cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.News RoundupGreater Number of Students Leaving Illinois for CollegeSPRINGFIELD – The state of Illinois is among the states leading the nation in the number of college freshmen pursuing higher education in other states, according to a state agency. The State Journal-Register in Springfield reported the Illinois Board of Higher Education said between 2000 and 2014, the number of freshmen who left the state […]October 8, 2017StudentsFor Espinoza, Collaboration a Major Component of LeadershipIn his 10 years of administration at Virginia Tech, Juan Espinoza has focused on numerous diversity programs, specifically diversity recruitment programming.October 5, 2017StudentsCommunity Colleges Seek Continued Support in Closing Skills GapThe American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) briefed Congressional staffers on legislative priorities shared by community colleges and their industry partners.October 5, 2017Students2 Groups Brace for Anticipated New Challenge of Affirmative ActionTwo organizations are interpreting a U.S. Department of Justice letter as “proof” that the department is hellbent on challenging affirmative action.October 5, 2017StudentsChelsea Manning Meets Off Campus With Harvard StudentsCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Chelsea Manning has met off campus with several Harvard University student groups after the school reversed its decision to name her a visiting fellow. Manning tweeted a picture on Wednesday and said she met with the Trans Task Force, the LGBT caucus and other groups and students from the university’s Kennedy School […]October 5, 2017HomeUniversity of Hawaii Gets Donation That Could Equal $7BHONOLULU — University of Hawaii alumnus and real estate investor Jay Shidler has donated a collection of mainland commercial properties to his alma mater’s business school, which could earn the university $7 billion throughout the next century. The 71-year-old’s donation is the largest University of Hawaii has received in its 110-year history. Shidler, who the […]October 5, 2017StudentsSMU: Suspended Frat Made New Members Eat Until SickDALLAS — Southern Methodist University has suspended a fraternity accused of forcing new members to eat hot peppers and red onions and drink milk until they threw up. The Dallas Morning News reports that the Dallas school and the national office of the Kappa Alpha Order have suspended the fraternity’s Beta Lambda chapter. The suspension […]October 5, 2017StudentsStudy: Over Half of For-profit Students Defaulted on LoansWASHINGTON — Students who attended for-profit colleges were twice as likely or more to default on their loans than students who attended public schools, according to a federal study published Thursday. The report by the National Center of Education Statistics looks at students who began their undergraduate education in 2003 and defaulted on at least […]October 5, 2017StudentsFormer University of Oklahoma Student Sues FraternityNORMAN, Okla. — A former University of Oklahoma student has filed a lawsuit alleging he was beaten during a fraternity’s 2015 initiation. Blake Novacek is suing the Beta Theta Pi fraternity and others over an incident he alleges happened after pledges were called to the fraternity’s house in Norman on Oct. 11, 2015. Novacek says […]October 5, 2017StudentsTexas University Head Wants to Stop Donald Trump Jr. SpeechDALLAS — The president of a Texas university wrote in an email to a professor that he is trying to prevent Donald Trump Jr. from giving a speech later this month at an event arranged by major donors to the school. University of North Texas President Neal Smatresk wrote in August that he was “trying […]October 5, 2017Previous PagePage 436 of 3225Next Page
