cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.News RoundupMississippi College Board Seeks More Financial OversightJACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi’s College Board moved last week to increase oversight of the finances of the state’s eight public universities, voting for annual financial reviews after Jackson State University spent its way into trouble. The board will have to vote again on the policy before it’s official, but such second votes are typically formalities, […]March 19, 2017Leadership & PolicyEmanuel Appoints New City Colleges of Chicago ChancellorCHICAGO — City Colleges of Chicago has a new chancellor. On Friday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that Juan Salgado will take over from Cheryl Hyman. Salgado is now on the Chicago Park District Board of Directors and is the president and CEO of Instituto del Progreso Latino on the city’s West Side. He was also […]March 19, 2017Faculty & StaffVirginia Lawmaker Teaches at College, Serves on State Budget PanelRICHMOND, Va. — Virginia’s senate majority leader, who is co-chair of the budget committee, is the highest paid adjunct professor at the College of William and Mary. The Daily Press reported Friday that Republican Thomas K. Norment $60,000 a year for teaching two classes in the fall, and supervises internship programs and guides independent research […]March 19, 2017Leadership & PolicyWright State President Resigns Ahead of RetirementDAYTON, Ohio — The president of Wright State University has resigned just months before his planned retirement because of the university’s budget crisis. The Springfield News-Sun reports that David Hopkins resigned abruptly Friday. He planned to retire in three and a half months. Hopkins cited the university’s “substantial undertaking to bring our budget into alignment […]March 19, 2017Leadership & PolicyBoston College Leader Credited with Transforming School DiesBOSTON — Boston College’s chancellor, the Rev. J. Donald Monan, who is credited with transforming the regional Roman Catholic school into a nationally-regarded university, died Saturday. He was 92. Monan died at Campion Renewal Center, a Jesuit community in Weston, after a brief illness, the university said. He was Boston College’s longest-serving president. After stepping […]March 19, 2017StudentsDiverse Conversations: Improving College DiversityIf we want to make a positive difference for the future of America, change begins with education. Emphasis must be placed on inclusion of all students, regardless of gender, ethnicity or economic status.March 16, 2017StudentsRodriguez: Language and Civilizational ClashesFor many years many academics and writers had avoided using the term racism or, more precisely, had avoided calling people racists because many believed that such terms had lost their meaning and power due to overuse.March 16, 2017StudentsHigher Ed Leaders Lambaste Federal Budget ProposalHigher education leaders blasted federal budget proposal released Thursday as one that will make college less accessible, less affordable and set back the nation’s workforce and research interests.March 16, 2017Faculty & StaffFairmont State Professors Sue School Over President SearchFAIRMONT, W.Va. — Two Fairmont State University professors are suing the school over its search for its next president. The Times West Virginian reports Dr. Galen Hansen and Dr. Albert Magro filed a lawsuit March 3 against the FSU Board of Governors and the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission. In the lawsuit, Hansen, who’s […]March 16, 2017WomenUW-La Crosse Dispatcher Fired Over Trump Offered Job BackLA CROSSE, Wis. — A University of Wisconsin-La Crosse police dispatcher who says she was fired for supporting President Donald Trump’s travel ban will get her job back. Chancellor Joe Gow says the university system’s legal counsel recommended dispatcher Kimberly Dearman be rehired. Dearman was fired on Monday following a university investigation into a complaint […]March 16, 2017Previous PagePage 558 of 3225Next Page
