cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.News RoundupAcademy Takes Historic Action to Increase DiversityIn a unanimous vote Thursday night (1/21), the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences approved a sweeping series of substantive changes designed to make the Academy’s membership, its governing bodies, and its voting members significantly more diverse. The Board’s goal is to commit to doubling the number of women […]January 23, 2016HBCUsIn Case You Missed It…Catholic University Finds Clemency Project Rewarding Experience Donald Trump: An ‘Angry Voice’ or ‘Great for African-Americans’? HBCUs Hit Strategic Reset in Face of Funding Mismatch Expert: ‘Momentum Matters’ for Community College Students Who Transfer to 4-Year SchoolsJanuary 22, 2016African-AmericanMiles College Strategically Strengthens Its Ties to BirminghamMiles College is positioning itself as not only a critical cornerstone of Birmingham, Alabama’s past, but also a key partner in its future.January 22, 2016African-AmericanHow Gifted Education Fuels InjusticesBlack students represent 19% of the public schools population but only 10% of gifted programs. This discrepancy means that over 250,000 Black students have been denied access to gifted education annually.January 22, 2016HomeExperts Cite ‘Representative’ Role as Barrier to Diverse FacultyPanelist agree that substantive inclusion must be intentional and will not be achieved with a simple fix.January 22, 2016News RoundupKapor Capital Institutes Diversity Pledge for Its Venture InvestmentsKapor Capital has taken a first-of-its-kind step to get technology start-ups to be more inclusive: A diversity pledge. To encourage the young companies it invests in to hire more people from diverse backgrounds, the Oakland venture-capital firm will now require all of them to sign a “Founders’ Commitment.” The Founders’ Commitment has four parts: establish diversity and inclusion goals […]January 21, 2016StudentsSAT Tests Canceled in China, Macau Over Cheating ConcernsPITTSBURGH ― The firm that oversees registrations for the SAT has canceled college entrance exams on Saturday in China and Macau, because some students may have already seen copies of the tests. The College Board, the New York-based testing firm, revealed the cancelations on Thursday. Stacy Caldwell, the firm’s vice president for college readiness assessments, […]January 21, 2016News RoundupArkansas Court Asked to Revive Case Over Magazine LoanLITTLE ROCK, Ark. ― A Hot Springs man asked the Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday to revive his lawsuit challenging a university’s $700,000 loan to the Oxford American literary magazine, arguing that the textbook revenue and other funds that were used are the public’s money. Justices heard oral arguments in James McCafferty’s lawsuit over the […]January 21, 2016StudentsUniversity of Iowa to Create Bias Response TeamIOWA CITY, Iowa ― The University of Iowa says it expects to have a bias assessment response team in place on campus by the end of the current semester. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that the proposed team, which would be known as BART, would address complaints of racial or other bias on campus concerning […]January 21, 2016StudentsNorth Carolina A&T Student’s Computer Teaching Draws White House PraiseGREENSBORO, N.C. ― The White House is honoring a North Carolina college student for spearheading a group in Guilford County that is developing a computer science-based program for at-risk youth. The White House issued a statement Thursday saying North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University undergraduate Angelica Willis is being honored next week. The computer […]January 21, 2016Previous PagePage 789 of 3224Next Page
