cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.African-AmericanMorehouse Takes Center Stage in Response to COVID-19’s Impact on Minority CommunitiesWith a $40 million grant, the federal government has asked leaders at Morehouse School of Medicine to mount a widespread, comprehensive fight against COVID-19 in communities that have been hardest hit. The work that MSM will do with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health over the next three years is historic and massive — and getting underway in the middle of the pandemic.August 17, 2020African-AmericanHoward, Columbia Collaborate on Reparations ProjectThe U.S. African American Redress Network was created when the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center at Howard University and the Institute for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University teamed up to spotlight the numerous local reparations initiatives across the nation and be a resource in support of such efforts.August 16, 2020African-AmericanOpening Up? Taking a Look at Fall Reopening Decisions at HBCUsSince COVID-19 forced schools to shutter in March, HBCU campus leaders said they’ve faced difficult decisions and had to make some unpopular ones as they prepared for an uncharted fall. In this roundup, we highlight plans that some HBCUs have cautiously devised to bring their students back to campus this fall, teach them virtually or do a mixture of both — all during a relentless pandemic in the United States.August 16, 2020WomenNo Longer Participating in Our Own OppressionEvery day, institutions of higher education ask marginalized people to participate in their own oppression. Maybe it’s time we stop. We are asked to represent diversity, but we are not given meaningful seats at the tables of power. We are told to meet (or exceed) the same metrics as our straight White male colleagues, but, even when we do, the institution betrays us.August 13, 2020COVID-19Report: Higher Ed Presidents Focused on Managing COVID-19 and Confronting InjusticeCollege and university presidents preparing for the upcoming school year amid COVID-19 are focused on maintaining academic programs and current tuition levels, cutting staff and administrative positions, and addressing issues of racial injustice, according to a national survey conducted by a leading higher education organization.August 13, 2020African-AmericanGlobal Manufacturer of COVID-19 Test Kits Partners with HBCUs to Ensure Safe Return to CampusOn Wednesday, Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world’s largest maker of scientific tools, announced a project to support testing, at no-cost, to the nation’s HBCUs, including establishing national HBCU testing centers to process COVID-19 tests and provide timely results throughout the academic year.August 12, 2020InternationalTaking a Holistic Approach to College AdmissionsIf traditional standardized tests are not an objective measure of academic potential, admissions officers must seek other measures. But beyond transcripts, recommendations, and essays, how can they consider a student from another country and evaluate whether they would be a good fit for a particular campus?August 11, 2020African-American“What Do You Call a Black Man with a Ph.D.?”Malcolm X once famously asked, “What do you call a Black man with a PhD?” Years before I earned my doctorate, my mother and father migrated from Haiti in search of the American dream and running water. Today, I have chosen to raise my family in the States and in some ways, fulfilled the vision of my God-fearing parents.August 10, 2020SportsMid-American Conference Postpones Entire Fall Sports SeasonESPN reported that the Mid-American Conference (MAC) “has postponed its entire fall sports season, becoming the first FBS conference to make the drastic decision because of ongoing concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.” According to ESPN, Dr. Jon Steinbrecher, MAC’s commissioner, “said the decision ‘was not made lightly nor without significant contemplation and conversation over the […]August 9, 2020African-AmericanBenedict College Ramps Up Safety Measures As In-Person Classes BeginAbout now, Benedict College would have been bustling with the excitement of a fall start. Instead, campus leaders must now assume the role of public health watchdogs as in-person classes at Benedict begin Monday, August 10.August 9, 2020Previous PagePage 73 of 3226Next Page
