cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.StudentsThe African-American College Experience and Student Loan DebtThe cost of college has spiraled beyond the reach of many families and is leaving millions of students and graduates with debts that are keeping them from realizing their financial goals.May 12, 2017StudentsTexas Senate Votes to Bar College ‘Free Speech Zones’AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate has given preliminary approval to barring universities from establishing so-called “free speech zones” which are sometimes used to confine demonstrations to certain areas of campus. Supporters of the ban say using the free speech zones actually prohibits speech by implying free expression is not allowed across the rest of […]May 11, 2017StudentsReport: Minnesota Athletics Official Broke Harassment PolicyMINNEAPOLIS — The University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents has launched an investigation into a leak of confidential information regarding the latest in a long line of sexual harassment allegations to be leveled against the school’s athletic department. Regent Chairman Dean Johnson said a closed-door meeting was held on Thursday, one day after a television […]May 11, 2017StudentsCivil Rights Should be Part of UNC’s Mission, Speakers SayCHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A campus that protects a statue honoring White supremacy in the Civil War should balance that support by continuing to train law students who will fight social injustice, the head of the school’s Center for Civil Rights told a panel Thursday. Ted Shaw, director of the UNC Center for Civil Rights, […]May 11, 2017News RoundupGroups, Students at Odds Over University Free Speech BillMADISON, Wis. — A Republican plan to punish students who disrupt free speech on college campuses ran into opposition Thursday at its first public airing in the Legislature, with critics saying it impedes the very thing it seeks to protect. The Assembly’s higher education committee held a hearing on the proposal backed by Rep. Jesse […]May 11, 2017Faculty & StaffUniversity of Illinois Plans $60M Faculty Recruiting EffortURBANA, Ill. — The University of Illinois System has launched a three-year, $60 million initiative to recruit top faculty to its universities in Urbana-Champaign, Chicago and Springfield. University President Tim Killeen announced the effort Thursday, The News-Gazette reported. Killeen says the objective is to bring in tenured, high-achieving faculty in a broad range of academic […]May 11, 2017STEMStudy: Teacher Prep Programs Failing to Thoroughly Cover Subject MatterAn NCTQ report concludes that too many teacher prep programs at the undergraduate level don’t demand enough of prospective high school teachers, particularly when it comes to teaching specific topics within the broad fields of science and social studies.May 11, 2017StudentsPuerto Rico’s Financial Crisis Wallops University SystemPuerto Rico’s fiscal control board is proposing to cut the university system’s budget by nearly half by 2021. As a result, the stakes are higher than ever for UPR’s future.May 10, 2017StudentsProtests, Boos Greet DeVos at Bethune-Cookman CommencementEver since officials announced the choice for this year’s commencement speaker at the historically Black institution would be Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, the university and the town where it’s based have been roiled by controversy and protests.May 10, 2017Faculty & StaffDuke Professor Resigns After Criticizing Diversity TrainingDURHAM, N.C. — A professor of Catholic theology at Duke University’s divinity school has reportedly resigned in the face of disciplinary action following comments about the value of diversity training. The News & Observer reports another professor, Thomas Pfau, said Tuesday that 61-year-old Paul Griffiths resigned of his own volition, effective next year. Griffiths responded […]May 10, 2017Previous PagePage 522 of 3225Next Page
