cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.SportsMissouri Valley Conference Delays Fall Sports to September 18The Missouri Valley Conference has delayed the start of fall sport competition to Sept. 18 and decided it will hold conference-only competition in men’s soccer, women’s soccer and volleyball, on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. Competitive schedules for men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf, and women’s tennis will be delayed until Sept. […]July 31, 2020SportsSEC Announces Conference-Only Schedule for FootballThe Southeastern Conference, or SEC, has announced a conference-only schedule for football and set Sept. 26 as the new kickoff for its 2020 season. The decision has been taken to allow member institutions “to focus on the healthy return of their campus communities and the gradual re-introduction of athletics” amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The SEC said […]July 31, 2020SportsMIAA Postpones Fall Sport Competition Due to PandemicThe Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, or MIAA, has decided to postpone fall conference competition and conference tournaments for cross country, football, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, and volleyball in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference said it will aim to schedule these sports for later in the academic year. It will […]July 31, 2020SportsNortheast Conference Postpones Fall Sports Competition and ChampionshipsThe Northeast Conference has postponed all fall sports athletics competition and championships “in response to the unprecedented challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.” The decision affects conference events in all fall sports including men’s and women’s cross country, field hockey, football, men’s and women’s soccer, and women’s volleyball. The conference plans to meet again Oct. […]July 31, 2020African-AmericanIllinois State University to Remove Names in Residence Hall That Have Links to SlaveryIllinois State University will remove names in a residence hall that have links to slavery. The university said it will rename floors in its Watterson Towers residence hall, which consists of 10 “houses” named after the first 10 former U.S. secretaries of state. Of those 10, eight actively participated in slavery, the university said. “Asking […]July 31, 2020African-AmericanAmerican Association of Pediatrics Issues Apology for Past Racism Against Black DoctorsThe American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a “long overdue” apology for its racism against two Black doctors in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Two Black physicians, Dr. Alonzo deGrate Smith and Dr. Roland Boyd Scott, became association members in 1945. But, for six years prior, their initial membership applications had been repeatedly rejected […]July 31, 2020African-AmericanLoyola University Maryland to Remove Flannery O’Connor’s Name From Residence HallLoyola University Maryland has said it will remove author Flannery O’Connor’s name from a residence hall because “some of her personal writings reflected a racist perspective.” “The building names we use at Loyola should declare to our students—and entire community—what sort of values we esteem and hope to instill in our graduates,” said university president […]July 31, 2020SportsNCAA Allows Athletes to Wear Social Justice Statement on UniformThe NCAA said on Thursday that it will allow student-athletes to wear patches containing social justice statements or other statements for commemorative and memorial purposes on their uniforms. Current rules in some sports don’t allow such patches but the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved rules which will now allow athletes two places on the […]July 31, 2020HomeOther Virtual EventsNovember 16, 2020 2020 Dr. John Hope Franklin Awards July 17, 2020 AIR Coffee Chat: Advancing Equity and Inclusion in Higher Education—Listening and Learning TogetherJuly 30, 2020HomeOn DemandDiverse Talk Live! Webcasts Webinar Archives Other Virtual EventsJuly 30, 2020Previous PagePage 79 of 3226Next Page
