cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.News RoundupUniversity of Oklahoma Regent Apologizes For Anti-Gay RemarksOKLAHOMA CITY — A University of Oklahoma regent who likened gay people to pedophiles publicly apologized Tuesday during an appearance with the head of an LGBTQ advocacy group and reiterated that he doesn’t plan to resign. Kirk Humphreys, a real estate developer and former Oklahoma City mayor, said his comments during an Oklahoma City public […]December 19, 2017OpinionWhat Are You Really Saying?Whether your interaction with a prospective student is via telephone or face-to-face, respectively, tone and body language are key during the initial stages of the service experience.December 18, 2017News RoundupU.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ Winter Commencement Address to the University of BaltimoreThank you, President Schmoke, for that kind introduction. I have admired your work from afar. Your commitment to this city is admirable, and your record of working for your community is impressive. We all can learn from your efforts to make Baltimore “the City that Reads” and from your work to empower parents, particularly […]December 18, 2017News RoundupChancellors 0f Most NC Public Universities Given Pay RaisesThree-quarters of the chancellors running the state’s public universities are getting a raise. The News and Observer reports the biggest bump goes to Carol Folt, who runs the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her 6 percent salary increase approved Friday brings her on par with N.C. State University Chancellor Randy Woodson, who earns nearly […]December 18, 2017News Roundup14 Millionth Book for U of I Library is Professor’s WorkCHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The University of Illinois Library now has 14 million books. The state’s flagship university chose a volume by Frederick E. Hoxie to be the landmark 14 millionth. The professor emeritus of history and American Indian studies is author of “The University of Illinois: Engine of Innovation .” It’s a collection of essays […]December 17, 2017News RoundupGeorgia Universities Mergers to Take Effect in JanuarySAVANNAH, Ga. Mergers affecting four of Georgia’s public universities will take effect in January. At the start of next year, Armstrong State University in Savannah will merge with Georgia Southern University in Statesboro. Both campuses will remain open under the Georgia Southern name with a combined enrollment of roughly 27,000 students. At the same time, […]December 17, 2017News RoundupReport: Delaware University Paid $6M to Ex-administratorsWILMINGTON, Del. — The University of Delaware has paid out more than $6 million to top administrators who voluntarily left their jobs or were forced out since 2007. The News Journal of Wilmington reports nearly a third of the funds went to David Roselle, a former university president who continued to get paid four years […]December 14, 2017News RoundupColleges Paying Big Money for Coaches May Face Tax HitWASHINGTON — A potential new tax on seven-figure salaries for employees of non-profits hasn’t deterred schools from doling out huge contracts to new coaches. Football powers aiming for a national title have continued to pay the market rate for proven coaches, topped by the 10-year, $75 million deal for Jimbo Fisher at Texas A&M. If […]December 14, 2017HomeWhat Makes an African-American Novel a Classic?Dr. Henry Louis Gates begins the anthology, The Portable Nineteenth-Century African American Women Writers, by offering insights into what makes an African-American classic.December 13, 2017HomeSARAH-JANE LESLIESARAH-JANE LESLIE has been appointed dean of Princeton University’s Graduate School. Leslie joined the faculty at Princeton University in 2006 and was promoted to full professor in 2013. She is a summa cum laude graduate of Rutgers University, where she majored in philosophy, mathematics and cognitive science. She earned a Ph.D. in philosophy at Princeton University.December 13, 2017Previous PagePage 409 of 3225Next Page
