cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.Students3 Key Challenges and Strategies for College ProfessorsAs a junior faculty member, teaching can be extremely challenging.January 13, 2016Native AmericansTuition Waivers for Native Americans Paying DividendsTuition waivers for Native American students have proved to be successful in not only improving graduation rates but also giving back to the community.January 13, 2016WomenAdvocates Push to Open Doors to College for Homeless, Foster Care YouthPolicy and programs can remove obstacles to college for youth experiencing homelessness and foster care.January 13, 2016HomeCoaching for SuccessClemson’s Tony Elliott imparts academic, athletic, life skills.January 13, 2016African-AmericanMelvin Oliver named Pitzer College president, first African American to lead a Claremont campusMelvin L. Oliver, a noted champion of campus racial diversity, will become the sixth president of Pitzer College, marking the first African American to lead one of the five undergraduate Claremont Colleges, officials announced Wednesday. Oliver, 65, will assume office July 1 at a time of national campus unrest over racial, ethnic and gender equity […]January 13, 2016StudentsCaltech Professor Suspended for Harassment ComplaintsLOS ANGELES ― A Caltech professor has been suspended for gender-based harassment following an investigation into complaints made by two graduate students. The Los Angeles Times reports that Caltech officials in a Jan. 4 memo said the professor, who has not been identified, will not be paid for one academic year and will be barred […]January 13, 2016StudentsTrinity Lutheran College in Washington to CloseEVERETT, Wash. ― Trinity Lutheran College in Everett will close its doors for good in May. The Daily Herald reports the school will cease all instruction May 7. The new executive director of the school, Jim Lindus, says the school’s business model is not sustainable with only 166 students enrolled for the spring semester. […]January 13, 2016StudentsAfter Troubles in Columbia, Fewer Freshman Apply to MissouriCOLUMBIA, Mo. ― Fewer freshmen are applying to enroll at the University of Missouri this fall than last fall after race protests roiled the Columbia campus, according to an internal email from the university’s director of enrollment. So far, the university has received 18,377 freshmen applications, compared to 19,318 applications last year. However, this year’s […]January 13, 2016SportsTexas: No Evidence of Academic MisconductSAN ANTONIO ― The University of Texas says an internal investigation has found no evidence of academic misconduct within the men’s basketball program. Texas President Greg Fenves ordered the probe last June after the Chronicle of Higher Education alleged three incidents of cheating, improper assistance and school policy violations over a nine-year period. The review […]January 13, 2016StudentsOregon State University Store Begins Accepting Food StampsCORVALLIS, Ore. ― Oregon State University has become one of only a handful of universities with a store that can accept federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program cards. The university’s Cascadia Market was approved to accept SNAP cards in August, but waited until Jan. 6 to begin accepting the cards to work out details for how […]January 13, 2016Previous PagePage 795 of 3224Next Page
