cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.News RoundupStudy Shows UMass Admission Tougher for In-State ApplicantsBOSTON – Gaining admission to the University of Massachusetts’ flagship campus in Amherst is, on average, more difficult for Massachusetts residents than for those who live outside the state, a new report suggests. The Pioneer Institute, a Boston-based think tank which released the study on Tuesday, said it challenges the widely-accepted belief that nonresident applicants […]May 30, 2018News RoundupColorado Mesa University Plans Teaching Hotel for CampusGRAND JUNCTION — Colorado Mesa University officials are planning to construct a $15.7 million campus hotel that will serve as a training facility for the hospitality and culinary programs. The Daily Sentinel reports the university’s board approved the teaching hotel Thursday that’s slated for a spot on the Grand Junction campus. Officials plan for the […]May 30, 2018News RoundupUniversity of Kansas to Slash Budget by $20 MillionLAWRENCE, KAN. The University of Kansas plans to cut $20 million from its Lawrence campus during the next fiscal year. The university announced Tuesday that the reductions will mean about a 5.9 budget decrease for all Lawrence campus units and departments. The cuts take effect July 1. It was not immediately clear if the reductions […]May 30, 2018Latest NewsHarvard Scholar Under Investigation Amid Allegations of Sexual MisconductDr. Roland Fryer, Jr., who became the youngest African-American to win tenure as an economics professor at Harvard University in 2008, is now facing allegations of sexual misconduct and is under investigation by Harvard University and the state of Massachusetts.May 29, 2018Asian American Pacific IslanderReport: Asian American Electorate MarginalizedUnless political candidates and their operatives more consistently and aggressively mobilize the Asian-American electorate and steer them into voter registration, the impact of this racial group at the polls will remain limited. So says a professor in response to an eyebrow-raising new study.May 29, 2018OpinionTeachers: The Small Things Really Do MatterSmall, unintended words or behavior in a myriad of contexts – of which school is but one – are deeply affecting a generation of young students. Time to hit pause and reflect on what we say and do in our work, in our schools and in our homes. Unintended, seemingly innocuous statements can and do have lasting negative impacts.May 29, 2018News RoundupUSC President to Step Down Amid Scandal Involving University GynecologistLOS ANGELES — The president of the University of Southern California has agreed to step down amid a raging sex scandal involving a university gynecologist who is accused of conducting inappropriate exams for decades, the chairman of the school’s board of trustees said Friday. The university’s board has “agreed to begin an orderly transition and commence […]May 29, 2018News RoundupUniversity of Alabama Researcher to Work on Navy ProgramTUSCALOOSA — A teacher at the University of Alabama is getting more than $500,000 to conduct research with the U.S. Navy. A statement from the school says Andrew Lemmon, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, will receive the money over three years for his work with the Office of Naval Research. Lemmon is working […]May 29, 2018News RoundupSaint Mary’s University of Minnesota-Rochester to ExpandROCHESTER, Minn. — Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota-Rochester is on the cusp of becoming a bigger player in the area’s higher education scene. SMU hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 24 to mark the completion of a 10,000-square-foot addition to the school’s Cascade Meadow facility in northwest Rochester. It was a coming-out party for a university intent […]May 29, 2018HomeFighting for Student SuccessDr. Christopher B. Howard says that his time in the Air Force prepared him to become a college president.May 29, 2018Previous PagePage 346 of 3225Next Page
