cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.Leadership & PolicyDrake State President Placed on Administrative LeaveHUNTSVILLE, Ala. ― Helen McAlpine, long-time president at Drake State Community and Technical College in Huntsville, has been placed on administrative leave. The Alabama Community College System Office made the announcement in a statement Monday, and did not give any reason for McAlpine’s leave, but said it is a “personnel matter.” Kemba Chambers, dean of […]November 24, 2015StudentsFIU Fraternity Suspended Following Death of Female StudentMIAMI ― A fraternity at a Florida International University (FIU) has been suspended following the death of a female student who attended an off-campus party the fraternity hosted. Media outlets report the Phi Gamma Delta held a formal event at the Bahia Mar hotel in Fort Lauderdale earlier this month. Kellie Fullilove, a 19-year old […]November 24, 2015African-AmericanDiverse Conversations: 4 Ways HBCUs Can Prepare Students for Lack of Workplace DiversityThere has to be a blending of what is actually happening in the workplace with what the ideal can be with the right people who work for it.November 23, 2015StudentsA Lesson in Isolation: Being Hopi in Higher EducationI find it difficult to play the token Indian, to be one of the few Native role models and the one voice that fights for the development of programming that meets the needs of our Native students and local tribal communities.November 23, 2015Leadership & PolicyDiverse Docket: African-American Student Loses Bias Suit Against ValparaisoAn African-American nursing student who was dismissed for low grades has lost her racial discrimination suit against Valparaiso University.November 22, 2015African-AmericanIn Malaysia, Obama Says Education an Anti-Terrorism StrategyAfter Paris, Obama speaks to college students in the YSEALI Program in Malaysia.November 22, 2015StudentsCollege Presidents Defend Importance of Free SpeechHARTFORD, Conn. ― As debates about race and other social issues flare on campuses, college presidents are increasingly intervening to draw a line when cultural sensitivity conflicts with freedom of speech. At schools including Yale, Williams College and Wesleyan University, leaders have in recent weeks taken steps to assert the importance of the free expression […]November 22, 2015Faculty & StaffBrown University Announces $100M Plan on Racism, DiversityPROVIDENCE, R.I. ― Brown University says it plans to spend $100 million over the next decade to address diversity and racism on the campus. Brown President Christina Paxson unveiled the 19-page draft action plan and thanked students who have called attention in recent months to issues of injustice at the Ivy League school. The Providence […]November 22, 2015African-AmericanIn Case You Missed It…Tragedy in Paris Steve Fund Challenging Views of Mental Health in Minority Communities Failing Grade: Why There Aren’t More African-American Teachers in Classrooms Mizzou and the Future of Black Student-Athletes’ ProtestsNovember 20, 2015DisabiltiesReport: Clear Path from Community Colleges to 4-Year InstitutionsThe Edvance Foundation issued a report that lays out a series of recommendations on how to smooth the transfer pathway from community colleges to four-year institutions.November 19, 2015Previous PagePage 818 of 3224Next Page
