cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.Leadership & PolicySome college presidents seem afraid to speak out. Not this one.Unlike many college presidents, Patricia McGuire rarely hesitates to speak her mind on the issues of the day in higher education. If another college leader, for instance, likens struggling freshmen to bunnies who ought to be drowned or shot, the longtime president of Trinity Washington University will call him out. McGuire did exactly that a […]March 15, 2016StudentsUniversity of Missouri Unrest Reverberates at ACEHandling unrest among underrepresented students was a hot topic of discussion at the 98th American Council on Education Annual Meeting which concludes today.March 15, 2016HomeAcuña Accepts John Hope Franklin Award at ACESAN FRANCISCO — Last night, Dr. Rodolfo F. Acuña, the founder of the Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies and a professor emeritus at California State University, Northridge, accepted Diverse’s 2016 Dr. John Hope Franklin Award at the 98th American Council on Education Annual Meeting. Notably, at the height of the civil rights movement, Acuña, […]March 14, 2016StudentsDelaware State Cutting 23 Degree-granting ProgramsDelaware State University, the sole historically Black public college in Delaware, is “deactivating” 23 degree granting programs it identified as low enrollment.March 14, 2016StudentsFormer Yale Captain Says He’ll Sue School Over ExpulsionHARTFORD, Conn. ― Former Yale basketball captain Jack Montague was expelled over a sexual assault allegation and plans to sue the school, his attorney said Monday. Attorney Max Stern issued a statement saying Montague had a relationship with the woman. He said the dispute is about the last of four sexual encounters, occurring in October […]March 14, 2016StudentsHarvard Agrees to Retire Law School Shield Tied to SlaveryCAMBRIDGE, Mass. ― Harvard University is retiring the official shield of its law school following complaints over its ties to an 18th-century slaveholder. The university’s governing body announced the decision Monday, supporting a campus committee’s previous recommendation to remove the shield. The shield was approved in 1937 and depicts three bundles of wheat. It’s modeled […]March 14, 2016News RoundupU.S. to Fire Monitor Overseeing Formerly For-profit CollegesWASHINGTON ― The Education Department is removing a law firm hired to oversee the turnaround of schools owned by Corinthian Colleges Inc., a for-profit education company whose financial collapse had placed at risk more than $1 billion in federal student loans. An Associated Press investigation identified conflicts with the ostensibly independent monitor. The department said […]March 14, 2016HBCUsGeorgia Governor Calls for Follow-up Bills to Campus CarryATLANTA ― Days after Georgia lawmakers approved a bill lifting a weapons ban on the state’s public college campuses, on Monday Republican Gov. Nathan Deal called for the General Assembly to address opponents’ concerns. Deal;s office released a statement asking for fixes and indicated that he could refuse to sign the so-called “campus carry” without […]March 14, 2016Home9 Research Universities Receive Grants to Retain Low-income StudentsNine public urban research universities were awarded a total of $450,000 to launch or expand pilot “micro-grant” programs meant to prevent low-income college students from dropping out.March 14, 2016African-AmericanSenate Votes to Confirm King to Head Education DepartmentWASHINGTON ― The Senate narrowly voted Monday to confirm John B. King Jr. as the nation’s education secretary. The vote was 49-40. King has served as acting secretary at the Education Department since Arne Duncan stepped down in December. As secretary, King will oversee the department as it puts in place a bipartisan education law […]March 14, 2016Previous PagePage 750 of 3224Next Page
