cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.StudentsI Went From Borderline Homeless to College-BoundMy academic achievements, my athletic achievements, problems I’ve solved that make me look like the premier candidate — these are all things I could talk about in this essay. But I think the most important thing I need to share is my background. My background is what has shaped me. Once you’ve understood what I’ve […]March 31, 2016StudentsMore Students Seeing the World Without Getting CreditsA survey found that roughly half of the 227 institutions responding reported an increase in the number of students who participated in non-credit education abroad for the 2012-13 academic year over the previous year.March 30, 2016StudentsUVA Student Group Supporting Undocumented Students Finds Its FootingA new student group at the University of Virginia—DREAMers on Grounds—is working to create a support network for students who are either undocumented or who have received DACA benefits.March 30, 2016StudentsPitt Settles Locker Room Case with Transgender StudentJOHNSTOWN, Pa. ― The University of Pittsburgh has settled a lawsuit brought by a transgender student who said he was wrongfully expelled from its Johnstown campus after a dispute over his use of a men’s locker room. Television station WJAC first reported the settlement Wednesday between the university and Seamus Johnston. Settlement terms haven’t been […]March 30, 2016Leadership & PolicyWWU Trustees Pick OSU Provost as Only Finalist for PresidentBELLINGHAM, Wash. ― The Western Washington University board of trustees has picked the provost at Oregon State University as the preferred candidate to become the school’s 14th president. Sabah Randhawa is OSU’s second ranking administrator. He is in line to replace retiring WWU President Bruce Shepard. In addition to being the school’s chief academic officer, […]March 30, 2016African-AmericanGlaude’s Book Examines Devaluing of Black LivesText examines how Black lives continue to be rendered insignificant in an era when many thought that the election of the nation’s first Black president would signify a dramatic shift in race relations.March 30, 2016StudentsLawmakers Fight Over Free Tuition for National GuardsmenAUGUSTA, Maine ― The Maine House is divided along party lines over how to fund a program that gives National Guard soldiers and airmen free tuition in the state’s higher education system. Republicans say the University of Maine System and the Maine Community College System can pay for their tuition out of the agency’s existing […]March 30, 2016StudentsChicago State Backs Off Request that Employees Turn in KeysCHICAGO ― Chicago State University backtracked Wednesday from a plan to collect keys from faculty and staff members, instead announcing that it would take an inventory of keys that might have to be collected should layoffs be necessary amid the state’s financial crisis. Administrator Aleshia Renee Terry had asked deans on Monday to begin collecting […]March 30, 2016StudentsMinority Scholars to be Among Those Honored by AERASeveral minority scholars will be among those recognized next week when the largest gathering of educational researchers assemble in the nation’s capital for the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.March 29, 2016StudentsGroup Calls Remedial Education ‘Bridge to Nowhere’Complete College America, dedicated to improving graduation rates nationally, has dubbed remedial education a “bridge to nowhere” because the majority of students who begin remedial education never make it to credit-bearing courses.March 29, 2016Previous PagePage 741 of 3224Next Page
