cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.Asian American Pacific IslanderRace Still a Crucial Factor in College Admissions ProcessA new college guidebook examines the college admissions process from the Asian American perspective.June 26, 2016InternationalExperts: Britain’s Withdrawal From EU Won’t Affect Study-abroad ProgramsAcademics leaders say study-abroad programs in England won’t be significantly affected by Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union.June 26, 2016LGBTQ+LGBTQ Leaders Explore Pathways to SuccessLGBTQ leaders say defining leadership goals and implementing and communicating a clear inclusive policy are keys to success at annual LGBTQ Leadership Institute in New York.June 26, 2016News RoundupComplaints Pile Up Over University Speech RegulationsGREELEY, Colo. – Complaints are continuing to pile up after the University of Northern Colorado created a Bias Response Team to deal with behavior deemed to be offensive, including issues involving race, religion, national origin and sexual orientation. Complaints range from in-class assignments to students’ strongly stated political opinions. They even included cooking competitions that […]June 26, 2016African-AmericanEducation Department Providing Second Chance to PrisonersThe U.S. Department of Education announced a new development in its efforts to combat recidivism and reform the criminal justice system.June 23, 2016Leadership & PolicyWillie D. Larkin Resigns After 1 Year as Grambling State University PresidentGrambling State University lost its third president in less than two years Thursday when Dr. Willie D. Larkin resigned the post amid widespread reports that he was facing being fired by the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors.June 23, 2016StudentsScholars: Fisher Decision Gives Colleges ‘Breathing Room’ to Consider Race in AdmissionsA number of scholars say the Supreme Court’s decision signals that the “race-neutral” alternatives that Fisher argued should be used in college admissions would be an ineffective way to achieve diversity and that race still is necessary to accomplish this end.June 23, 2016StudentsEducation Management Corp. Lays Off 3 Percent of WorkforcePITTSBURGH ― Pittsburgh-based Education Management Corp. has laid off hundreds of employees at Art Institute campuses across the country, including 41 in the city. The 3 percent reduction in the corporation’s workforce comes as the for-profit college operator adjusts to declining enrollment. Spokesman Bob Greenlee declined Wednesday to provide an exact count on the layoffs. […]June 23, 2016StudentsBig Accreditor of For-profit Colleges Could Lose AuthorityWASHINGTON ― A vote by an advisory panel to the Education Department could set the nation’s largest accreditor of for-profit colleges firmly on a path to closing its doors, potentially leaving hundreds of thousands of students at risk of losing access to federal financial aid. The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, a group […]June 23, 2016StudentsSupreme Court Rejects Fisher, Upholds Use of Race in College AdmissionsThe U.S. Supreme Court handed the University of Texas at Austin a major victory in support of its right to consider race and ethnicity as a component of its admissions policy.June 23, 2016Previous PagePage 698 of 3225Next Page
