cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.StudentsOfficials Close Penn State Frat Where Pledge had Fatal FallSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. — A Penn State fraternity where a pledge was fatally injured in a fall down the stairs earlier this month was shut down Friday, and the school said it was working to tighten anti-hazing measures. The university said it will be at least five years before the Beta Theta Pi chapter might […]February 19, 2017StudentsBob Jones U to Get Tax-exempt Status Back After 30 YearsGREENVILLE, S.C. —A conservative Christian university in South Carolina is getting its federal tax-exempt status back 30 years after losing it over a ban on interracial dating. Bob Jones University President Steve Pettit told The Greenville that the ban was dropped in 2000 and a former university president apologized for discrimination eight years later. But […]February 19, 2017African-AmericanStudy: Big Data Helps Struggling College Students GraduateWASHINGTON — Getting through college isn’t easy, and it can be even harder for low-income and first generation students with few support resources. A new tool involving big data can help those at risk. Researchers at Georgia State University spent four years analyzing students’ grades, test scores and other information in order to identify those […]February 19, 2017African-AmericanWake Forest Opens Dorm Honoring Poet Maya AngelouWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Wake Forest University has named a new dorm in honor of poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou. Multiple media outlets report Wake Forest cut the ribbon on the five story residence hall for 224 students on Friday. Angelou was an American Studies professor at the university in Winston-Salem up until her […]February 19, 2017StudentsSome Texas Grad Students Hold Bar Conferences to Avoid GunsAUSTIN, Texas — A 2016 Texas law that allows concealed handguns on college campuses has prompted some graduate students to move their student conferences to bars, a newspaper reported Saturday. Several University of Texas at Austin graduate students made the move amid safety concerns, according to the Houston Chronicle. Mark Sheridan, who’s also an English […]February 19, 2017StudentsDeVos Says Community Colleges Key to Workforce DevelopmentCommunity colleges will play an important role in advancing President Donald Trump’s workforce agenda, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said at a meeting of community college leaders Thursday. It was DeVos’ first appearance at a conference event in her new role.February 16, 2017Leadership & PolicyKentucky State Presidential Search Accompanied by ControversyKentucky State University’s search for a new president has run into a rolling storm of troubles amid widespread criticism this week from across the university’s community over its search committee’s recommendations.February 16, 2017African-AmericanEconomist: Education Alone Won’t Close Racial Wage GapThough Black college graduates generally fare better than Black high school graduates, higher education has not proven sufficient to remedy America’s racial wage gap, a leading labor economist said recently during a Black History Month lecture.February 16, 2017StudentsUniversity of Wisconsin Students Demand Free Tuition for Black StudentsMADISON, Wis. — Black students should be offered free tuition and housing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison because blacks were legally barred from education during slavery and UW-Madison remains out of reach for Black students today, the student government said Wednesday. The Associated Students of Madison said in a resolution that students from suburban high […]February 16, 2017Leadership & PolicyDePaul University Names 1st Lay President in 119-year HistoryCHICAGO — DePaul University has named its first lay president in the Chicago school’s 119-year history. The Catholic university on Thursday announced that A. Gabriel Esteban will be its 12th president as of July 1. He is currently president at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey, where he has held the post since […]February 16, 2017Previous PagePage 575 of 3225Next Page
