cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.Latest NewsWhitfield-Harris Pushes for Diversity in NursingStudying public health as a college student, Dr. Lisa Whitfield-Harris was hesitant to expand her career to higher education, a field that required her to do more public speaking than she was used to.February 20, 2018News RoundupHoly Mortarboard! ‘Batman” Star is Graduation SpeakerKENT, Ohio — Actor Michael Keaton is slated to give the commencement address at Ohio’s Kent State University. Keaton enrolled at Kent State in 1971, intending to major in journalism and speech. He left school to pursue acting, landing appearances on “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” ”Maude” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” His range of hit […]February 20, 2018News Roundup2 Colleges Probing White Supremacist SignsBURLINGTON, Vt. — Officials at the University of Vermont and St. Michael’s College say they are investigating white supremacist signs and stickers that are being posted around the colleges’ campuses.The University of Vermont said last week that signs defending white privilege were posted in a campus display managed by its Mosaic Center for Students of […]February 20, 2018News RoundupBullying, Offensive Costume Help Land President on LeaveALAMOSA, Colo. — The president of a university in Colorado has been placed on leave amid accusations she bullied faculty and staff, failed to improve declining student enrollment and mocked workers with an offensive Halloween costume. The Denver Post reports Adams State University President Beverlee J. McClure was placed on leave last week after photos […]February 20, 2018HomeCoppin State Unveils Obama BustCoppin State University took another step this week toward linking its historical legacy with evolving events by unveiling a bronze bust of former President Barack Obama in honor of his efforts to acknowledge and recognize people most in need of help.February 19, 2018OpinionA Call for Elite Schools to Redefine ‘Merit’I simply refuse to believe that talent is clustered within those who have the most. I am convinced that talent is universal, yet our highly selective colleges and universities mostly value the former.February 19, 2018Latest NewsAmherst College to Use Mellon Grant to Develop Diverse FacultyAs recipient of a prestigious $500,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Amherst College will develop an initiative to identify and prepare students from underrepresented minority groups to become faculty in the humanities.February 19, 2018News Roundup6 Cases of Employee Sexual Misconduct HandledKNOXVILLE, Tn. – In the last two years, six cases of sexual misconduct by faculty or staff at the University of Tennessee Knoxville led to those employees resigning or disciplinary action being taken. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports the complaints were made between November 2015 and November 2017. The complaints represent only accusations involving faculty […]February 19, 2018News RoundupKelp, Climate, Ocean Acidity Research FundedBRUNSWICK – The University of Maine says projects about seaweed, the acidity of Gulf of Maine waters and the way climate change is impacting fish will receive nearly $1 million in funding. The university says the funds are being awarded to faculty at UMaine and other institutions through the Maine Sea Grant College Program. The […]February 19, 2018News RoundupFlag Flap Resolved at Hawaiian UniversityWAILUKU – A group of Native Hawaiians and students seized the flags on the campus of the University of Hawaii Maui College last week to protest the American flag flying above the Hawaiian flag. The Maui News reported that 15 people participated in the Wednesday protest, prompting action from school officials. Protest organizers say the […]February 19, 2018Previous PagePage 389 of 3225Next Page
