cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.StudentsHigh School Senior With Cerebral Palsy Walks for the 1st Time to Get DiplomaLike the other high school seniors around him, Micah McDade prepared hard for graduation day. But unlike those classmates, Micah’s preparation took a little more muscle. Micah, who was born with cerebral palsy and is confined to a wheelchair, took his first steps in public during his graduation ceremony last Friday. Read the full story […]May 23, 2016STEMAdvocates for Diversity in STEM Still Priming Pump for PipelineNational Urban League President Marc Morial, in his keynote address at the STEM Solutions National Leadership Conference, made an impassioned call for change in the STEM fields.May 22, 2016WomenDr. Dawn-Elissa Fischer Moving Up Hip-Hop Academic ChartsDr. Dawn-Elissa Fischer is a scholar on the rise in the hip-hop academic field.May 22, 2016Asian American Pacific IslanderEnd Racial Profiling of Asian American Scientists and AcademicsJoyce Xi now knows what it is to be Asian American, undergoing the extreme xenophobia of her own country.May 22, 2016StudentsTennessee Law Strips University Diversity Office FundingNASHVILLE, Tenn. ― A bill to strip funding from the diversity office at Tennessee’s flagship public university became law without Gov. Bill Haslam’s signature on Friday. Lawmakers had been angered by the University of Tennessee’s diversity office recommendations to use gender-neutral pronouns for transgender students and to avoid religious-themed holiday parties. So they voted to […]May 22, 2016StudentsYale’s Gender Neutral Bathrooms Part of Changing ClimateNEW HAVEN, Conn. ― Visitors at Yale University’s 315th commencement will notice something new on campus this year ― gender-neutral bathrooms in 23 buildings. The school is promoting them on its website for Monday’s commencement, complete with a link to a map showing where they can be found. It is one of several changes made […]May 22, 2016SportsSuit Seeks Testimony from ex-Texas Coach Mack Brown, OthersAUSTIN, Texas ― A former University of Texas track coach’s sex and race discrimination lawsuit has new life, and her lawyers are still pursuing long-sought testimony from former football coach Mack Brown and prominent current and former administrators as they dig into one of college sports’ highest-profile athletic departments. Former women’s track coach Bev Kearney […]May 22, 2016StudentsFormer Harlem Drug Dealer Celebrates Columbia University Graduation After Long Road Back From PrisonAfter 67 years, two prison stints and so many arrests he’s lost count, a former Harlem drug dealer graduated from Columbia University as the oldest member of his class. David Norman shed his dark past for a cap and gown Wednesday after earning his long-awaited bachelor’s degree in philosophy. “It’s always possible to pursue your […]May 22, 2016Community CollegesCommunity Colleges Opening Doors Wider With 4-Year DegreesCommunity colleges have stepped up to meet workforce opportunities in areas such as nursing and technology by offering four-year degrees.May 19, 2016OpinionDo You Love What You Do as a Black Educator in Higher Ed?The flexibility, the benefits, and the ability that I have to help people accomplish their dreams of attaining a higher education degree are truly a blessing and honor in so many ways.May 19, 2016Previous PagePage 712 of 3225Next Page
