cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.StudentsHouse Democrats to Seek Increase in Pell GrantHouse Democrats on Monday said they plan to seek an increase in the Pell Grant to make college more affordable but conceded the increase would only be by a couple hundred dollars.May 15, 2017StudentsProtesting Students in Puerto Rico Committed to Saving Higher Ed AccessStudents on strike in the University of Puerto Rico system have settled in for the long haul as the island struggles to come to a resolution regarding its massive debt crisis.May 15, 2017StudentsTuition Discounts not Paying Off for Private CollegesA survey shows that private nonprofit colleges are providing students a record level of tuition discounts but those efforts have not been enough to stave off a steady decline in enrollment.May 15, 2017StudentsMizzou Sees Effect of Declining Enrollment in ColumbiaCOLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri in Columbia is seeing the negative effects of budget cuts and declining enrollment. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports the university is expecting its smallest incoming freshman class in nearly two decades this fall, with as much as a 6 percent decline compared to last year. Local landlords are […]May 15, 2017StudentsAuburn Pays $29,000 to End Suit Over White NationalistBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Auburn University’s failed, one-day fight to prevent a white nationalist from speaking on campus will cost nearly $30,000 in legal fees under an agreement approved by a federal judge. School officials said they agreed to pay $29,000 in legal fees “to avoid more costly litigation costs” stemming from the university’s attempt to […]May 15, 2017StudentsFamily: Pledge Who Died at Penn State Treated Like ‘Roadkill’NEW YORK — A fraternity pledge who was ordered to guzzle alcohol during a hazing ritual and twice fell down a flight of stairs before his death was treated like “roadkill,” his father said Monday, days after criminal charges were filed against 18 of his son’s Penn State fraternity brothers. Jim Piazza, the father of […]May 15, 2017Students4 Plead Guilty in Baruch College Student’s Hazing DeathSTROUDSBURG, Pa. — Four men charged in a brutal fraternity hazing ritual that resulted in the 2013 death of a New York City college student have pleaded guilty in a Pennsylvania court to voluntary manslaughter. Fraternity members at Pi Delta Psi physically abused Chun “Michael” Deng, a Baruch College student. They then tried to cover […]May 15, 2017Faculty & StaffSeizure of Kansas Student Newspapers Shone Light on DisputeWICHITA, Kan. — A federal mediator is expected to hear arguments next month over a grievance stemming from a fray between administrators at Hutchinson Community College and student journalists and their suspended professor. The dispute resulted in administrators cancelling media classes near the semester’s end and briefly seizing an edition of The Hutchinson Collegian. The […]May 14, 2017Leadership & PolicyMissouri S&T’s First Female Chancellor Wraps Up DutiesROLLA, Mo. — The first woman to lead the Missouri University of Science and Technology has worked to improve diversity at the Rolla school, although the student body remains male dominated as she prepares to leave. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that S&T Chancellor Cheryl Schrader is wrapping up her duties this month at the […]May 14, 2017StudentsTennessee Legislature Passes Free Tuition ProgramMEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tennessee’s new plan to allow older adults without a college degree or certificate to attend community college free of charge will serve as a model as more states consider similar policies, experts and school administrators said Friday. The state General Assembly passed the bill pushed by Gov. Bill Haslam, who is expected […]May 14, 2017Previous PagePage 520 of 3225Next Page
