cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.StudentsWinthrop Drops Name of White Supremacist from AwardROCK HILL, S.C. ― Winthrop University’s top academic award will no longer bear the name of avowed segregationist and former South Carolina governor “Pitchfork” Ben Tillman. Media outlets report the university’s president Dan Mahony told faculty, staff and students in an email Friday that the university will discontinue the 75-year-old Tillman Award. Instead, the students […]December 10, 2015News Roundup2 Top U. of Louisville Officials on Leave in Ongoing InvestigationLOUISVILLE, Ky. ― Two top University of Louisville officials have been placed on leave in an ongoing investigation. The Courier-Journal reports in an email Wednesday, President James Ramsey announced that Dr. David Dunn and Priscilla Hancock will be on leave effective immediately. Dunn is the executive vice president for health affairs and Hancock is the […]December 10, 2015StudentsNo Disciplinary Action Taken after Alleged Racist Frat PartyNEW HAVEN, Conn. ― No disciplinary action will be taken against any students or student groups at Yale University involved in allegations of racism at a fraternity party held by Sigma Alpha Epsilon in October. At the party in question, students complained that the fraternity denied entrance to minorities. Men at the door were […]December 10, 2015African-AmericanMan sues College of Charleston Citing Racial DiscriminationCHARLESTON, S.C. ― An employee at the College of Charleston has filed a federal lawsuit against the school, saying it failed to respond to complaints that his supervisor used the N-word and drew a racially insensitive picture of a black man while on the job. The Post and Courier reports Frederick Fortner, a Black man, […]December 10, 2015Leadership & PolicyAAUP: Regents Did ‘Serious Disservice’ in U. Iowa SearchIOWA CITY, Iowa ― A national group says Iowa regents did a “serious disservice” by influencing the University of Iowa presidential search to favor their pre-ordained candidate, businessman Bruce Harreld. The American Association of University Professors said in a report Thursday the Iowa Board of Regents “acted throughout in bad faith” the search to faculty […]December 10, 2015African-AmericanAfter Fisher Arguments, Justices Appear Typically DividedThe liberal and conservative justices showed themselves to be deeply divided over whether race should be a consideration in admissions policies at UT Austin and other institutions of higher education across the nation.December 9, 2015African-AmericanNursing Faculty Emphasize Culturally Competent Health CareEmerging faculty educate their nursing students about issues that impact patient care and bring health care to underserved communities.December 9, 2015Asian American Pacific IslanderRaising Consciousness for the Future of Higher EducationIt is very possible to complete a program in higher education without engaging in a conversation around race, which is troubling.December 9, 2015African-AmericanScalia’s ‘Mismatch Theory’ a Foe to Diversity, InclusionSupreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia made waves with his remarks about the abilities of African-American students in this country during the oral arguments of the Fisher vs. University of Texas at Austin case.December 9, 2015News RoundupDocuments Reveal U. Iowa Deals with GOP InsiderIOWA CITY, Iowa ― The University of Iowa has quietly awarded several no-bid contracts totaling $321,900 to a prominent GOP consultant for polling and social media services often delivered through subcontractors, a review by The Associated Press discovered. Critics say the contracts with former Iowa Republican Party chairman Matt Strawn’s namesake company ― uncovered […]December 9, 2015Previous PagePage 810 of 3224Next Page
