cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.StudentsLawsuit Says San Francisco State Fosters Anti-SemitismSAN FRANCISCO — A group of Jewish students and local residents have sued San Francisco State University, saying administrators foster an anti-Semitic environment. The lawsuit filed Monday accuses school officials of encouraging hostility toward Jews. It cites several incidents, including the disruption by protesters of an April 2016 campus speech by the mayor of Jerusalem. […]June 20, 2017Leadership & PolicyRuth Simmons Named Prairie View Interim PresidentCOLLEGE STATION, Texas — Retired Brown University President Ruth Simmons, the first African-American woman to serve as president of an Ivy League institution, has been named interim president of Prairie View A&M University. The 71-year-old Simmons, who also was president at Massachusetts’ Smith College, the nation’s largest women’s university, and served in executive positions at […]June 20, 2017StudentsU.S. Government, Georgetown Offer Tuition Aid to Federal EmployeesThe U.S. Office of Personnel Management is partnering with Georgetown University’s School of Continuing Studies to provide financial benefits for eligible federal employees who are pursuing college career changes.June 20, 2017StudentsWant to Increase Graduation Rates? Hire More Underrepresented FacultyWhile overall college graduation rates have been increasing, the gap between graduation rates for students from underrepresented groups and white students is actually growing. One way to close that gap: having more faculty who reflect the race and ethnicity of those students.June 19, 2017StudentsCivil Rights Advocates: Scaling Back Higher Ed Investigations ‘an Injustice’A U.S. Department of Education memo that suggests a more narrow approach to civil rights investigations is being blasted by civil rights advocates as a “retreat” from the protection of students against acts of discrimination.June 19, 2017StudentsMichigan State Gets $3M to Bolster EntrepreneurshipEAST LANSING, Mich. — A $3 million gift to Michigan State University seeks to help bolster entrepreneurship. The East Lansing school announced Monday that Larry Gaynor, president and CEO of TNG Worldwide, and his wife, company vice president Teresa Gaynor, made the donation to create the Gaynor Entrepreneurship Lab on the first floor of the […]June 19, 2017News RoundupFormer University of Arizona Dean’s Sex-crime Case Going to MaricopaTUCSON, Ariz. — Pima County officials have handed over a 2015 sex-crimes case against a former University of Arizona dean to a prosecutor outside Tucson. The Arizona Daily Star reported Sunday that the Pima County Attorney’s Office sent the case against Jesse Bootman to a prosecutor in Maricopa County. The move comes after Bootman’s lawyer […]June 19, 2017Faculty & StaffFormer University of Montana President to Earn $119K as Chemistry ProfessorMISSOULA, Mont. — Former University of Montana President Royce Engstrom will earn $119,000 a year when he returns to teaching as a chemistry professor. The Missoulian reports Engstrom will the third highest-paid professor of the 10 faculty members in the university’s chemistry department. Engrstrom resigned as president in December at the request of Commissioner of […]June 19, 2017StudentsHarvard Students’ Ouster Over Offensive Posts Stirs DebateLAS VEGAS — Few college-bound kids lose their shot, and their slot, at their dream school once they get in, but it happened at one of the world’s most elite institutions and for a reason that has, until recently, hardly registered in the university admissions process: social media. Harvard University’s decision to rescind admission offers […]June 19, 2017StudentsYear-round Pell Grants to be Available This YearWASHINGTON — Pell Grants for low-income college students can now be used for summer studies. The U.S. Education Department announced Monday that year-round Pell Grants will be available starting July 1, allowing students to take summer classes and graduate sooner. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says the decision “is about empowering students and giving them the […]June 19, 2017Previous PagePage 498 of 3225Next Page
