cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.StudentsSouth African Police Fight Students Demanding Free EducationJOHANNESBURG ― South African students protesting for free education disrupted lectures at one of the country’s leading universities on Tuesday, clashing with police who tried to disperse crowds with tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades. The violence at the University of the Witwatersrand, or Wits, in Johannesburg erupted despite an appeal from the vice-chancellor, […]October 4, 2016StudentsGrowing Number of South Dakota law Graduates Fail Bar ExamVERMILLION, S.D. ― The percentage of University of South Dakota School of Law graduates who fail to pass the state bar exam has increased from about 10 percent in 2013 to about 50 percent this year. The trend is prompting fears that a shortage of lawyers in rural South Dakota could get worse. Most lawyers […]October 4, 2016StudentsMontana Tech Faculty Seek Changes After Students ExpelledBUTTE, Mont. ― Montana Tech faculty members want to revise the school’s “academic dishonesty” policy and undergo safety training after a summer in which they battled organized cheating by dozens of Middle Eastern students. The school announced in August that it had expelled 15 summer school students. The Montana Standard obtained a Faculty Senate report […]October 4, 2016StudentsWhite Towson University Student Accused of Using Racial SlurTOWSON, Md. ― A Black Towson University student has accused a white student of calling her a racial slur while arguing over a parking space last week. The Baltimore Sun reports that university officials are investigating the incident, which gained attention on social media after the Black student tweeted about it. University officials have declined […]October 4, 2016Faculty & StaffState University System Wants to Reach Union Deal at TableHARRISBURG, Pa. ― The chancellor of the state higher education system says it rejected a union proposal to have a third party outline mandatory contract terms because the system’s negotiators remain dedicated to reaching a deal at the bargaining table. “That’s the way the process is supposed to play out,” state system Chancellor Frank Brogan […]October 4, 2016HomeHonoring Black PoetsOctober is National Book Month, celebrated and promoted by the National Book Foundation. The nonprofit organization was established in 1989 to foster appreciation of great writing in America. The foundation sponsors the National Book Awards annually, as well as public and educational programs. This year, the foundation will present its 2016 Literarian Award for Outstanding […]October 4, 2016African-AmericanSurvey: Minorities, Whites See Life in D.C. Area Very DifferentlyWASHINGTON — Fear of the police is pervasive among Blacks and Latinos living in the Washington, D.C., area, while Whites and those who are well-educated or wealthy are more likely to report being “extremely satisfied” with where they live. These stark contrasts are among the findings of a groundbreaking survey report released Monday that sought […]October 3, 2016StudentsGuillermo: Close Tax Loopholes to Finance Free College Tuition PlanThe revelation of Donald Trump’s loss of nearly a billion dollars in 1995, according to his tax records obtained by the New York Times, may bolster the visibility of the free-college tuition issue on the campaign trail. Trump’s declared losses of $916 million on his 1995 return would have allowed him not to pay any […]October 3, 2016StudentsColleges may get Help Fighting ‘Revenge Porn’A proposed law that would punish people who publish “revenge porn” online will likely be put forth in the next Congress, but how effective ― if passed ― will the measure be in combating the practice on college campuses?October 3, 2016StudentsSouth Africa’s Zuma says Protests Put Universities in PerilJOHANNESBURG ― Recent violent protests at some South African universities have caused about $44 million in property damage and threaten to sabotage the country’s system of higher education, President Jacob Zuma said Monday. Zuma spoke at a national education forum as the University of Cape Town re-opened despite some disruptions by students who said they […]October 3, 2016Previous PagePage 653 of 3225Next Page
