cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.StudentsBoseman Delivers Wakanda Wisdom to His Alma Mater’s GraduatesWASHINGTON — Actor Chadwick Boseman, also known as superhero T’Challa in “The Black Panther” blockbuster movie, challenged Howard University graduates to focus on finding purpose rather than just jobs and careers during a metaphorical and occasionally spiritual commencement address delivered on Saturday.May 13, 2018Latest NewsHouston Community College Student Arrested for Making Terrorist ThreatA 21-year-old student at Houston Community College has been arrested in connection with a shooting threat at the school last weekend that caused classes at the central campus to be cancelled for two days.May 13, 2018News RoundupFlorida University Student Deported Over Strange BehaviorORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida university student who police said exhibited strange behavior and had purchased high-powered rifles has been deported. The Orlando Sentinel reports 26-year-old Wenliang Sun was in federal custody for about three months before he was deported to China on Tuesday. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Tammy Spicer says Sun is […]May 13, 2018StudentsFather, Daughter Get Temple University Degrees TogetherPHILADELPHIA (AP) — A father and daughter in Philadelphia walked across the stage together to get their undergraduate degrees from Temple University. Craig Manning and his daughter, Juliana, graduated from Temple on Thursday. He graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in film and media arts and she graduated with a dual major in linguistics […]May 13, 2018News RoundupTwo University Alumni Make $43.9M Gift to Law SchoolCHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — Two University of Virginia School of Law alumni have made a $43.9-million donation to the school, the largest gift in its history. The Daily Progress reports Martha and Bruce Karsh announced they will donate the money Thursday. The gift includes $18.9 million in matching funds from the university’s board of visitors, which will […]May 13, 2018Latest NewsSingle Moms in College Face Major ChallengesA briefing paper released this week by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research found that single mothers who are fulltime college students spend the equivalent of a full work day on child care and housework, and more time in paid employment than women students without children.May 10, 2018MSIsIncidences of Campus Racial Intolerance Spark Calls for ChangeRecent highly publicized incidences of racial intolerance at Duke, Yale, Colorado State and other universities have sparked calls for more proactive effort to make campuses more inclusive and welcoming to students of color.May 10, 2018OpinionThe Case for DiversityI’m a privileged, old White guy who won the ovary lottery. Consequently, I was able to grow up in the right ZIP code and take advantage of the opportunities afforded to me by sheer dumb luck. As a result, I wound up being an academic surgeon and worked at the same place for 40 years until I retired as an emeritus professor to pursue my next encore side gig, including working with several non-profits that sit at the intersection of sick care, higher education, biomedical and clinical entrepreneurship and diversity, equity and inclusion.May 10, 2018News RoundupMore Colleges Host Women as Grad SpeakersThis graduation season, the podium is all hers. For the first time in at least two decades, the majority of the nation’s top colleges are featuring women as their spring commencement speakers, a shift that industry experts credit to the wave of female empowerment that has fueled the #MeToo movement. Yale is bringing Hillary Clinton. […]May 10, 2018News RoundupSchool Officials Recommend Revoking Cosby’s Honorary DegreeCOLLEGE PARK, Md. — Officials with the University of Maryland, College Park, have recommended revoking Bill Cosby’s honorary degree after the comedian’s sexual assault conviction. University spokeswoman Katie Lawson tells The Baltimore Sun the decision by the school’s committee on honorary degrees will be sent to the University System of Maryland office for Board of […]May 10, 2018Previous PagePage 353 of 3225Next Page
