cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.HBCUsGen Z is Using Their Voice and Their Vote for Change, But Are We Listening?On November 5th, the country saw the highest voter turnout in over a century, leading to the election of the first Black women Vice President in the history of the United States, who is also a HBCU graduate. Additionally, another historic unspoken milestone was reached, according to a recent Tufts University study. Fifty-three percent of young people showed up to the polls, which was the largest youth voter turnout in decades. Some may ask, why?December 2, 2020HealthNobel Prize Spotlights Sickle Cell’s Disproportionate Impact on African AmericansCRISPR is a new technique that involves cutting out a tiny piece of the mutation or defective gene that causes sickle cell disease in the hopes that the corrected gene will then work to make normal hemoglobin (a protein in red blood cells) instead of the sickle-shaped hemoglobin that gives the disease its name.December 1, 2020Leadership & PolicyNational Leadership and the Significance of the Breadth and Depth of American IdentityAs President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris assemble the people, resources and programs that they will bring to the White House in January, they will create tremendous possibilities and opportunities for all Americans. This is true even for those who did not vote for them.December 1, 2020COVID-19Experts Say Higher Ed Leaders Should Avoid Playing a ‘Numbers Game’ With COVID-19The response to COVID-19 has been mixed this fall. Some campuses, like the Atlanta University Center institutions in Georgia and the entire California State University system, pulled back in-person instruction and moved totally online. Others moved forward with in-person instruction but found themselves having to scale back amenities and implement social distancing protocols on campus.November 30, 2020Faculty & StaffExtend the Tenure Clock to Save Careers of Rising Academic WomenThe halls of higher education already had a leaky pipeline for women in science and academia, but the coronavirus pandemic has taken an ax to the problem and busted it wide open.November 30, 2020SportsWhile Some Sports Remain in Limbo, FBS Football is in Play and D-I Basketball Revs up for ActionThe 2019-20 intercollegiate athletics season ended abruptly when student-athletes were sent home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and coaches were left wondering what would happen to their programs. Even though schools eventually decided to either cancel fall sports or postpone them until the spring, student-athletes were still welcomed back to campuses so they could resume organized training this fall.November 30, 2020OpinionTests Should Elevate Communities. Not Lower ExpectationsYes, average test scores vary by geography, income and race. Yes, economically disadvantaged communities and some race/ethnicity minority groups consistently achieve lower scores on average than wealthy communities and majority groups. A vital question for education systems, individual experts in education, and national, state and local communities is how do we use the data and information to affect change?November 29, 2020PodcastsNative American Heritage Month, New Diversity Certification, And HigherED Under A New AdministrationIn this episode your host, David Pluviose checks-in on the latest ideas, coverage and hot topics from the Diverse newsroom. As Native American Heritage Month comes to a close we cannot lose focus on the experience and rights of the indigenous Native American nations. David also talks about a new certification program—DOIT—that was launched […]November 25, 2020HomeJOHN DABIRIJOHN DABIRI has been appointed the Centennial Professor of Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). A past faculty member at Stanford, Dabiri holds a bachelor’s in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Princeton University as well as a master’s in aeronautics and a Ph.D. in bioengineering from Caltech.November 25, 2020HomeBRUCE A. JOHNSONBRUCE A. JOHNSON has been appointed dean of mathematics and sciences at Central Piedmont Community College. Associate dean of STEM at the college, he was previously dean of curriculum programs at Roanoke-Chowan Community College. Johnson holds a bachelor’s in mathematics from Central State University, a master’s in applied mathematics from Virginia Tech and is pursuing a Ph.D. in higher education administration at Liberty University.November 25, 2020Previous PagePage 51 of 3226Next Page
