cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.African-AmericanEssex County College Professor Questions Suspension Following TV AppearanceNEWARK, N.J. — An adjunct professor at a New Jersey community college is questioning why she was suspended after appearing on Fox News. Lisa Durden says she learned about the suspension June 8 when she arrived to teach a class at Essex County College. Durden, who is Black, had appeared two days earlier on “Tucker […]June 21, 2017StudentsMusic School Backers Sue Rider University to Block Potential SaleLAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — A New Jersey university’s plan to sell its music college to another institution is now facing a legal challenge. Supporters of Westminster Choir College sued Rider University on Tuesday. They claim any sale that would close the music school or move it from its 23-acre campus in Princeton is illegal and would […]June 21, 2017StudentsUCLA Conference Emphasizes Importance of Partnerships in EducationAbout 135 teachers, professors and partners from the University of California, Los Angeles community and tie-in schools gathered this week at UCLA to exchange strategies and best practices at the first “Learning Together: Practitioners and Scholars in Partnership” conference. The idea of partnerships was the theme of the conference, whether between practitioners and scholars, or […]June 21, 2017Campus ClimateRapper Parody Costs 3 Their Jobs at Grace College & SeminaryThree employees from Grace College & Seminary were fired after a photo of them posing as “rappers” with a fake album cover background went viral earlier this month amid allegations of White privilege and cultural appropriation.June 20, 2017StudentsOn Hill, Both Sides Hold Ground on Campus Free Speech IssueColleges and universities have a responsibility to protect freedom of expression on their campuses — but also to prevent speech that might incite violence and unrest.June 20, 2017StudentsChicago Mayor: K-12 Education Model OutdatedArguing that the K-12 education model of the 20th century is outdated, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Tuesday he believes it’s time to expand the public school system into a pre-kindergarten to college model.June 20, 2017StudentsDeVos Plans to Name Financial Services Exec as Student Aid BossU.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said Tuesday she plans to appoint Dr. Arthur Wayne Johnson — a longtime financial services industry executive who recently wrote a dissertation on private student loan debt — as chief operating officer of Federal Student Aid, or FSA. “Wayne is the right person to modernize FSA for the 21st […]June 20, 2017StudentsTitle IX Investigation Closed at Liberty UniversityLYNCHBURG, Va. — The U.S. Office for Civil Rights is closing a Title IX investigation at Liberty University, saying it lacks jurisdiction over an off-campus sex assault allegation against a university employee. In a June 15 letter to university President Jerry Falwell Jr. obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press, the office said it’s closing the […]June 20, 2017StudentsArizona Court Overturns In-state Tuition for DREAMERsPHOENIX — The Arizona Court of Appeals says young immigrants granted deferred deportation status under a program started by former President Barack Obama are not eligible for lower in-state college tuition. Tuesday’s ruling says a judge’s 2015 decision that deferred action recipients were considered legally present in the U.S. and therefore qualify for state benefits […]June 20, 2017Leadership & PolicyLewis & Clark College Picks Wim Wiewel as Next PresidentPORTLAND, Ore. — Former Portland State University President Wim Wiewel is moving across town to become president of Lewis & Clark College. Wiewel just wrapped up a nine-year run as president of Portland State. When announcing his decision to step down, he said he planned to take a sabbatical. It won’t be a long one […]June 20, 2017Previous PagePage 497 of 3225Next Page
