cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.HomeSupreme Court Preparing to Tackle Fisher Case, Campus Diversity AgainThe case questions the constitutionality of holistic admissions practices, which consider race, among other factors, in order to create a diverse and racially representative student body.December 3, 2015African-AmericanHire a Chief Diversity Officer, Check!At colleges and universities across the nation as a response to a campus crisis or incident of cultural insensitivity, campus administration has swiftly announced the establishment of chief diversity offices and chief diversity officers to direct those offices.December 3, 2015Community CollegesConnecticut Community Colleges Arming Security PersonnelA Connecticut Board of Regents spokesman said that the board had been working toward a decision on arming security personnel at community colleges since 2012 in the wake of a number of mass shootings across the nation.December 3, 2015Faculty & StaffUniversity Professors Upset with Proposed Labor ContractHARTFORD, Conn. ― Professors and students at Connecticut’s four state universities are upset with proposed contract changes they say will allow professors to be transferred from campus to campus, and lead to more part-time faculty, the elimination of academic programs, and larger class sizes. Wearing red T-shirts and holding signs that read “Fair Contract Now,” […]December 3, 2015Students2 Army ROTC Leaders Removed from N.Y. State College’s ProgramBROCKPORT, N.Y. ― The two top Army ROTC leaders at a New York state college have been removed from their positions after a physical training session sent 12 students enrolled in the program to local hospitals. Officials at The College at Brockport say Lt. Col. Christopher D. Bringer and Master Sgt. Mark E. Breyak are […]December 3, 2015StudentsMore Federal Loan Debt Forgiven for Corinthian StudentsWASHINGTON ― The government is erasing the loan debt of more than 7,000 former students of the now-defunct Corinthian Colleges ― totaling over $100 million, but still representing a tiny fraction of a federal debt-forgiveness program that could run well into the billions of dollars. The Education Department announced Thursday that it has approved a […]December 3, 2015Leadership & PolicyFAMU Trustee at Center of Fight with President ResignsTALLAHASSEE, Fla. ― The outspoken Florida A&M University trustee involved in a power struggle with the school’s president is resigning. Rufus Montgomery resigned from the FAMU board on Thursday. Montgomery, an alumnus and successful lobbyist in Georgia, had stepped down as the board chairman in October. Montgomery leaves the FAMU board several weeks after trustees […]December 3, 2015HBCUsCAROLYN MACAROLYN MA has been appointed interim dean of the University of Hawaii at Hilo Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy. Ma is also pharmacy practice department chair and an associate professor. She was in charge of operations, faculty and residents for the college on Oahu, Maui and Kauai. Ma received a bachelor’s from the University of Santa Clara and a doctorate from the University of California, San Francisco.December 3, 2015HomeDAVID H. JACKSONDAVID H. JACKSON has been named associate provost for graduate education and dean of graduate studies at Florida A&M University (FAMU). He is a professor at FAMU. Jackson received a bachelor’s and a master’s from FAMU, and a doctorate from the University of Memphis.December 3, 2015Community CollegesDANIEL PACKDANIEL PACK has been named dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Pack is Mary Lou Clarke Professor and Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio. Pack earned a bachelor’s from Arizona State University, a master’s from Harvard University and a doctorate from Purdue University.December 3, 2015Previous PagePage 813 of 3224Next Page
