cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.African-AmericanVanderbilt Pays Tribute to Black SEC Pioneer PlayerBilled as “an evening of conversation about the intersection of race and sports,” Wednesday’s program at the National Museum of African American History and Culture was actually much more.January 11, 2018News RoundupCharges: Columbia U. Exec Took Kickbacks, Gave Financial AidNEW YORK — A former Columbia University financial aid official pocketed at least $350,000 by carrying out a decades-long scheme that dished out hundreds of thousands of dollars in financial aid in exchange for kickbacks from three students, authorities said in court papers released Thursday after the four women were arrested. Melanie Williams-Bethea, director of […]January 11, 2018News RoundupPanel Backs University’s Handling of Misconduct ComplaintsROCHESTER, N.Y. — A special committee has found that the University of Rochester properly dealt with sexual misconduct allegations against a professor and did not retaliate against faculty who brought the complaints. The committee led by former U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White released the results of a three-month investigation Thursday. The probe was undertaken by […]January 11, 2018HomeFixing an Athletics ProblemUW–Madison creates a diversity and inclusion office for athletics.January 11, 2018OpinionWhen Promises Are Not EnoughPromise scholarships have been regarded as key to economic growth in many states and municipalities. The idea of providing funding for college-bound students within a designated area as an incentive for remaining in that same area post-college seems harmless enough.January 11, 2018OpinionWhat If the MLK Holiday Were April 4?Since its first observance in 1986, the Martin Luther King federal holiday has become an important moment for the nation to reflect on King’s historical importance and the broader significance of the Civil Rights Movement. The observance of the MLK holiday on the third Monday of January has become an almost taken for granted memorial tradition for classrooms and government offices. The decision to establish a federal holiday for King was far from inevitable. It was the subject of heated debated within the U.S. Senate. Passage of the holiday came 15 years after Representative John Conyers first proposed the idea in legislation and 13 years after Congress received an unprecedented 6 million signatures in support.January 10, 2018News RoundupIowa State’s Push to Ban Marijuana Shirt Leads to Huge CostsIOWA CITY — Iowa State University’s unconstitutional crackdown on a pro-marijuana student group’s T-shirts will cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal costs, according to a partial settlement approved Tuesday. The State Appeal Board voted to pay $150,000 in damages to two leaders of the university chapter of the National Organization for the […]January 10, 2018StudentsModeling Student SuccessDr. Michelle Rosemond is the new executive director of retention and student success at Indiana University South Bend (IUSB).January 10, 2018News RoundupArthur Miller Archive Going to University of Texas LibraryAUSTIN, Texas — The archives of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Arthur Miller, which shed light on seven decades of his works, will be going on display at the University of Texas. A university spokesman said Wednesday that the Harry Ransom Center humanities library paid $2.7 million for records beginning with 1936’s “No Villain,” which Miller […]January 10, 2018News RoundupVP for Human Resources at Southern Placed on Leave Amid Sexual Assault AllegationsThe Southern University System—the five-campus public university with campuses spread across the state of Louisiana—has placed its associate vice president for human resources on paid leave, pending an investigation into sexual assault allegations by a former employee, the university announced The action taken by Southern late last week, was elevated by virtue of it coming […]January 9, 2018Previous PagePage 404 of 3225Next Page
