cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.StudentsCentral Michigan U. Says Hitler Card Wasn’t Made by StudentMOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — Central Michigan University says a Valentine’s Day card that mocked Jews who died in the Holocaust was created by a woman who doesn’t attend the school. The university released a statement Friday saying the woman apparently knew members of the College Republicans, which unwittingly distributed the valentine in a gift bag […]February 12, 2017News RoundupYale Renames Calhoun College Over Slavery Ties“Yale University will change the name of Calhoun College, a residential college named for an ardent supporter of slavery, and replace that moniker with one honoring computer scientist Grace Murray Hopper. University trustees, known as the Yale Corporation, voted in favor of the renaming on Friday, reversing a decision last year to keep the name. Keeping the […]February 11, 2017StudentsBlacks, Hispanics Losing Out on LSAT-based Financial AidThe result of privileging LSAT scores through merit-based scholarships is what some call a “reverse Robin Hood” effect, in which students from less privileged backgrounds end up shouldering more of the cost of law school.February 9, 2017StudentsSides Not Close in Maryland HBCU Remedy TrialThe plaintiffs and those representing the state of Maryland are still apparently far apart when it comes to how to remedy a segregated higher ed system that has disadvantaged Maryland’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU). In the ongoing remedial bench trial in Baltimore, testimony on behalf of the state has put the price tag […]February 9, 2017StudentsCentral Michigan U. Republicans Sorry for Hitler-themed Valentine’s CardMOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — A Central Michigan University Republican student group is apologizing for a Valentine’s Day card that mocks Jews who died in the Holocaust. The College Republicans group handed out gift bags to students Wednesday night, including one with a card that said “my love 4 u burns like 6,000 jews.” It had […]February 9, 2017Faculty & StaffUniversity of Vermont, Professors Negotiating New ContractBURLINGTON, Vt. — A union that represents professors at the University of Vermont is negotiating a new contract with the school. The Burlington Free Press reports that about 30 professors held signs outside the room in James M. Jeffords Hall where negotiators and union members met on Monday. The current agreement between the union and […]February 9, 2017StudentsPenn State Puts Stop to Fraternity Parties Serving AlcoholSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State has indefinitely halted fraternity and sorority parties where alcohol is available because of a student’s recent death and what the school calls growing allegations of hazing, sexual assault and other misconduct. The university announced Wednesday that Damon Sims, its vice president for student affairs, and the Penn State Interfraternity […]February 9, 2017Leadership & PolicySweet Briar College Names Former UVa Dean as New PresidentSWEET BRIAR, Va. — Sweet Briar College has selected a new president. News outlets report Meredith Woo will become the college’s 13th president on May 15. The college announced Monday that Woo will succeed Phillip C. Stone who’s set to retire after this academic year. Woo has been in London most recently as director of […]February 8, 2017Faculty & Staff3 Clemson Professors not Eating to Protest Trump Travel BanCLEMSON, S.C. — Three Clemson University professors are refusing to eat for nearly a week to protest the university’s failure to demand that President Donald Trump rescind an executive order banning travel to the U.S. from seven majority Muslim countries. The professors started “The Fast Against Silence” Monday morning and plan to not eat again […]February 8, 2017StudentsStudent Dead After Fall at Penn State; Frat Did Not Seek Help for 12 HoursSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Police say a Penn State University fraternity did not summon paramedics for a student who fell down a stairwell until about 12 hours after the incident. He later died. Authorities say 19-year-old Timothy Piazza of Lebanon, New Jersey, died Saturday at Hershey Medical Center. State College police found Piazza unconscious on […]February 8, 2017Previous PagePage 579 of 3225Next Page
