cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.StudentsColleges Pitching in as Floods, Fires Wreak HavocThe massive floods and forest fires that have disrupted thousands of households in the South and Southern California have spurred colleges in the areas to help institution employees, neighbors and students weather the troubles.August 18, 2016StudentsNational Science Foundation Awards $2.9 Million to National Diversity-Serving OrganizationsThe National Science Foundation has awarded to $2.9 million to several national engineering diversity organizations in a collaborative effort to increase the number of underrepresented engineering faculty across all institutional types. The organizations Great Minds in STEM (GMiS), American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES), MAES: Latinos in Science and Engineering , National Society of […]August 17, 2016African-AmericanPush for Marcus Garvey Pardon IntensifiesThe longstanding effort to clear the name of Marcus Garvey got a jolt of new energy Wednesday as the iconic Black leader’s son, a law professor and a contingent of civil rights personages called on President Obama to grant a posthumous pardon.August 17, 2016StudentsBody Donations on the Rise at U.S. Medical SchoolsMany U.S. medical schools are seeing a surge in the number of people leaving their bodies to science, a trend attributed to rising funeral costs and growing acceptance of a practice long seen by some as ghoulish. The increase has been a boon to medical students and researchers, who dissect cadavers in anatomy class or […]August 17, 2016StudentsUniversity of California, Berkeley Chancellor ResignsBERKELEY, Calif. ― The University of California, Berkeley chancellor, who critics alleged was too lenient when handling sexual harassment cases involving high-profile faculty members, has resigned his post. University of California President Janet Napolitano said Tuesday that she accepted UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks’ resignation and that a search for his successor would start immediately. […]August 17, 2016StudentsUniversity of Hawaii Opens All-gender RestroomsHONOLULU ― The University of Hawaii has opened nine more all-gender restrooms on its Manoa campus. Each all-gender bathroom is a lockable, single-stall room similar to the “family restrooms” found in malls and airports. Camaron Miyamoto who leads an LGBTQ center at UH says all-gender restrooms can be essential for students who don’t feel comfortable […]August 17, 2016StudentsHBCUs Still Providing Students Extra Nudge Toward SuccessWhile still maintaining high standards and stellar graduation rates, some HBCUs have created programs that allow promising students who may not meet the traditional requirements to enter and flourish.August 17, 2016StudentsScholar: Rankings of High School Systems Follows Lines of Economic DisparityWalletHub — a personal finance website — has released data comparing the quality of education in the 50 states and the District of Columbia in its annual report “States with the Best & Worst School Systems.”August 17, 2016African-AmericanEli Jones Inducted into Ph.D. Project Hall of FameTexas A&M University Mays Business School Dean Eli Jones was honored twice recently by two national organizations for his work as a role model and mentor.August 16, 2016StudentsUniversity of Alaska Southeast Students Using Disability Services Quintuples from 2008JUNEAU, Alaska ―The number of students using disability services at the University of Alaska Southeast is more than five times what it was in 2008. There were 23 students at the Juneau campus using those services eight years ago, when the Americans with Disabilities Act broadened its definition of disability. Since then, that number has […]August 16, 2016Previous PagePage 675 of 3225Next Page
