cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.Faculty & StaffLawmakers Want Mizzou Employees Fired for Photographer ClashJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. ― Another University of Missouri employee is under fire from Republican lawmakers after a videotaped clash with reporters during campus protests. More than a dozen Republican senators in a letter released this week and addressed to university system and Columbia campus leaders said Janna Basler of the MU Office of Greek Life […]January 5, 2016WomenGov.-elect Edwards Picks LSU Professor as State Health ChiefBATON ROUGE, La. ― An LSU public health professor is Gov.-elect John Bel Edwards’ choice to lead Louisiana’s health department, the largest agency in state government. Dr. Rebekah Gee was named Tuesday as Edwards’ secretary for the Department of Health and Hospitals. In that role, she’ll oversee a $9.7 billion agency that accounts for more […]January 5, 2016Community CollegesInnocent Until Proven Guilty, but is Anyone in Higher Ed Standing With Bill Cosby?If Bill Cosby used to give millions to your school, as he did to Spelman College, you can be assured that the money is now being put to good use — for his legal defense.January 4, 2016SportsWhy Efforts to Ban Student-Athlete Protests Would BackfireSuch actions would likely spark Black student-athletes to protest the discrimination they endure at the universities they attend and possibly disrupt revenue stream.January 4, 2016StudentsHigginbotham Dedicated to Ensuring History of Blacks ValuedThis month, Dr. Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham takes the reins of the venerable ASALH and seek to educate the masses about the importance of Black history.January 4, 2016Faculty & StaffU. of Illinois Finalizes $600,000 Settlement with SalaitaURBANA, Ill. ― The University of Illinois has finalized a $600,000 legal settlement with a professor who lost his job offer over a series of anti-Israel tweets. The (Champaign) News-Gazette reports that the settlement with Steven Salaita was finalized Dec. 24 after all parties signed it. The newspaper obtained a copy of the settlement […]January 4, 2016SportsSettlement Reached in Tennessee Discrimination LawsuitKNOXVILLE, Tenn. ― Former Tennessee associate director of sports medicine Jenny Moshak and two ex-Lady Volunteers strength coaches have settled a gender discrimination and retaliation lawsuit they filed against the university in the fall of 2012. The university said Monday it had reached a $750,000 settlement with Moshak, Heather Mason and Collin Schlosser plus “attorneys’ […]January 4, 2016StudentsBoise State Reaches Settlement in Sex Assault LawsuitBOISE, Idaho ― Two former Boise State University athletes who accused the school of failing to stop sexually harassment have reached an out-of-court settlement with the university. The former students sued the school in 2014, alleging athletic officials ignored their reports of sexual assault and harassment by a star athlete. The settlement was reached Dec. […]January 4, 2016StudentsClemson University Responds to Lawsuit over Student’s DeathGREENVILLE, S.C. ― Clemson University is denying allegations made in lawsuits about the death of a student who died during a fraternity run in September 2014. The Greenville News reports the school filed the documents in the past week, answering allegations made by the parents of Tucker Hipps in an earlier lawsuit, including that he […]January 4, 2016African-AmericanInvestigators Find No Evidence that Missouri State DiscriminatedSPRINGFIELD, Mo. ― An investigation has found no evidence that Missouri State University discriminated against the top Black official at the school. The Missouri State Board of Governors hired outside investigators after an online petition alleged that Ken Coopwood, vice president of diversity and inclusion, was subjected to “despicable and hostile” behavior by his staff. […]January 4, 2016Previous PagePage 800 of 3224Next Page
