cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.StudentsWomen of Color Ph.D. Candidates Thrive in Sister CirclesThey have been around forever, supporting women of color in common and unique ways. Sister circles that nourish the needs of Black women have a firm history in the Black community.October 4, 2017StudentsMerging of Savings Accounts Proposed for College FundingChildren’s savings accounts and college promise initiatives could be stronger if the two funding mechanisms for higher education were merged together, a professor argues.October 4, 2017StudentsJohnson C. Smith University Names Armbrister PresidentCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Johnson C. Smith University has named a new president. The historically Black institution said in a news release Wednesday that Clarence D. “Clay” Armbrister will become the university’s 14th president on Jan. 1. Armbrister is currently president of Philadelphia’s Girard College, an independent college preparatory school for students from economically disadvantaged families. […]October 4, 2017StudentsPenn State Suspends Frat After Student Found UnconsciousUNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State has suspended a fraternity after a student suspected of drinking there was found unconscious and hospitalized. University spokeswoman Lisa Powers says the Office of Student council is investigating Delta Tau Delta’s possible involvement. The Associated Press could not immediately reach the fraternity for comment Wednesday. The frat is on […]October 4, 2017StudentsUniversity of Maryland Gets $220M Gift for More ScholarshipsCOLLEGE PARK, Md. — To help double need-based scholarships, the University of Maryland is getting a $220 million gift from the foundation of a billionaire alumnus whose own education was made possible by a scholarship. The university announced the gift from the A. James and Alice B. Clark Foundation on Wednesday. Clark, who hitchhiked from […]October 4, 2017Leadership & PolicyClark Atlanta Wins Land Dispute Lawsuit Over Invest AtlantaATLANTA — The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that Clark Atlanta University should regain 13 acres (5 hectares) deeded to Morris Brown College more than 75 years ago. The court’s Monday ruling upheld a clause in the 1940 agreement between the two Atlanta higher education institutions that ownership would revert to Clark Atlanta if Morris […]October 4, 2017Leadership & PolicyUniversity of Montana Selects GE Executive as Next PresidentMISSOULA, Mont. — General Electric executive Seth Bodnar has accepted a preliminary offer to become the 18th president of the University of Montana. The Missoulian reports that Bodnar accepted the offer on Tuesday. The official start date for the new president is Jan. 1. Bodnar was considered the nontraditional candidate among four finalists. He was […]October 4, 2017StudentsDrinking Game May Have Preceded LSU Fraternity Pledge’s DeathBATON ROUGE, La. — A Louisiana State University fraternity pledge may have been forced to drink to excess during a game or initiation ritual called “Bible Study” on the night before his death last month, according to newly released police reports. “Bible Study” meant that pledges at the Phi Delta Theta house had to drink […]October 4, 2017StudentsCall to Action Sent Sánchez Down Path to PresidencyA protest as an undergraduate student prompted Frank Sánchez to look into master’s and Ph.D. programs. That educational curiosity eventually would lead to his being named president of Rhode Island College.October 4, 2017HomeA Month for BooksWhile we love and promote books year-round, October is National Book Month. To join in the celebration, read to children or the elderly. Discuss books in your classroom if you are an instructor. Attend book signings and festivals. Buy a book or several.October 4, 2017Previous PagePage 438 of 3225Next Page
