cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.StudentsMaryland Governor Hogan Proposes Tuition and Student Loan ReliefTuition increases next fall at Maryland’s public colleges and universities would be capped at 2 percent, and student loan interest would become fully deductible on many people’s state tax returns under proposals Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday. Hogan said the proposals, if approved by the General Assembly in the session starting Wednesday, will provide relief […]January 10, 2017HomeHouse Democrats, Teachers Unions Rally Against Betsy DeVos NominationCasting her as the “antithesis” to public education, House Democrats — joined by the leaders of the nation’s two largest teacher unions — on Tuesday called for the Senate to block the nomination of Betsy DeVos as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. secretary of education.January 10, 2017African-AmericanRodriguez: The Miscounted of 2016 and False Media Narrative of Police AbuseIf one was relying on the mass media, one would never know that along with Blacks, Red-Brown peoples are getting killed at outrageous and unacceptable rates.January 10, 2017Champions AwardKay McClenney Named as 2017 Diverse Champions Award WinnerDr. Kay McClenney, a veteran leader in education and a community college advocate, has been named the recipient of the 2017 Diverse Champions Award.January 10, 2017StudentsFlorida Governor Pushes Again to Cut College Costs for StudentsTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Rick Scott is renewing his push to eliminate sales taxes charged on college textbooks. Scott said Tuesday he would ask state legislators to enact proposals aimed at helping students graduate from college within four years. Legislators will consider the proposals during their session that starts in March. Scott has been […]January 10, 2017Faculty & StaffUniversity of Kansas Professor’s Lawsuit Alleges Anti-German DiscriminationLAWRENCE, Kan. — A University of Kansas assistant professor is claiming in a federal lawsuit she faced anti-German discrimination and a hostile work environment that eventually led to her being told she would lose her job at the end of this school year. In a federal lawsuit filed Friday, Catherine Joritz said students in the […]January 10, 2017StudentsFraternity at Indiana University Suspended after Hazing IssuesBLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The governing body of Delta Tau Delta has suspended the charter for the fraternity’s chapter at Indiana University Bloomington following problems with hazing. Jim Russell, executive vice president of the national fraternity, says there is “no place for hazing in Delta Tau Delta” and it’s “absolutely contrary to our values and will […]January 10, 2017StudentsDean: I was Asked to Step Down at Charlotte School of LawCHARLOTTE, N.C. — The academic dean at the Charlotte School of Law is stepping down. The Charlotte Observer reported that Camille Davidson said in an email Monday she’s been asked to resign as the head of academics at the school. Davidson says the request was made by Jay Conison, head dean of the school. Davidson […]January 10, 2017StudentsTrial Over Fix for Segregation at Maryland Colleges BeginsBALTIMORE — A trial to determine the best way to cure inequality among Maryland’s colleges and universities is underway in federal court in Baltimore. The decade-old case being heard Monday involves a coalition representing the state’s four historically Black colleges that says the state has underfunded the institutions while developing programs at traditionally White schools […]January 9, 2017StudentsFeds: More than 800 Career Programs Failing Their GradsHundreds of programs at for-profit colleges are at risk of losing federal funding unless their graduates start earning better wages, federal officials say. On Monday, the Education Department issued its first round of data measuring whether graduates of 8,700 career programs earn enough money to repay their student loans. It stems from the Obama administration’s […]January 9, 2017Previous PagePage 598 of 3225Next Page
