cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.StudentsOpen-source Textbooks Gain in Push for College AffordabilitySTORRS, Conn. ― The standard textbook for Fundamentals of General Chemistry I at the University of Connecticut has a list price of $303. For students who use the version professor Edward Neth is preparing for the fall semester, the cost will be zero. An early adopter of open source textbooks, Neth said he turned to […]February 11, 2016News RoundupN.C. State Professor Charged with EmbezzlementRALEIGH, N.C. ― An animal science associate professor at North Carolina State University has been charged with embezzling from three student clubs. Multiple media outlets reported that campus police arrested 57-year-old Charles Scott Whisnant of Garner and charged him with three felony counts of embezzlement. He turned himself in to the Wake County jail Wednesday […]February 11, 2016StudentsUAB to Improve Access after Disabilities Act ComplaintBIRMINGHAM, Ala. ― The University of Alabama at Birmingham has reached a settlement to ensure equal access for people with disabilities to the university’s facilities. U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance said in a news release Wednesday that the agreement was reached after a UAB student filed a complaint under the Americans with Disabilities Act, saying […]February 11, 2016Faculty & StaffNMSU Settles Class Action Lawsuit Over Family LeaveLAS CRUCES, N.M. ― New Mexico State University has agreed to pay more than $700,000 to settle a lawsuit accusing the university of denying or discouraging faculty members from taking time off for family leave. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports that about 50 current or former nine-month faculty members who had a newborn, adopted a […]February 11, 2016HBCUsEDGAR MARTINEZEDGAR MARTINEZ has been named director of the Saint Leo University Orlando Education Center. He was assistant director of distance learning and continuing education at the University of West Florida. Martinez earned an associate from Lorain County Community College, a bachelor’s from Kent State University and a master’s from Bowling Green State University.February 11, 2016HomeTIMOTHY MCMULLENTIMOTHY MCMULLEN has been named director of design and construction at Winston-Salem State University. He was director of the Design and Construction Services Unit at North Carolina Central University. McMullen earned a bachelor’s from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.February 11, 2016StudentsANNE EHRLICHANNE EHRLICH has been appointed vice president for student development at Knox College. She is dean of students at Woodbury University in California. Ehrlich received a bachelor’s from the University of California, San Diego, a master’s from the University of Michigan and a doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles.February 11, 2016Community CollegesJORGE G. GONZALEZJORGE G. GONZALEZ has been named president of Kalamazoo College, effective July1. He is vice president for academic affairs and dean of Occidental College in Los Angeles. Gonzalez earned a bachelor’s from the Monterrey Institute of Technology, and a master’s and a doctorate from Michigan State University.February 11, 2016Leadership & PolicyEILEEN O’CONNOREILEEN O’CONNOR has been appointed vice president for communication at Yale University. She was deputy assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia. O’Connor holds a bachelor’s and a juris doctor from Georgetown University, and a postgraduate diploma from the London School of Economics and Political Science.February 11, 2016Faculty & StaffGLADIS KERSAINTGLADIS KERSAINT has been appointed dean of the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut, effective in July. She is associate dean of the College of Education and a professor at the University of South Florida. Kersaint holds a bachelor’s and a master’s from the University of Miami, and a doctorate from Illinois State University.February 11, 2016Previous PagePage 774 of 3224Next Page
