cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.HomeCRYSTAL DEGREGORYCRYSTAL DEGREGORY has been named director of the Atwood Institute for Race, Education and the Democratic Ideal at Kentucky State University. She is also the founder and executive editor of HBCU story.org. DeGregory earned a bachelor’s degree from Fisk University, a master’s degree from Tennessee State University and another master’s degree and a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University.September 20, 2017HomeDANITA BROWN-YOUNGDANITA BROWN-YOUNG has been named vice chancellor of student affairs at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Brown-Young previously served as vice provost of student affairs and dean of students at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Kent State University, a master’s degree from Loyola University in Chicago and a Ph.D. from Ohio University.September 20, 2017StudentsUNC Students Protesting Silent Sam Launch Economic BoycottCHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Student organizers seeking the removal of a Confederate soldier statue at North Carolina’s flagship public university have embarked on a monthlong boycott of commercial goods on campus. The News & Observer of Raleigh reports the boycott launched Monday at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a social media […]September 20, 2017StudentsCollege Towns Feel Pinch From Rental Sites Such As AirbnbCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Time was when renting an apartment in one of this college town’s funky triple-deckers or two-family homes wouldn’t cost an arm and a leg. Now, renting in Cambridge can feel like that – something critics say is made tougher by short-term rental websites like Airbnb, through which property owners can make more […]September 20, 2017StudentsFrat at Cornell University to Close Amid Beating ProbeITHACA, N.Y. — A national fraternity says it will close its Cornell University chapter in the wake of an investigation into an attack against a Black student by a white student that police say may have been racially motivated. Psi Upsilon’s alumni board of governors told the Ivy League school on Tuesday that the chapter […]September 20, 2017Faculty & StaffProfessor Who Tweeted About ‘Future Dead Cops’ is Digging InNEW YORK — A professor who tweeted about teaching “future dead cops” at a college of criminal justice says he’ll continue to speak out despite being placed on leave. Michael Isaacson tells the Daily News that he refuses to remain silent amid a “coordinated campaign” against him. The adjunct economics professor tweeted Aug. 23 that […]September 20, 2017Leadership & PolicyUniversity of Alaska President Vows to Give Back His BonusFAIRBANKS, Alaska — University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen has pledged to donate his $50,000 bonus to the school. The university’s Board of Regents approved a $50,000 bonus for Johnsen last week, The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported. “As president, I am committed to giving back to this great university,” Johnsen said, “and to supporting the […]September 20, 2017Leadership & PolicyUniversity of New Mexico Expands Drug Testing for AthletesALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The University of New Mexico will be expanding drug and alcohol testing for its athletes. Interim University President Chaouki Abdallah met with coaches Tuesday and announced the expanded program. University officials told the Albuquerque Journal that expanding the program was the right thing to do. The new initiative will be an additional […]September 20, 2017StudentsOrganizations Call for DeVos to Halt Student Loan Policy ChangesThe regulatory changes being pursued by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos in the student loan arena could “spell disaster for students of color who are too often exploited in consumer lending,” a group of 39 organizations said in a letter to DeVos.September 19, 2017StudentsReport: Higher Ed Must Factor In Growing Single Mother Student PopulationEven as more single mothers than ever are attending college, services for student parents have been reduced. Many schools have had to close childcare centers on campus due to funding issues.September 19, 2017Previous PagePage 446 of 3225Next Page
