cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.StudentsAccreditor of For-profit Colleges Loses Appeal to Stay AliveWASHINGTON — Federal education officials are standing by their decision to cut ties with the nation’s largest accreditor of for-profit colleges — a ruling that will bar hundreds of schools from providing federal financial aid and likely force some to close. The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, which oversees more than 250 institutions […]December 12, 2016Leadership & PolicyIowa State President Apologizes, Reimburses for More FlightsANKENY, Iowa — Iowa State University President Steven Leath apologized Monday for using university airplanes for some personal trips and said he had paid back the school for additional flights beyond what he had done previously. Leath told the Iowa Board of Regents during a special meeting in Ankeny that he was “very sorry” for […]December 12, 2016Leadership & PolicyRhodes College Names Marjorie Hass First Female PresidentMEMPHIS — Rhodes College in Memphis has named Marjorie Hass as the school’s 20th president. Hass, who is currently president of Austin College in Sherman, Texas, will become the first female president in Rhodes’ 168-year history. She succeeds current President William E. Troutt in July following his retirement after 18 years as Rhodes president. Rhodes […]December 12, 2016StudentsGuillermo: Sanctuary Campus Movement Stalls in HeartlandWhile some major players like the University of California and the California State University system have led the way in the call for sanctuary campuses for undocumented students, others appear to be stopping far short.December 11, 2016Leadership & PolicyPomona College Names G. Gabrielle Starr PresidentPomona College—the small liberal arts college near Los Angeles—has tapped Dr. G. Gabrielle Starr to be its 10th president.December 11, 2016StudentsColumbia Teaching and Research Assistants Vote to Join UnionNEW YORK — Graduate teaching and research assistants at Columbia University have voted to join a union affiliated with the United Auto Workers. The Detroit-based UAW announced Friday the New York Ivy League university students voted 1,602 to 623 in favor of union representation. The voting took place Wednesday and Thursday. The Columbia vote came […]December 11, 2016StudentsU. of Nebraska-Lincoln Suspends Fraternity, Citing Behavior ProblemsLINCOLN, Neb. — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has suspended its Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, citing concerns about alcohol use and other problems. The university said Thursday that frat members likely were involved in problematic alcohol use at the chapter house and at off-campus parties. The university also cited concerns about members’ treatment of pledges and […]December 11, 2016StudentsSouthern Illinois University Approves Campus Alcohol SalesCARBONDALE, Ill. — Alcohol will soon be on the menu at Southern Illinois University. WSIL-TV reports that the school’s board voted on Thursday to allow the sales of beer and wine at campus events. The decision to join other universities around the state that already allow alcohol sales comes as colleges are trying to find […]December 11, 2016StudentsArizona Universities Ask Donald Trump to Protect Immigrant StudentsPHOENIX — The board that oversees Arizona’s three state universities voted Friday to urge president-elect Donald Trump to protect students who were illegally brought into the county when they were children, while specifically rejecting efforts to designate the schools as “sanctuary campuses.” The Arizona Board of Regents voted unanimously to send a letter to Trump […]December 11, 2016Leadership & PolicyRetiring Ohio University President Leaving Job EarlyATHENS, Ohio —Ohio University’s president will be leaving his job more than four months before the retirement date he originally announced. The Columbus Dispatch reports President Roderick McDavis will leave Feb. 17 to take a job as managing principal and chief executive officer of AGB Search. The company helps universities and other higher education institutions […]December 11, 2016Previous PagePage 612 of 3225Next Page
