cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.StudentsSouth African Student Leader Injured in ProtestJOHANNESBURG ― The student council at a leading South African university says a student leader was hit multiple times in the back by police rubber bullets during a protest for free education. The council at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg said on Twitter that Shaeera Kalla, a former council head, was being treated […]October 20, 2016StudentsStrike Enters 2nd Day at 14 Pennsylvania State UniversitiesHARRISBURG, Pa. ― Professors at 14 Pennsylvania state universities are expected to hit the picket lines again Thursday as their strike enters its second day. Members of the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties went on strike at 5 a.m. Wednesday after contract negotiations with the state stalled. The union represents more than […]October 20, 2016Leadership & PolicyCiting Concerns, Board to Audit Iowa State President’s FlightsIOWA CITY, Iowa ― Iowa State University’s governing board ordered an audit Thursday of every flight President Steven Leath has taken on school airplanes, and its leader said some of the trips appear “questionable at best.” In a rare rebuke of an ally, Board of Regents President Bruce Rastetter said during a meeting at the […]October 20, 2016StudentsITT Tech’s Closing Leaves Many Veterans in LimboAfter the abrupt closure of the ITT Technical Institute last month, the state of some veteran students’ education, many of whom cannot have their GI benefits restored, remains unclear.October 19, 2016Faculty & StaffFaculty Members at 14 Pennsylvania Universities on StrikeThe strike by the union, which represents 5,000 faculty and coaches, could potentially disrupt the school year of 100,000 students at 14 universities.October 19, 2016Faculty & StaffWe Don’t Have a ‘Diversity’ Problem in EducationWe do not have a diversity problem. What we have is a diversity symptom. Institutionalized White supremacy is the problem.October 19, 2016StudentsEducation Secretary John King Says College Students Need More Prep for Civic LifeColleges must be “bold and creative” when it comes to educating students for participation in civic life, U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr., said Wednesday.October 19, 2016StudentsHarvard Graduate Students Reach Deal to Vote on UnionizationCAMBRIDGE, Mass. ― Graduate students at Harvard University are organizing an election to decide whether to unionize. A group of graduate students reached an agreement with Harvard’s administration on Tuesday to hold an election on Nov. 16 and 17. The vote will allow Harvard’s 3,500 teaching and research assistants to decide whether they will be […]October 19, 2016DisabiltiesEx-Wichita State University Worker Files Discrimination SuitWICHITA, Kan. ― A former Wichita State University administrative assistant filed a federal lawsuit accusing the university of discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Vicki Huntoon said in the lawsuit that she was fired from the university because of her generalized anxiety disorder after two doctors diagnosed the disorder and she requested to work […]October 19, 2016StudentsUniversity of Michigan to Get $27M for Robotics ResearchDETROIT ― The University of Michigan is set to receive $27 million from a Chinese investment firm to aid in the institution’s driverless vehicle and robotics research. U-M President Mark Schlissel and Vice President for Research S. Jack Hu signed a memorandum of understanding on Saturday in Shenzhen, China, with Frontt Capital Management Ltd. Schlissel […]October 19, 2016Previous PagePage 642 of 3225Next Page
