cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.StudentsLourdes University to Add Video Gaming to Athletic OfferingsSYLVANIA, Ohio — A private liberal arts university in northwest Ohio is adding competitive video gaming to its athletic programs, joining an association of about 30 other schools across the country that offer so-called eSports. Lourdes University President Mary Ann Gawelek has been advocating for an eSports program at the Sylvania school since she assumed […]February 6, 2017Faculty & StaffBill Seeks to End Tenure System in MissouriKANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Missouri lawmaker who is proposing eliminating tenure for professors at all of the state’s two- and four-year public colleges and universities says tenure is an outdated system that is no longer needed to protect teachers from being unjustly fired. Rep. Rick Brattin, a Harrisonville Republican, said eliminating tenure would save […]February 6, 2017WomenTyesha Burks Takes on Age-defying MissionDr. Tyesha N. Burks, selected by Diverse as a member of the 2017 Class of Emerging Scholars, is on a mission to remedy the problem that everyone faces even if they avoid or survive a particular disease: aging.February 5, 2017StudentsGuillermo: How Far are Colleges, Scholars Ready to Go Against Trump?As the legal back and forth on the Trump executive order is creating a public mini-course on constitutional law and presidential power, it’s clear higher ed has an opinion about closing of borders to immigrants from seven majority-Muslim countries.February 5, 2017StudentsACLU: Time Not Right for National Student IDThe ACLU told the Education Writers Association that a national student ID that would help track outcomes would be subject to misuse as a result of the Trump administration’s “outward hostility” to immigrants and Muslims.February 5, 2017StudentsCourt Filing Details of Former Baylor Coach Art Briles’ ConductWACO, Texas — A new court filing detailed allegations that former Baylor University football coach Art Briles ignored sexual assaults by players, failed to alert university officials or discipline athletes and allowed them to continue playing. The filing is in response to a lawsuit against Baylor and several officials including interim President David Garland by […]February 5, 2017StudentsBerkeley Campus Chaos Spurs Questions at Free-speech BastionBERKELEY, Calif. —Chaos that erupted at the University of California, Berkeley, to oppose right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos was shocking not just for the images of protesters setting fires, smashing windows and hurling explosives at police, but because of where it took place. UC Berkeley is the birthplace of the free-speech movement and has been known […]February 5, 2017Leadership & PolicyAccreditation Agency Raises New Concerns about University of LouisvilleLOUISVILLE, Ky. — A recent letter from an accreditation agency that placed the University of Louisville on probation last year has raised new questions about the university and its separate fundraising arm. Some of the questions relate to policies for compensation for school administrators and whether the relationship between the university and the UofL Foundation […]February 5, 2017Leadership & PolicyBrown University President Reappointed for 2nd 5-year TermPROVIDENCE, R.I. — The president of Brown University has been reappointed, extending her tenure into 2022. The Corporation of Brown University appointed Christina Paxson to a second five-year term. Chancellor Samuel Mencoff says the group is confident in Paxson’s “steady hand, clear vision, energetic leadership and boundless passion for Brown.” He notes that the reappointment […]February 5, 2017Faculty & StaffUniversity of Alaska President Faces No-confidence VoteFAIRBANKS, Alaska — The University of Alaska’s president is facing a no-confidence vote related to a decision to put the school of education at the Juneau campus instead of in Fairbanks. The Fairbanks Faculty Senate is expected to take up the issue Monday, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported. The proposed resolutions declare the faculty do […]February 5, 2017Previous PagePage 582 of 3225Next Page
