cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.Leadership & PolicyTuskegee Turns Again to Morris as Interim PresidentThe Tuskegee University Board of Trustees has appointed Dr. Charlotte P. Morris to serve as the interim president of the institution beginning July.June 1, 2017Students63 Years after Brown, Segregated Schools Fight Takes Interesting TurnBrown vs Board of Education removed the barrier of denying people of color their right to an education, but 63 years later the fight to ensure that students attend a “good school” continues.June 1, 2017Faculty & StaffRemembering Samuel DuBois CookHigher education stalwart Dr. Samuel DuBois Cook, a political scientist and human rights activist, died Monday in Atlanta at age 88.June 1, 2017StudentsSurvey: Second-guessing Often Accompanies DegreesMore than half of adults in the U.S. would change at least one aspect of their higher education experience, according to a new survey. Common regrets were choice of institution and major or field of study.June 1, 2017Leadership & PolicyCarnegie Mellon President Stepping Down After 4 YearsPITTSBURGH — Carnegie Mellon University’s president is stepping down after a little more than four years on the job. Subra Suresh says he’s resigning his post as of June 30. In an open letter to the campus community, he wrote that he and his wife had “reflected on the long-term commitment” required to implement the […]June 1, 2017Faculty & StaffPrinceton Professor Cancels Lectures After Speech Leads to ThreatsTRENTON, N.J. — A Princeton University professor says she canceled lectures this week after receiving death threats following a commencement address in which she called President Donald Trump “a racist and sexist megalomaniac.” Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, an assistant professor of African American Studies at the Ivy League school in New Jersey, spoke to graduates at Hampshire […]June 1, 2017StudentsThreat Closes Evergreen State College After Protests Over RaceOLYMPIA, Wash. — A small college in Washington state closed abruptly Thursday in response to a threat following a recent series of protests that have drawn national attention to student allegations of racism on the progressive campus. It comes as many defenders of the First Amendment say they see signs that free speech is losing […]June 1, 2017WomenMuslim Activist Critical of Israel is Cheered at GraduationNEW YORK — A Muslim-American activist whose role as a commencement speaker had come under protest from critics opposing her stance on Israel was given a standing ovation by graduating students Thursday after she told them they must commit to demanding change. “We in this room together must commit to never being bystanders to poverty, […]June 1, 2017STEMUniversities: Trump Climate Decision Creates UncertaintyBOULDER, Colo. — A consortium of U.S. universities that manages the National Center for Atmospheric Research says President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the nation out of an international agreement on climate creates new uncertainties. In a statement Thursday, Antonio Busalacchi, president of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, stopped short of explicitly criticizing the […]June 1, 2017Leadership & PolicyCox Appointed to Alabama A&M Board of TrusteesDr. William E. Cox, president & CEO of Diverse: Issues In Higher Education, has been appointed to the board of trustees of his alma mater, Alabama A&M University.May 31, 2017Previous PagePage 508 of 3225Next Page
