cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.StudentsExpert: U.S. Higher Ed a Key Resource for Global OutreachAmerican colleges and universities are an “essential part of our nation’s diplomatic outreach” and critical to building the cross-cultural relationships necessary to solve the world’s most pressing problems, a U.S. State Department official said at an international education forum.August 1, 2017Faculty & StaffTennessee Community College Cuts 28 EmployeesBLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee community college has laid off 28 employees – one of many measures it’s taking to balance the budget. Local news outlets report that Northeast State Community College announced on Monday the elimination of 28 non-faculty, full-time employee positions as part of a plan to balance the upcoming school year’s budget. […]August 1, 2017Leadership & Policy2 Arkansas Community Colleges MergeFORREST CITY, Ark. — A technical institute in eastern Arkansas has merged with a neighboring community college. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board voted Monday in favor of merging Crowley’s Ridge Technical Institute and East Arkansas Community College. The Forrest City schools have operated independently alongside each other for decades. Higher […]August 1, 2017StudentsFew Speak Up On Sex Assaults, Harassment at Aussie CampusesCANBERRA, Australia — A survey of more than 30,000 Australian university students released on Tuesday found that half the respondents had been sexually harassed and almost one in 50 had been sexually assaulted on campuses, but few made formal complaints. The Australian Human Rights Commission, which surveyed students across all 39 universities in 2015-16, concluded […]August 1, 2017StudentsPenn State Pre-med Sues Over Probe of Sex Misconduct ClaimSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. — A Penn State pre-med student claims in a federal lawsuit that his lifelong goal of being a physician was ended by what he calls an unfair investigation into allegations he sexually abused a female student. The California student identified only as John Doe says in a federal complaint filed last week […]August 1, 2017StudentsTrinity College Fights Ex-student’s Request for Anonymity in LawsuitHARTFORD, Conn. — A former Trinity College student who was suspended in the middle of his final semester for allegedly copying another student’s homework assignments is seeking to remain anonymous as he fights the discipline in a lawsuit against the private liberal arts school in Hartford. Trinity officials are opposing the former student’s request to […]August 1, 2017StudentsFree Speech, Safe Spaces Hot Topics at PoliticonThe unconventional convention Politicon served as the scene for a debate that sparked both praise and criticism of safe spaces on college campuses.July 31, 2017StudentsRecipients Attest to Impact of Cooke Foundation Scholarships on JourneysSince its origins in 2000, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has offered a range of grants and scholarships to thousands of low-income students across the country.July 31, 2017StudentsColleges Urged to Be Inclusive of International StudentsColleges and universities must begin to think of international students more as part of the overall student population and not as a separate group, attendees at the EducationUSA forum are told.July 31, 2017HealthVanderbilt Hospital Settles Medicare Lawsuit for $6.5MNASHVILLE, Tenn. — After six years in court, Vanderbilt University Medical Center has settled a federal lawsuit for $6.5 million over claims that the hospital overbilled Medicare and Medicaid. WPLN-FM reports that in the whistleblower lawsuit, former doctors claimed the hospital charged higher rates for attending physicians when medical residents performed services. It claims the […]July 31, 2017Previous PagePage 473 of 3225Next Page
