cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.News RoundupData Breach Targets Illinois State University PayrollNORMAL, Ill. ― An apparent information breach at Illinois State University allowed someone to divert the direct-deposit payroll payments of more than a dozen faculty and staff members to another account, according to university officials. The breach appears to be limited to 13 of the school’s employees, and it involved a total of about $50,000, […]March 2, 2016News RoundupFalling Lottery Sales Pinch College Scholarships in 8 StatesALBUQUERQUE, N.M. ― The ticket-buying frenzy that erupted over January’s $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot wasn’t enough to reverse a long-running trend: Proceeds from lottery games aren’t keeping pace with the higher education costs they were supposed to pay. Now lawmakers in at least eight states have made or are considering making dramatic cuts to scholarship […]March 2, 2016StudentsNo Charges for Students Behind Racial Slurs at Texas A&MCOLLEGE STATION, Texas ― No charges will be filed after an incident at Texas A&M University in which Black high school students touring campus reported being subjected to racial slurs and taunts, the university said Wednesday. University police said in a statement that they closed their investigation into the Feb. 9 incident after interviewing several […]March 2, 2016HomeDiverse Conversations: How Hollywood’s Lack of Diversity Impacts Higher EdWhether you are a fan of Hollywood, or Chris Rock, or none of the above, it’s important to understand the impact of what we see on screen—and what it means for our next generation of P-20 students.March 2, 2016HomeDebaters Successfully Argue that Free Speech Is Under ThreatTwo teams of debaters and an audience of Yale University students and New Haven, Conn., residents looked at whether campus protests and debates that roil around speech that has been deemed “offensive” or “racist” signal a threat to free speech.March 2, 2016StudentsHigher Ed Advocates Urge Democrats to Beef Up Pell GrantsWhen Congress moves to reauthorize the Higher Education Act—something it should have done years ago—it should include bigger Pell Grants that reflect today’s cost of college, several panelists testified Wednesday on Capitol Hill.March 2, 2016StudentsBowie State University Leads the Pack for HBCU LGBTQ Inclusion and DiversityHRC Foundation is pleased to announce that Bowie State University is the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to have a Queer Cultural Studies course approved. This is not the first time that Bowie State University has been at the forefront of LGBTQ inclusion and equality within a HBCU. The school was also the […]March 2, 2016LGBTQ+Transgender Student Elated Governor Vetoed BillPIERRE, S.D. ― A transgender high school student in Sioux Falls says that he’s elated that Gov. Dennis Daugaard vetoed a bill that would have required transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms matching their sex at birth. Thomas Lewis says he’s had a lot of support at Lincoln High School. But he says […]March 1, 2016Leadership & PolicyUC Davis Chancellor Quits For-profit College BoardDAVIS, Calif. ― The chancellor of the University of California, Davis has resigned from the board of a for-profit college company that the Federal Trade Commission is suing for deceptive advertising. The Sacramento Bee reports that UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi quit a $70,000 a year post with DeVry Education Group on Tuesday under pressure […]March 1, 2016StudentsAgency Probes Notre Dame for Possible Title IX ViolationsSOUTH BEND, Ind. ― The University of Notre Dame is among more than 165 colleges under federal investigation for possible violations of Title IX, a gender-equity law, related to sexual violence on campus. As of Feb. 24, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights was investigating 208 cases for issues of sexual violence […]March 1, 2016Previous PagePage 759 of 3224Next Page
