cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.SportsHampton University Suspends Fall SportsHampton University said it is suspending fall 2020 sporting events “out of concern for the spread of COVID-19 among our athletes and members of other [university] constituent groups.” Hampton joins other historically Black colleges and universities, Morehouse College, Langston University and Wiley College, in canceling or suspending fall sports due to the pandemic. “Please understand […]July 14, 2020News RoundupU of Pennsylvania Museum to Remove Cranial Collection After Student OppositionThe University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Museum will remove from public view a cranial collection that critics, including student groups, say includes skulls of enslaved people, reported The Daily Pennsylvanian. The Morton Cranial Collection, which includes some 1,000 crania, was the work of Samuel George Morton, whose “research was taken as proof that Europeans, especially those […]July 14, 2020SportsPatriot League Cancels Fall Sports Due to COVID-19The Patriot League has decided it won’t play sports this coming fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the United States Military Academy and the United States Naval Academy “may continue to engage in competitive opportunities as considered appropriate by their respective Superintendents.” The league said decisions about winter and spring sports competitions will be […]July 14, 2020SportsNJCAA Moves Most Fall Sports to Spring 2021The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) has moved most fall sports, including football to spring 2021. The NJCAA cross country championships for all three divisions and half marathon championships will remain at their originally scheduled dates in the fall, as will Division III women’s tennis. All winter sports competition will begin in January with […]July 14, 2020COVID-19Tulane University Will Suspend or Expel Students Who Throw Large Parties in the FallTulane University said it will suspend or expel students who host parties or gatherings of more than 15 people when college reopens in the fall. Tulane’s announcement came last week after the institution said it learned that over the July 4 weekend, students in New Orleans hosted large gatherings without any social distancing protocols despite […]July 14, 2020SportsPac-12 Moves to Conference-Only Schedule for Fall SportsThe Pac-12 CEO Group announced that it will schedule conference-only games for the fall season for several Pac-12 sports, including football, men’s and women’s soccer and women’s volleyball. It will also delay the start of mandatory athletic activities. “The health and safety of our student-athletes and all those connected to Pac-12 sports continues to be […]July 13, 2020SportsNESCAC Cancels Sports for Fall 2020The New England Small College Athletic Conference has canceled its fall sports season. “In keeping with public health guidance, each of our institutions has put in place physical distancing protocols, limits on travel on and off campus, and limits on the size of on-campus gatherings,” said the conference, in a statement. “Consistent with these policies, […]July 13, 2020SportsCIAA Suspends NCAA Competition for Fall 2020The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association has suspended all NCAA competition for the fall of 2020 due to ongoing safety concerns associated with COVID-19. The association said several member schools are in states experiencing dramatic increases in new COVID-19 cases. This has led to a pause in phased reopening plans in many of these states and […]July 13, 2020StudentsSurvey: Many Higher Ed Leaders Concerned About Student Compliance With Social Distancing ProtocolMany colleges and universities are concerned about whether students, especially undergraduates, will follow social distancing protocols when institutions reopen in the fall amid the COVID-19 pandemic, said a new EAB survey of 70 institutional leaders. “Enforcing social distancing in classrooms, libraries, and other public spaces won’t be easy, but schools know they will have little […]July 13, 2020SportsUT Austin Pitcher Kamron Fields Transfers to HBCU Texas SouthernInspired by the nationwide anti-racism protests, University of Texas at Austin pitcher Kamron Fields has decided to transfer to the historically Black Texas Southern University. “When I came to campus, my only real goals were to get my degree and put myself in a position to succeed in professional baseball,” Fields tweeted. “With racism, injustice, […]July 13, 2020Previous PagePage 91 of 3226Next Page
