cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.News RoundupUniversities, Geological Groups Plan ‘Geohazards Atlas’BATON ROUGE, La. – An atlas focusing on geologic conditions that can affect land use in coastal Louisiana is being developed under the leadership of the Louisiana Geological Society and the New Orleans Geological Society. A news release from Louisiana State University says experts from LSU, Tulane, the University of Louisiana-Lafayette and the University of […]February 13, 2018News RoundupFewer California Immigrants Seek College AidLOS ANGELES – A significant decrease has occurred in applications for college financial aid by California students who are in the country illegally after being brought to the U.S. as young children, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday. College counselors say the decline reflects increasing distrust of government among immigrant families, as well as uncertainty […]February 13, 2018OpinionHow Multiculturalism Can Make College Affordable AgainOne of the many challenges facing policymakers and higher education leaders is how to ensure that postsecondary degrees, as they become increasingly more important for our advanced economy and technological society, are affordable for all potential recipients.February 12, 2018Latest NewsDiverse Honors 3 Stellar Educators with Dr. John Hope Franklin AwardDiverse: Issues In Higher Education has announced the 2018 recipients of the Dr. John Hope Franklin Award. They are:February 12, 2018News RoundupSchool Removes Famous Alum’s Plaque Amid Sex AllegationsMINNEAPOLIS — The University of Minnesota has removed a plaque honoring humorist Garrison Keillor after he faced allegations of sexual misconduct. Minnesota Daily reports that Keillor’s plaque is no longer displayed on the Scholars Walk, which honors outstanding university faculty and alumni. But some of Keillor’s song lyrics from an early radio show are still […]February 12, 2018News RoundupObesity Study Gets $2.1 Million Federal GrantHUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University has received a $2.1 million federal grant to study obesity-related disorders. U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins announced the U.S. Health and Human Services grant. He said in a news release it will be used to help fund research at the university’s Appalachian Center for Cellular Transport in Obesity-Related Disorders. Jenkins said […]February 12, 2018News RoundupStudent Accused in Kidnap, Torture, Death of Chinese ScholarA hearing is scheduled in the case of a former physics student accused of kidnapping and killing a University of Illinois scholar from China whose lawyers say they want the presiding judge to recuse himself in the death-penalty case. Monday’s hearing in U.S. District Court in Urbana is expected to address the recusal issue and […]February 12, 2018OpinionThe PhD She Never KnewMy first memories revolved around looking at my grandmother’s hands. They were calloused, wrinkled, arthritic. When she would cook, I’d ask, “Grandma, do your hands hurt?” She always would reply, “No, princess, they are fine.”February 11, 2018News RoundupTexas School Scraps University-wide CommencementHOUSTON, Tx. — The University of Houston’s May graduates won’t have a university-wide commencement ceremony at TDECU Stadium this spring, ending a tradition instated in 2015 that brought in speakers including actor Matthew McConaughey and former California Gov. Arnold. Schwarzenegger. Instead, each college will have individual commencement ceremonies. “While assembling in a single, large venue […]February 11, 2018News RoundupCollege Cancels Creationist’s SpeechOKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma university cancelled a planned speech by the founder of a Kentucky museum dedicated to creationism after the student body president said he got pushback on the event. University of Central Oklahoma student body President Stockton Duvall said Thursday that he stopped contract negotiations with Creation Museum founder Ken Ham after […]February 11, 2018Previous PagePage 392 of 3225Next Page
