cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.African-AmericanTaylor Leaving Thurgood Marshall College FundJohnny C. Taylor, Jr., is stepping down after seven years as president and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, the venerable national representative of publicly-supported historically Black colleges and universities.June 4, 2017StudentsBarbara Smith Conrad’s Voice Would Not Be SilencedA series of unexpected events eventually earned Barbara Smith Conrad a place in history with Marian Anderson and other women who became opera legends.June 4, 2017StudentsHigher Ed Must Take Initiative to Reduce Carbon FootprintAfter Thursday’s announcement that the U.S. is pulling out of the Paris Accord on climate change, it’s unclear who is suffering the most from gassy, hot air — the world, or Donald Trump.June 4, 2017StudentsP-TECH Ready to Put Partnerships to TestP-TECH in Brooklyn has spawned the creation of dozens of similar schools throughout the nation — from Chicago to Norwalk, Conn. — that seek to capitalize on a three-way partnership between the public K-12 system, higher education and business.June 4, 2017Faculty & StaffBYU Professor Denied Spot in GOP Race for Chaffetz SeatSALT LAKE CITY — A judge has denied a Brigham Young University professor’s emergency request to be allowed to run in a packed Republican field to replace outgoing Rep. Jason Chaffetz. Chia-Chi Teng is teaching in China this summer. He tried to file to run in a special election via video conference before last week’s […]June 4, 2017StudentsACT Will Release Scores from Wrong Tests in OhioCOLUMBUS, Ohio — More than 1,000 high school students in Ohio whose ACT college-entrance exams were invalidated by the tests’ provider will receive their scores after all. ACT said Friday the tests will be scored and released and “deeply regrets” any inconvenience caused by the situation. The state Department of Education had urged ACT to […]June 4, 2017News RoundupChicago State University Spent $700K for Shelved CampusCHICAGO — A report shows that Chicago State University has spent $700,000 on a satellite campus on the city’s West Side that has been put on hold. The university has been hit hard by the budget impasse as well as declining enrollment and management troubles, The Chicago Tribune reported. University officials began pursuing a second […]June 4, 2017StudentsPenn State Making Changes to Greek System After Pledge DeathSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State is making changes to its Greek system, including taking control of the previously self-governing fraternities and sororities, following the February death of a pledge. The university’s board of trustees approved a set of changes during a meeting Friday. Earlier this week, the parents of 19-year-old Timothy Piazza released a […]June 4, 2017Leadership & PolicyFirst Female and First Black President to Lead St. Petersburg CollegePETERSBURG, Fla. — A 30-year employee of St. Petersburg College rode an overwhelming tide of public support to be named the school’s first female and first black president. The Tampa Bay Times reports that 53-year-old Tonjua Williams was named recently as the school’s new leader. Williams will take the reins amid faculty discontent and financial […]June 4, 2017StudentsUniversity of Wisconsin Sees More International Student InterestMADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin-Madison is receiving more applications from international students as nearly 40 percent of colleges across the country report receiving fewer such applications. Campus officials told the Wisconsin State Journal the university received about 900 more applications to join its fall 2017 freshman class from overseas, an increase of 14 percent […]June 4, 2017Previous PagePage 507 of 3225Next Page
