cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.HomeAcademic Studies Underscore Benefits of Government Assistance to PoorThey are the most recent contributions to ongoing national discourse over whether public assistance can improve long-term outcomes for low-income children.April 28, 2016African-AmericanCivil Rights Icon Kyles Dies, Forever Linked to KingThe recent passing of the Rev. Samuel “Billy” Kyles brings into focus the steady loss of civil rights stalwarts who bravely fought against Jim Crow in a segregated nation not that long ago.April 28, 2016Leadership & PolicyDuke University President to Step Down in 2017DURHAM, N.C. ― Duke University President Richard H. Brodhead has announced that he will step down from his post in June 2017. A statement from the school said Brodhead spoke to the board of trustees and the academic council on Thursday to discuss his plans. Brodhead will take a year’s sabbatical before returning to teaching […]April 28, 2016SportsNCAA Board OKs Anti-discrimination Measure for Event BiddingINDIANAPOLIS ― The NCAA Board of Governors adopted an anti-discrimination measure Wednesday that would affect the way the governing body evaluates bids to host sporting events. The NCAA said the decision came during the board’s quarterly meeting in Indianapolis. In a news release, the NCAA said it requires sites that are hosting events or […]April 28, 2016Faculty & StaffUC Davis Chancellor Says Politics Driving Action Against HerSAN FRANCISCO ― The chancellor of the University of California, Davis says politics are driving a state decision to put her on paid leave amid an uproar over her service on corporate boards and the school’s hiring of image consultants after campus police used pepper spray against protesters. Melinda Guzman, an attorney for Chancellor Linda […]April 28, 2016StudentsUND Eliminating 138 Positions to Meet Budget AllotmentsFARGO, N.D. ― The University of North Dakota plans to eliminate 138 faculty, staff and administration positions to help meet budget cuts ordered by the governor, the school’s interim president told state Board of Higher Education members Thursday. Ed Schafer disclosed the numbers at the meeting, where leaders of the state’s 11 colleges and universities […]April 28, 2016African-AmericanNational Teacher of the Year: I was a teenage mom, and teachers changed my lifeJahana Hayes always knew she wanted to be a teacher, but she didn’t always believe she could be one. She grew up surrounded by poverty, drugs and violence in the fading industrial city of Waterbury, Conn. But she loved school, and her teachers told her she could someday go to college. Even when she became pregnant at 17, […]April 28, 2016African-AmericanMore Than Ever, Parents Weigh Paying Price for College EducationFinancial experts say that parents’ decision to finance thousands of dollars to send their child to their “dream” school, may have a devastating impact on their future.April 27, 2016HomeThe Color Purpled: Who the Academy Rewards and Unapologetic Prince-ismsPrince did what so many of us, I think, want to do — transgress against the conventional and so-called normative, model or practice.April 27, 2016StudentsFood Assistance Put on Table for Low-Income College StudentsThe proposal to provide free or reduced price meals to low-income college students as a means of boosting their chances of earning a degree is being presented this week at a national conference on housing and food insecurity among undergraduates.April 27, 2016Previous PagePage 725 of 3224Next Page
