cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.News RoundupVinson Named Provost at Case Western ReserveCase Western Reserve’s next provost and executive vice president will be Dr. Ben Vinson III, an accomplished historian of Latin America now serving as dean of George Washington University’s Columbian College of Arts & Sciences. “Ben Vinson III will bring an exemplary record of leadership, scholarship and far-sighted vision to his role as our next chief […]March 28, 2018News RoundupNorthwestern Teams Up With Apple, Chicago Public Schools On Teacher LearningNorthwestern University, Apple and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) have joined forces to provide professional learning opportunities in coding to Chicago teachers. As part of the collaboration, a Center for Excellence will be established at Lane Tech College Prep High School to introduce high school teachers to Apple’s Everyone Can Code and App Development with Swift curriculum. […]March 28, 2018LatinxStudy Reports Wide Gender Disparity Among MSI PresidentsA new report from the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions explores the dearth of women in presidential positions at Minority Serving Institutions. At 650 such schools, less than 12 percent of presidents are women.March 27, 2018African-AmericanRankins Is First Black Named To Top Mississippi Higher Ed PostAmong the numerous African-American “firsts” who symbolize racial progress in their fields, Dr. Alfred Rankins is likely to stand out. He is the first African-American to become commissioner of higher education in Mississippi.March 27, 2018News RoundupUniversity of Nevada Lists 104 Acres For Sale in RenoRENO, Nev. — The University of Nevada, Reno is selling 104 acres of farmland in east Reno. The Reno Gazette-Journal reports the university is requesting purchase proposals with the minimum bid set at $20 million for the parcel at Mill Street and McCarran Boulevard. The land is a section of the university’s 915-acre Main Station […]March 27, 2018News RoundupEx-UofA Coach Accused of Assaulting Athlete To Go On Trial This WeekTUCSON, Ariz. — A former University of Arizona assistant track and field coach is scheduled to go on trial this week in a Tucson court. Craig Carter was arrested in May 2015 on domestic violence charges involving a female student-athlete. He’s accused of choking the woman and threatening her with a box cutter and is […]March 27, 2018News RoundupPost-Nassar Sex-Assault Probe Snares Michigan State OfficialEAST LANSING, Mich. – A sexual abuse scandal at Michigan State University widened Tuesday as authorities charged a medical school official with failing to keep former sports doctor Larry Nassar in line and accused him of groping female students and storing nude student selfies on his campus computer. William Strampel, 70, is the first person […]March 27, 2018HBCUsUplifting HBCUs As Models of Student SuccessTo help counter the false narrative that often is bestowed upon historically Black colleges and universities, these institutions should make it a priority to highlight their unique strengths and accomplishments as often as possible.March 26, 2018MSIsLinda Brown, Kansas Girl at Center of 1954 Brown V. Board of Education Ruling, DiesTOPEKA, Kan. – Linda Brown, the Kansas girl at the center of the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down racial segregation in schools, has died at age 76. Topeka’s former Sumner School was all-White when her father, Oliver, tried to enroll the family. He became lead plaintiff in the 1954 Brown v. Board […]March 26, 2018News RoundupTextbook Costs To Drop Under University of Missouri PlanCOLUMBIA, Mo. — Students on the four University of Missouri campuses will soon be paying less for textbooks. University system President Mun Choi wants to use more open-source learning material written by experts, vetted by their peers and posted for free downloading. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that Choi said Wednesday that the goal is […]March 26, 2018Previous PagePage 371 of 3225Next Page
