cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.STEMMarshall University to Fire Professor in Kickback SchemeCHARLESTON, W.Va. — The termination process has begun for a university professor who recently pleaded guilty to tax fraud charges in connection with a kickback scheme involving the West Virginia Department of Transportation. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that a Marshall University official said on Monday the school plans to fire civil engineering professor Andrew P. […]June 27, 2017StudentsYale Sues Connecticut Over Gender-neutral RestroomsNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Yale University is suing Connecticut over its plan to turn single-user restrooms into gender-neutral bathrooms at its law school. The New Haven Register reports the state building inspector’s office previously denied the school’s request for an exemption from the state building code requiring that a certain number of bathrooms in every […]June 27, 2017Leadership & PolicyBoard Eschews Search, Names John Miller Williston State PresidentBISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota Board of Higher Education has named John Miller president at Williston State University. Miller has been acting president at the school since June 2016, when Ray Nadolny abruptly walked away from the job after originally planning to stay through the 2017 school year. Miller came to Williston State in […]June 27, 2017StudentsCampus ‘Free Speech’ Bill Struck Down by Louisiana GovernorBATON ROUGE, La. — A proposal aimed at protecting controversial speakers’ appearances at Louisiana colleges and calling on campuses to penalize students who disrupt them has been vetoed by Gov. John Bel Edwards, who described the bill as a “solution in search of a problem.” In a veto letter released Tuesday, the Democratic governor wrote […]June 27, 2017Leadership & PolicyMorehouse Appoints Harold Martin as Interim PresidentThe Morehouse College Board of Trustees has appointed alumnus Harold Martin Jr. as interim president. Martin takes on the day-to-day leadership of the college following the death of Interim President William J. Taggart earlier this month. “While these circumstances are certainly unprecedented, I am honored to step into the role of Interim President of Morehouse […]June 26, 2017Leadership & PolicyN.C. Central Names Akinleye ChancellorUniversity of North Carolina System President Margaret Spellings tapped Dr. Johnson Akinleye — who had been serving as interim chancellor of N.C. Central University — to lead the public historically Black institution located in Durham, N.C.June 26, 2017StudentsLoyal Allen Returns to Dream Job at Highline CollegeLoyal Allen Jr. is on a mission to make Highline College more accessible to residents all across the Northwest coast, even though it’s already considered to be one of the most diverse community colleges in the state of Washington.June 26, 2017Faculty & StaffProfessor Durden’s Firing Highlights Adjuncts’ Shaky FootingLisa Durden never thought a fiery exchange on a Fox News show would have any impact on her employment as an adjunct professor at Essex County College, an open-access, two-year community college headquartered in Newark, New Jersey.June 26, 2017StudentsPanel: New Jersey Colleges Offered Plan to Stem Sex AssaultsTRENTON, N.J. — Colleges need to gather data about sexual violence at their schools, set up clear reporting procedures and establish investigation models if they are to address high rates of on-campus assaults, a New Jersey task force said in a Monday report. Republican Gov. Chris Christie and the state Legislature formed the Task Force […]June 26, 2017Faculty & StaffAdjunct Who Posted About N. Korea Detainee Won’t Be RehiredWILMINGTON, Del. — The University of Delaware won’t rehire a professor who said a college student who died after being held by North Korea “got exactly what he deserved.” In a statement Sunday, the university said that the adjunct faculty member, Katherine Dettwyler, will not be rehired. She had last taught a course in the […]June 26, 2017Previous PagePage 493 of 3225Next Page
