cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.Faculty & StaffFlorida Atlantic Officially Fires Professor Who Questioned Sandy HookBOCA RATON, Fla. ― A Florida college has officially fired a professor who claimed the massacre of children at a Connecticut elementary school was staged. Florida Atlantic University said in a release that School of Communication and Multimedia Studies professor James Tracy was served a notice of termination Tuesday. The school sent Tracy a notice […]January 6, 2016Faculty & StaffProfessor Facing Termination Over Religious Views Disputes Wheaton College’s AccountCHICAGO ― The professor of a Christian college who asserted Christians and Muslims worship the same God said Wednesday that her views are in line with the suburban Chicago college’s mission and disputed university accounts of interactions with administrators who’ve taken steps to fire her. Larycia Hawkins, who’s Christian, was placed on leave at Wheaton […]January 6, 2016Faculty & StaffSUNY Broome’s Health Care MOOC Gaining Global AttentionFoundations for Assisting in Home Care is targeted at individuals who are considering pursuing a degree in health care and anyone who feels the need for guidance on how to assist the elderly or those who are ill.January 5, 2016StudentsWishful Thinking Won’t Erase Need for Race-Conscious Admission PoliciesThe U.S. Supreme Court wants to know: when will the nation’s colleges and universities no longer need race-conscious admission policies?January 5, 2016HomeDiversity Proponents Looking for the Academy to Lead WayAlleged racial discrimination on campuses has brought about a call for institutional leadership on diversity.January 5, 2016StudentsUniversity of Missouri Agriculture Group Goes All-FemaleCOLUMBIA, Mo. ― An agriculture leadership group at the University of Missouri is made up of all female students for the first time, reflecting a slow but steady shift in the industry. Thirteen students were selected in December as the first all-female group of Dickinson Scholars, the Columbia Missourian reported. The university’s College of Agriculture, […]January 5, 2016StudentsSchool Settles Suit over Support Animals in Student HousingCLEVELAND ― Kent State University in northeast Ohio has agreed to pay two former students $100,000 to settle a fair housing lawsuit that was filed by the U.S. Justice Department after the school refused to allow the students to keep an emotional support dog in a university apartment. The settlement announced on Monday also calls […]January 5, 2016News RoundupLouisiana-Lafayette Provost Takes Wisconsin System JobLAFAYETTE, La. ― University of Louisiana at Lafayette Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs James Henderson will leave his position this month to become vice president for academic and student affairs for the University of Wisconsin System. The Advertiser reports Louisiana-Lafayette President E. Joseph Savoie made the announcement Monday. Henderson will serve at UL […]January 5, 2016HBCUsAlabama Joins Interstate College AgreementDOTHAN, Ala. ― Alabama colleges and universities will soon have an easier way to offer online courses to students in other states, and out-of-state institutions will have the same opportunity to offer online course in Alabama, thanks to an interstate agreement. Currently, to offer distance education courses in Alabama, colleges and universities must gain approval […]January 5, 2016StudentsAG: No Hazing Charges in Penn State-Altoona Frat SuicidePITTSBURGH ― A state grand jury is recommending no criminal charges for fraternity hazing that one family claims led to the suicide of a Penn State-Altoona student. The grand jury report released Tuesday indicates 18-year-old Marquise Braham left notes indicating he had contemplated suicide since he was a child. It also says there’s no evidence […]January 5, 2016Previous PagePage 799 of 3224Next Page
