cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.StudentsCollege Racial Tensions to Play Out on TV DramaLOS ANGELES ― A White college student goes out to party costumed as Black rapper Lil Wayne, angering African-Americans who see it as evidence of insidious campus racism. The incident may sound familiar but it’s fictional, part of a five-episode arc in the upcoming season of “Switched at Birth,” the Freeform (formerly ABC Family) channel […]February 16, 2016StudentsStudents, Teachers Protest in India after Nationalist ViolenceNEW DELHI ― Students, journalists and teachers protested in the Indian capital Tuesday after a student union leader’s arrest and subsequent violence by Hindu nationalists. The uproar has once again sparked allegations that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party are displaying intolerance and cracking down on political dissent in […]February 16, 2016StudentsUniversity to Give Students Break From Early-morning ClassesSAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. ― A university in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is giving nearly all students an extra hour in the mornings by no longer teaching classes from 8 to 9 a.m. The Evening News reported Monday that the change is being made by Lake Superior State University. Interim Provost David Finley said in a […]February 16, 2016LatinxIndiana University to Begin Review of Sex Misconduct CasesBLOOMINGTON, Ind. ― Indiana University plans to begin reviewing 18 sexual misconduct cases this week, following allegations that the school’s associate dean of students sexually assaulted a woman at a December conference. In an open letter published Feb. 4, Jill Creighton accused Jason Casares of sexually assaulting her in December at a conference in Fort […]February 16, 2016Leadership & PolicyClarion University Provost Named Frostburg State PresidentFROSTBURG, Md. ― Frostburg State University has a new president. The University System of Maryland Board of Regents said in a statement Tuesday that it has appointed Ronald Nowaczyk to lead the school in western Maryland. Nowaczyk is provost and vice president for academic affairs at Clarion University in Clarion, Pennsylvania. He succeeds Jonathan Gibralter, […]February 16, 2016Leadership & PolicyFinalists Set for University of Nebraska-Lincoln ChancellorLINCOLN, Neb. ― Three finalists hoping to become the next chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will soon visit the campus, where they might spot the fourth finalist, who already works there. University of Nebraska President Hank Bounds announced the finalists Tuesday in a news release following a national search by a professional recruiting firm. […]February 16, 2016Leadership & PolicySuspended University of Missouri Professor ApologizesCOLUMBIA, Mo. ― The University of Missouri assistant professor who was suspended over a videotaped confrontation with student journalists in November is apologizing again after a new video from October in which she yells at police surfaced. Assistant communications professor Melissa Click said in a statement from Status Labs, the Texas company that’s working to […]February 16, 2016StudentsProvidence College Students Stage Sit-in, Cite Campus RacismPROVIDENCE, R.I. ― Students at a Catholic college in Rhode Island are occupying the president’s office over allegations of racism on campus. At least 20 Providence College students sat in the office of the Rev. Brian Shanley on Tuesday and plan to stay until he signs an agreement of commitment. The students say Shanley hasn’t […]February 16, 2016Faculty & StaffMalagon Embraces Her Role of Facilitating Brilliance in the CommunityDr. Maria C. Malagon, a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar, is focused on issues relating to immigration and education.February 15, 2016StudentsBack to the Future: 20th Century Issues of Race Still at ForefrontSome of the issues students in the minority face on their campuses are not new. Nor is the activism they used to address their concerns.February 15, 2016Previous PagePage 771 of 3224Next Page
