cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.Leadership & PolicyUC Regents Commit to Audit Recommendations, Praise NapolitanoSAN FRANCISCO — The University of California Board of Regents vowed to implement audit recommendations to improve the budgeting practices of the president’s office following a stinging state audit, but took pains to praise President Janet Napolitano and even question the report’s findings. State Auditor Elaine Howle briefed the UC Board of Regents Thursday on […]May 18, 2017Leadership & PolicySearch for New Jackson State President ContinuesJACKSON, Miss. — Trustees are still looking for a new president for Jackson State University. After hours of closed debate Thursday, College Board President C.D. Smith said trustees haven’t reached a consensus, and are now broadening their search beyond the three unnamed finalists they have been considering. Smith says it’s wrong to say the search […]May 18, 2017STEMWest Virginia U. Researchers Patent Method to Strengthen BuildingsMORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University researchers have patented technology for reinforcing the T-shaped joints of concrete beams in buildings to better withstand shocks like earthquakes without breaking. Doctoral engineering student Praveen Majjigapu and his adviser, Professor Hota GangaRao, are co-inventors and share the two patents. At a demonstration Thursday for potential partners in an […]May 18, 2017StudentsLeaders of Minority-Serving Institutions Ask Congress to Bolster Pell GrantThe presidents and chancellors of 10 minority-serving institutions called on members of Congress to strengthen federal investment in the Pell program, in a letter released on Wednesday afternoon.May 17, 2017StudentsTitle IV Funds Withheld from 5 Campuses in Puerto Rico During StrikeAdding to the University of Puerto Rico’s financial woes, the Department of Education has rescinded the eligibility of five of the system’s 11 campuses for Title IV programs due to the ongoing student strike.May 17, 2017StudentsNewly-minted Doctor Mixing Hip-hop and ScienceJust prior to Dr. Edmund Adjapong receiving his doctoral hood, he and his mentor, Dr. Christopher Emdin, reflected on how they inspire students of color to embrace science by infusing their teaching with hip-hop culture.May 17, 2017StudentsCalifornia Fraternity Faces Charges After Trees Cut DownSAN FRANCISCO — Federal authorities have charged a fraternity at California State University, Chico with illegally cutting down dozens of trees in a national forest during an initiation of new pledges, the U.S. Forest Service said. The complaint was filed Tuesday against the school’s Pi Kappa Alpha chapter and its president, Evan Jossey. The fraternity […]May 17, 2017Leadership & PolicyInterim Missouri Chancellor Says She Won’t Get Permanent JobCOLUMBIA, Mo. — The interim chancellor and provost at the University of Missouri says she is not a candidate to become permanent chancellor. Chancellor and Provost Garnett Stokes, who took over May 3, said Tuesday she expects the new chancellor to be named within the next two weeks. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports Stokes didn’t […]May 17, 2017Campus ClimateUniversity of Illinois Cancels Scientist Talk After BacklashURBANA, Ill. — The University of Illinois has cancelled plans to host a talk by Nobel Laureate James Watson after faculty raised concerns about his discredited views on race and intelligence. Carl Woese Institute for Genomic Biology director Gene Robinson tells The News-Gazette the center dropped plans to host the scientist before a date had […]May 17, 2017Home2017 Most Promising Places to Work in Community CollegesDr. José Adames is preparing El Centro College students for life beyond college.May 17, 2017Previous PagePage 517 of 3225Next Page
