cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.STEMDiversity, Discourse, and Compromise as Core to Higher EducationThe issues of tolerance, respect for difference, and discourse within higher education are important. In many ways, our sector bears responsibility for modeling what we hope to see across our country, even when we do not see it.June 13, 2018News Roundup2 Injured in Shooting Near Grand Valley State UniversityALLENDALE— Authorities say two men were injured in a shooting outside an apartment complex near Grand Valley State University in western Michigan. The shooting happened late Tuesday in a parking lot at Copper Beech Townhomes in Allendale Township. Ottawa County sheriff’s deputies say one man was taken to a hospital for treatment of a single […]June 13, 2018News RoundupStudent Says Professor Claims Moon Landing Was FakedWAYNE, N.J. – New Jersey’s William Paterson University says school officials are reviewing videos that show a professor telling students the moon landing was faked and promoting other conspiracy theories. Freshman student Benny Koval, of Fair Lawn, says she raised concerns after sociology professor Clyde Magarelli said things in class that she says made her […]June 13, 2018News RoundupLegislature Approves $56.8B Budget With More for Schools, RoadsLANSING, Mich.— The Republican-led Michigan Legislature put the finishing touches on a $56.8 billion state budget Tuesday that includes a sizable increase in base aid for lower-funded K-12 districts, more spending on roads and extra funding to better protect schools from shootings. The spending plan also closes a state prison and sets aside $100 million […]June 13, 2018African-AmericanA Scholar Without BordersAs chair of the African American studies department and the Carlos Montezuma Professor of Performance Studies and African American Studies at Northwestern University, Dr. E. Patrick Johnson is a scholar without borders. His research crosses academic disciplines and creative art forms in multiple ways, to the extent that he describes himself only half-jokingly as “an academic trickster.”June 12, 2018OpinionCan We Stop Telling Faculty to Only Focus on Writing for Scholarly Outlets?As a junior scholar, I certainly understand the “publish or perish” mantra in higher education, so I would not want to tell future scholars not to focus on peer-reviewed publications. However, many are on paid publisher sites, which limits the readership. As a result, many of the people who would benefit most from our findings do not have access.June 12, 2018News RoundupWestern Illinois University Sees Enrollment DeclineMACOMB, Ill. – Western Illinois University officials are considering how to address the university’s declining student enrollment. The Quad-City Times reports that combined enrollment at the Macomb and Moline campuses has dropped from 11,700 students in 2013 to about 9,400 students in the fall of 2017. Agriculture professor Mark Bernards says projected enrollment for this […]June 12, 2018News RoundupUS Weighs in Against University of Michigan Bullying PolicyWASHINGTON— University of Michigan policies prohibiting harassment and bullying on campus are unconstitutional and cannot be enforced, the Justice Department said Monday in siding with a free-speech group that has challenged the school in court. The Trump administration argued that the school policies trample on students’ First Amendment rights because they fail to define the […]June 12, 2018News RoundupGCU Spending $120 Million on Construction Projects This SummerPHOENIX — Construction crews are staying busy over the summer at Grand Canyon University. GCU President Brian Mueller said the university has about $120 million to spend on construction projects this summer. It is building everything from new dorm rooms to a new activities center. Most projects will be completed by the start of the […]June 12, 2018Latest NewsExpert Helps Educators Adjust Implicit BiasesBentley Gibson had magical powers as a princess from another planet. At least, that’s how the 5-year-old Black girl presented herself to a sea of White classmates in White Plains, N.Y. on the first day of school. She sensed that they regarded her as different, and make-believe was her mechanism for coping with the racial tension and subtle prejudice she would encounter in life.June 11, 2018Previous PagePage 339 of 3225Next Page
