cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.StudentsSouth African Police Use Stun Grenades on Student ProtestersCAPE TOWN, South Africa ― South African police have used stun grenades to disperse student protesters outside parliament, where the finance minister was giving a budget speech. Hundreds of protesters had marched to the parliament building in Cape Town on Wednesday to call for free university education. They burned what they said was a mock […]October 26, 2016StudentsNew Online Program Matches Freshmen With Study Abroad OpportunitiesIn an effort to get more students to think sooner than later about studying abroad, a new pilot program enables college freshmen to set up online profiles that match them with programs of interest around the world.October 25, 2016African-AmericanHBCUs are America’s National TreasuresMany of the historic buildings and sites on HBCU campuses have deteriorated over the years and are at risk of being lost completely if not preserved and protected.October 25, 2016Asian American Pacific IslanderUCLA Celebrates Public Access to Key Japanese-American Incarceration CollectionNow, educators and the general public can view documents and legal memoranda retrieved during Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga’s years of research and gathering evidence proving that the mass incarceration of Japanese-Americans was unnecessary.October 25, 2016StudentsPosse Foundation Veterans Program Offers Path to Elite CollegesThe Posse Veterans Program is one of a few programs that offer structured pathways to a select group of elite colleges for veterans.October 25, 2016STEMUniversity of Washington Gets $210M from Gates FoundationSEATTLE ― The University of Washington is getting $210 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to help build a new facility to advance efforts to improve the health and well-being of people around the world, officials said Tuesday. The donation from the largest private foundation in the world, located just miles from the […]October 25, 2016StudentsWilliston State Expanding Free Tuition Effort to MontanaBISMARCK, N.D. ― A small two-year college in northwestern North Dakota that offers free tuition to high-school graduates in the area is expanding the effort to Montana. Williston State College began the program two years ago in Williams County to increase the number of professionals such as nurses and accountants in the booming oil patch. […]October 25, 2016Leadership & PolicyNew Kennesaw State President to Receive Big Step Up in SalaryKENNESAW, Ga. ― The new president of Kennesaw State University is in line for a major salary increase. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens’ base annual salary will nearly triple when he becomes the university’s president next month. According to a proposal sent to him Monday by the University System of […]October 25, 2016WomenCollege of Southern Idaho Settles VP’s Lawsuit for $650KTWIN FALLS, Idaho ― The College of Southern Idaho has agreed to pay a former vice president $650,000 to settle a discrimination lawsuit. The Times-News reports in a story on Tuesday that the settlement with Edit Szanto was made through the college’s insurer, the Idaho Counties Risk Management Program. The college in a statement denies […]October 25, 2016Campus ClimateHarvard Reaches Tentative Deal with Striking Dining WorkersCAMBRIDGE, Mass. ― Harvard University says it has reached a tentative labor agreement with its striking cafeteria workers. The school announced Tuesday that it agreed to a five-year contract with the labor union representing Harvard’s 750 dining workers. University officials declined to provide details about the deal, which must be approved by members of the […]October 25, 2016Previous PagePage 639 of 3225Next Page
