cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.HomeInsiders See Darling-Hammond or Ben Carson as Next Secretary of EducationThose predictions come courtesy of the latest “Education Insider” released Wednesday by Whiteboard Advisors, a national education consulting firm.May 12, 2016StudentsHigh-tech Devices Take Cheating to New Level in Thai SchoolsBANGKOK ― Glasses with embedded cameras and smartwatches with stored information seem like regular spy equipment for the likes of James Bond, but for three students applying to medical school in Thailand, they were high-technology cheating devices. Bangkok’s Rangsit University canceled its examinations on Saturday and Sunday for admission to its medical and dental faculties […]May 11, 2016StudentsUNC President on LBGT Law: Colleges Can’t Run Without Fed FundsCHAPEL HILL, N.C. ― Leaders of North Carolina’s public universities met Tuesday to grapple with a looming threat that the federal government could withhold billions of dollars if the state loses a legal battle over transgender students and bathrooms. A North Carolina law adopted in March requires transgender people to use the bathroom or locker […]May 11, 2016StudentsUniversity Panel Adopts Expanded Student-athlete ProtectionsSAN FRANCISCO ― A policy that would nearly triple the number of University of California student-athletes guaranteed continued financial aid in the event of a career-ending sports injury received unanimous approval Wednesday from a committee of the university’s governing board. The proposal came from a working group of UC athletic directors tasked with making recommendations […]May 11, 2016Leadership & PolicyJenkins Named West Virginia State PresidentINSTITUTE, W.Va. ― Anthony L. Jenkins has been named the 11th president of West Virginia State University. The university Board of Governors announced his selection Tuesday. He’ll take over for Brian Hemphill on July 1. Hemphill is leaving to become president of Radford University in July. Jenkins is an Army veteran and native of Washington, […]May 10, 2016WomenPaid Parental Leave But No Union for Columbia Grad StudentsNEW YORK ― Graduate students who teach and conduct research at Columbia University will get paid parental leave and child-care subsidies starting next fall. Organizers of a drive to unionize Columbia graduate students said they welcomed the new benefits but urged the university to recognize their union. Provost John H. Coatsworth announced new benefits policy […]May 10, 2016SportsKnight Commission: Divvy Up March Madness Millions FairlyThe perennial issue of how to equitably allocate and distribute the large sums of money generated by intercollegiate sports again took center stage at a meeting of the Knight Commission.May 10, 2016SportsNew Montana State Athletic Director Backs Out of JobBOZEMAN, Mont. ― The deputy athletic director at the University of Utah, who last week was named athletic director at Montana State University, has backed out of the job. MSU President Waded Cruzado said Kyle Brennan told her Monday that taking the job “didn’t feel right.” Brennan issued a statement Tuesday saying that soon after […]May 10, 2016Leadership & PolicyUW System President: Tenure Shouldn’t Guarantee Lifetime JobMADISON, Wis. ― University of Wisconsin System president praised the decision to remove faculty tenure protections from state law in a recently released email to another university official. The Capital Times reported Monday that President Ray Cross sent an email to John Behling, the regent who led the process to write new tenure policies that […]May 10, 2016Faculty & StaffDiversity Lacking Among Professoriate’s Elite PositionsA new study examines the importance of diversifying chairs and professorships in academia.May 10, 2016Previous PagePage 718 of 3224Next Page
