cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.Faculty & StaffAssistant Coach Sues Oregon State University After FiringPORTLAND, Ore. — An assistant wrestling coach fired by Oregon State University has filed a federal lawsuit that contends he was wrongly let go. The lawsuit filed in Eugene says Kevin Roberts was falsely accused of allowing or participating in derogatory remarks made by members of the wrestling team toward one of their teammates. The […]October 23, 2017News RoundupHartwick College Program Will Groom Peace Corps VolunteersONEONTA, N.Y. Hartwick College is working with the Peace Corps to create a preparatory program for the overseas agency. The Harwick Peace Corps Prepartory Program will prepare interested Hartwick students for careers or volunteer service abroad. The program being launched Nov. 1 is designed to help students at the college west of Albany, New York, […]October 22, 2017News RoundupNAACP Names New Leader For More Active FutureWASHINGTON — The NAACP turned to an insider Saturday to help bring the nation’s oldest civil rights organization back to prominence. Derrick Johnson, 49, of Jackson, Mississippi, was hired as the NAACP’s 19th president and CEO after having served as interim leader since July and previously as vice chairman of the NAACP board of directors. […]October 22, 2017StudentsKy. Community College in Position to Help Veterans Make Career TransitionOver the past five years, West Kentucky Community and Technical College has built a comprehensive support network for student veterans.October 19, 2017StudentsLawsuit Challenges DeVos’ Guidance on Campus Sexual AssaultBOSTON —A national women’s rights group is challenging Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ new guidance on investigating campus sexual assault. The organization Equal Means Equal and three women who say they were assaulted in college filed a federal lawsuit Thursday in Boston alleging the rules violate civil rights laws. On Sept. 22, DeVos scrapped President Barack […]October 19, 2017StudentsCalifornia Won’t Make Its Attorney Licensing Exam EasierSAN FRANCISCO —Becoming a lawyer in California isn’t going to get easier after the state Supreme Court decided not to lower the minimum passing score on one of nation’s toughest licensing exams for attorneys. The justices on Wednesday acknowledged a drop in the percentage of people passing the test but said further study was needed […]October 19, 2017StudentsCommunity Criticizes University of Memphis in Wake of Sexual AssaultsMEMPHIS, Tenn. — In the wake of two reported off-campus rapes involving students at the University of Memphis, students and alumni challenged and criticized the university’s administration at a sexual assault forum. The Commercial Appeal reports over 100 people attended Wednesday’s campus forum, which saw a line of people waiting to speak when President David […]October 19, 2017HomeSHEILAH M. PAULSHEILAH M. PAUL has been named founding dean of the School of Education at Medgar Evers College (MEC). She was previously acting dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Education and former chair of the department of education at MEC. Paul earned a bachelor’s degree from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York and three master’s degrees and a Ph.D. from Columbia University.October 18, 2017HomeJIM HEATHJIM HEATH has been named director of sports information at Hampton University. He was previously the assistant sports information director since August 2016. Heath earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Christopher Newport University.October 18, 2017HomeFALLOU NGOMFALLOU NGOM has been appointed director of the African Studies Center at Boston University (BU). He is also an associate professor in the department of Anthropology at BU. Ngom earned a Maîtrise d’anglais from the Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis in Senegal, a master’s degree from the University of Montana and a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.October 18, 2017Previous PagePage 428 of 3225Next Page
