cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.African-AmericanCalling Asian Americans to Action: Why We Can’t Stay Silent about Black Lives MatterBlack Lives Matter protests erupted across the United States this year, provoked by the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and many others that have not seen full justice. As Asian Americans, we need to assess how we’ve been silent or apathetic to Black issues. It’s time we speak up and do something for Black Lives Matter – because frankly, we haven’t done enough.July 20, 2020SportsCommonwealth Coast Conference Suspends Fall Sports CompetitionThe Commonwealth Coast Conference said it is suspending intercollegiate sports competition this coming fall “in the face of unprecedented challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.” The conference said that, if public health conditions improve and NCAA guidance is favorable, it hopes to begin competition for winter sports athletic competition as early as Jan. 1, 2021. […]July 20, 2020SportsNEAC Suspends Intercollegiate Athletic Competition in the FallThe North Eastern Athletic Conference has suspended intercollegiate athletic competition in the fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference said a decision regarding winter and spring competition will be made at a later date. The conference said it will continue to monitor the scale of the pandemic and rely on NCAA recommendations, Centers for […]July 20, 2020SportsEast Coast Conference Suspends All Intercollegiate Competition During the FallThe East Coast Conference has decided to suspend all intercollegiate competition during the fall 2020 semester due to health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The events affected by the cancellation are men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s soccer, and women’s volleyball. Women’s tennis has already been moved to the spring […]July 20, 2020SportsMIAA To Delay the Start of All Sports Practices, CompetitionThe Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association, or MIAA, said it will delay the start of all intercollegiate athletic practices until the week of Aug. 31, with the start of competition delayed until the week of Sept. 28, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. “This plan allows our student-athletes to get back on campus and get acclimated […]July 20, 2020SportsColonial Athletic Association Cancels Fall Football Amid PandemicThe Colonial Athletic Association has decided to cancel football this coming fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference’s 12 members though will be allowed to pursue their own schedules, said ESPN. “The institutions of the Colonial Athletic Association recognize that we compete in a Conference made up of ten distinctive institutions that are located […]July 20, 2020StudentsSpelman College to Create Scholarship in Memory of John LewisSpelman College announced it will create an endowed scholarship to honor the memory of civil rights icon and longtime Congressman John Lewis who died on Friday. The scholarship will provide a one-time tuition contribution of $10,000, awarded every year to five Social Justice Fellows. “We believe that the best way to honor Congressman Lewis is to […]July 20, 2020LGBTQ+U of Maryland Hospital Sued for Canceling Hysterectomy for Transgender ManA transgender man last week filed a lawsuit against a Univ. of Maryland hospital for allegedly canceling a hysterectomy he was scheduled for, reported The Washington Post. Jesse Hammons, 33, said he was scheduled for the procedure at the university’s St. Joseph Medical Center on Jan. 6. However, his surgeon called him the night before […]July 20, 2020COVID-19Ithaca College Won’t Allow Students From States With High Numbers of COVID-19 Cases on CampusIthaca College said it will not allow students from states with high numbers of COVID-19 cases to move to campus or take in-person classes this coming fall. The college said it has made this decision in line with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s June 24 executive order requiring individuals traveling into New York State from […]July 20, 2020African-AmericanJohn Lewis, Civil Rights Icon, Dies at 80John Robert Lewis, civil rights icon and longtime Congressman, died on Friday after a six-month battle with cancer. He was 80. Lewis was revered for his historic participation in civil rights marches and for his leadership of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. He was beaten and jailed for his activism in the 1960s but remained […]July 19, 2020Previous PagePage 87 of 3226Next Page
