 2019Latest NewsNew Partnership Helps Junior Faculty Become Research InvestigatorsHoward University and the National Institutes of Health has launched a pilot program which aims to position Howard junior faculty on the path to becoming seasoned research investigators.May 6, 2019OpinionQuashing Demonstrations Stifles Leadership Development and ChangeResearch shows demonstrations unite communities around important causes and help students learn how to advocate for change. It helps them find their voice and self-efficacy and to feel like leaders instead of victims as they engage in difficult conversations.May 6, 2019News RoundupMarc H. Morial to Give Grambling Commencement Keynote AddressMarc H. Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League and president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, will be the keynote speaker at the Grambling State University commencement at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. Morial is well known for his work as former mayor of New Orleans, a tenure that included developing […]May 6, 2019News RoundupYale Professors Change Minds, Won’t Abandon Ethnic Studies ProgramWeeks after 13 Yale University senior faculty declared that they were withdrawing their services from the Ethnicity, Race & Migration program, its chairwoman has announced that “new institutional status and permanence” granted the program will allow them to recommit to it, according to a report in the New Haven Register. In March, the tenured professors […]May 6, 2019HomeReport Targets Racial Disparities in Maternal and Infant MortalityAfrican-American women are dying from preventable pregnancy-related complications at three to four times the rate of non-Hispanic White women, according to a report from the Center for American Progress, which also found that the death rate for Black infants is twice that of infants born to non-Hispanic White mothers.May 5, 2019Leadership & PolicyStepping Away From The BrinkIt seems every time we take a look at higher education publications, we read about a college or university that is on the brink of a merger, associating with another institution, and/or facing the risk of closure. Higher education globally is facing unprecedented challenges, and universities and colleges need to figure out effective ways to reinvent themselves.May 5, 2019Previous PagePage 238 of 3225Next Page
