cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.StudentsImmigrants Who Challenged In-state Tuition Policy Win CaseATLANTA — A judge says the Georgia university system must allow immigrants to pay in-state tuition if they’ve been granted temporary permission by the federal government to stay in the U.S. Georgia’s state colleges and universities require verification of “lawful presence” in the U.S. for in-state tuition. The Board of Regents had said students with […]January 3, 2017StudentsUniversity of Wisconsin Student Passenger on Missing PlaneCLEVELAND —A University of Wisconsin-Madison freshman and her father were among six people aboard a plane that disappeared over Lake Erie as the group was returning from a Cleveland Cavaliers game, the school said Monday as search crews continue to hunt for the aircraft. Megan Casey, 19, of Powell, Ohio, and her father, Brian, were […]January 3, 2017STEMProgram Provides Boost to Teens with Eyes Set on EngineeringHONOLULU — A new public school initiative will allow Hawaii students interested in engineering careers get on an early pathway to acceptance at a university engineering program. The state Department of Education is partnering with the University of Hawaii to create a “college-focused pathway” for students to pursue direct acceptance into the College of Engineering […]January 3, 2017StudentsGuillermo: Stanford Sexual Assault Case Another Example of Broken SystemThe New York Times’ front page treatment of a college sexual assault case once again shines a spotlight on what has become the biggest higher ed issue of our times.January 2, 2017StudentsTalladega College Under Fire for Accepting Role in Trump InaugurationAs the only HBCU to accept an invitation so far, Talladega College’s decision to participate in the parade has elicited a particularly strong reaction on social media.January 2, 2017StudentsFaculty Engaging More in New Era of ActivismStaff and faculty are attempting to understand and even participate in student activism.January 2, 2017HealthIndiana University Alters Health Plans for Same-sex PartnersSOUTH BEND, Ind. — More than 20 Indiana University employees will lose health care coverage if they don’t marry their same-sex partners by the end of the month. The South Bend Tribune reports that university employees in same-sex relationships have relied on a domestic-partner health care policy offered since 2002. That benefit ends Dec. 31. […]December 29, 2016StudentsUniversity of Wyoming Eyes Increasing Transfer Students to Boost EnrollmentLARAMIE, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming is looking to boost enrollment by increasing transfer students. The Laramie Boomerang reports that Outreach School Interim Dean Alyson Hagy said at a public listening session regarding the school’s five-year strategic plan that there’s been a considerable dip in the number of transfer students attending UW in recent […]December 29, 2016Faculty & StaffRetiring University of Kansas Professor Invented Widely Used Drugs for HIVLAWRENCE, Kan. — There’s a high chance you know someone whose life has been saved, extended or improved by a drug invented by University of Kansas professor Valentino “Val” Stella. Stella himself does: A KU colleague and the father of another both used the drug Velcade to treat blood cancer, to name just two. “About […]December 29, 2016StudentsHaskell Indian Nations University’s Attorneys: School not Subject to Title IXThe university’s attorneys — contesting a lawsuit filed by a former student over an alleged rape — argue that the school is not subject to Title IX, which prohibits gender-based discrimination, sexual harassment and sexual violence in education.December 29, 2016Previous PagePage 602 of 3225Next Page
