cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.SportsUAA Nixes Conference-Adopted ScheduleThe University Athletic Association has decided to move away from a conference-adopted schedule. “Despite exceptional work over the last several weeks to develop [association] fall schedules that would provide substantial [association] competition in a manner that assumes no air travel and allows for bus travel only within limited distances and travel times, it has become […]July 13, 2020African-AmericanEdward Waters College to Become a UniversityThe historically Black Edward Waters College in Jacksonville, Florida, is set to become a university after it received more than it expected in state funding, reported The Florida Times-Union. The 2020-2021 state legislative budget allocated an additional $3.5 million to Edward Waters, bringing total funding to $6.4 million. With the enhanced funding, the college will […]July 13, 2020SportsAfter Black Athletes’ Demands, UT Austin Announces Host of Changes to Enhance DiversityThe University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) on Monday said it will retain its controversial “The Eyes of Texas” school song and the statue of segregationist James Hogg, but it also announced a host of measures aimed at making its campus “more diverse and welcoming” after the institution’s Black athletes campaigned for over a […]July 13, 2020COVID-19Intellectual Humility: Re-Imagining a Democratic VirtueThe role of educational institutions—as a supplement to media, economic and governmental institutions—is crucial in developing virtues to balance the tension between the intellectual entitlement to have one’s own views respected and the intellectual humility to see those views as fallible, partial, dogmatic, and often unjustified.July 12, 2020SportsSyracuse U Creates New Position, Names a Diversity Director for AthleticsSyracuse University has appointed a director for diversity in campus sports, creating a new position in response to the nationwide protests about the poor racial climate in the country. The university announced it has named Salatha Willis associate athletic director of diversity, culture and climate. Willis has been serving as associate director of the university’s […]July 10, 2020SportsBig Ten Moves to Conference-Only Model for All Sports This FallThe Big Ten said it will move to a conference-only model for fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is the first Power 5 conference to announce a pandemic-related change to its fall sports schedule. “We are facing uncertain and unprecedented times, and the health, safety and wellness of our student-athletes, coaches, game officials, […]July 10, 2020SportsSIAC Announces Suspension of 2020 Fall Sports and Championship EventsThe Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, which includes primarily historically Black institutions in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, said it “has made the very difficult decision” to suspend all sporting and championship events through the fall to ensure the health and safety of student-athletes, coaches, students, staff, fans and other campus stakeholders. The conference suspended intercollegiate athletics this past […]July 10, 2020SportsNWAC Moves Most Fall Sports to the Winter and Spring QuartersThe Northwest Athletic Conference will move most fall sports to the winter and spring quarters to protect the safety of student-athletes and slow the spread of COVID-19. The conference’s events in men’s and women’s cross country and men’s and women’s golf will start in the fall on a reduced and modified schedule. “We have been […]July 10, 2020African-AmericanMeharry Is Enlisting Volunteers for COVID-19 Vaccine Trials, Hildreth Is Ready to Roll Up His SleeveWhen Meharry Medical College begins conducting COVID-19 vaccine trials in a few months, it will face a big challenge: how to inspire trust in the Black community that has reason to mistrust such interventions but stands to benefit the most.July 10, 2020Community CollegesThe Early Impacts of COVID-19 on the Community College Student ExperienceTo help community college leaders understand what their students were experiencing, the Center for Community College Student Engagement offered a free online survey focused on how students were managing all the changes that came with the pandemic. The survey asked students about the information and support they were receiving from their college and from their instructors, the challenges they were facing as a result of the sudden transition to online classes, and their level of concern regarding food and housing security.July 10, 2020Previous PagePage 92 of 3226Next Page
