cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.HomeETS Seeking to Erase Educational DisparitiesThe largest, private, nonprofit testing organization, ETS, is working to eliminate educational disparities within underserved communities.December 21, 2016Leadership & PolicyGeorge Mason President Angel Cabrera to Serve as Fed Director in RichmondFAIRFAX, Va. — George Mason University President Angel Cabrera has been elected to serve as a director for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Cabrera, who will continue to serve as GMU’s president, will begin his new duties with the Fed in January. He will be one of nine directors for the Richmond bank. The […]December 21, 2016StudentsWalker calls ‘Whiteness’ Class at University of Wisconsin ‘Goofy’MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker says a University of Wisconsin-Madison calls titled “The Problem is Whiteness,” is “goofy” and “unusual,” but he’s stopping short of saying it should put UW’s funding in jeopardy. Walker’s comments came after two Republican state lawmakers threatened to pull funding for UW if the class wasn’’t canceled. Rep. Dave […]December 21, 2016News RoundupGary Orfield to Receive Marie Fielder MedalLongtime civil rights scholar Dr. Gary Orfield will receive the Marie Fielder Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Social Transformation. Orfield, the Distinguished Research Professor of Education, Law, Political Science and Urban Planning at UCLA, will receive the award on Jan. 13 in Santa Barbara, Calif. The Fielding Graduate University’s Marie Fielder Center for Democracy, Leadership […]December 21, 2016Faculty & StaffUniversity of Oregon: Professor Who Donned Blackface Violated PolicyEUGENE, Ore. — The University of Oregon says a law professor who donned blackface for a costume at a Halloween party violated the institution’s anti-harassment policies, but any punishment she receives will remain confidential. The Register-Guard reported Wednesday that the university found Nancy Shurtz’s costume had a devastating impact on the law school and created […]December 21, 2016SportsSt. Peter’s Severs Ties with Athletic Director ‘Boe’ PearmanJERSEY CITY, N.J. — Belinda “Boe” Pearman is out as St. Peter’s University athletic director after only 15 months. St. Peter’s President Eugene J. Cornacchia sent a text to the school’s trustees that simply read: “I write to inform you that Boe Pearman is no longer employed at St. Peter’s University. I’m grateful for Boe’s […]December 21, 2016StudentsCollege, University Enrollment Down 5th Straight YearThe trend threatens the national goal—already behind schedule—of increasing the proportion of the population with degrees.December 20, 2016HomeRodriguez: Michelle Obama and the ‘Men’ of HopeIn a recent interview, Michelle Obama said this to Oprah Winfrey about the absence of hope: “We feel the difference now. See, now, we are feeling what not having hope feels like.”December 20, 2016StudentsBerea, Drexel Among Promise Neighborhood Grant WinnersSix institutions were announced as winners Tuesday of the U.S. Department of Education’s 2016 Promise Neighborhood grants that fund “cradle to career” support of at-risk children in an effort to lead them to more prosperous lives.December 20, 2016StudentsTeen Files Rape Suit Against College of Charleston, FraternityCHARLESTON, S.C. — A former College of Charleston student is suing the school and a fraternity, saying she was drugged and raped at a party when she was a 17-year-old freshman. The woman went to a party in August hosted by Alpha Epsilon Pi’s Chi Omicron chapter when two of the fraternity’s brothers forced her […]December 20, 2016Previous PagePage 606 of 3225Next Page
