Monica Levitan (EDU)African-AmericanUSC Scholar Uses Technology to Enhance LearningDr. Theophilus “Theo” Fowles utilizes his love of technology to get people to engage with one another.December 20, 2018News RoundupMount Holyoke College Proposed Logo Stirs ControversyMount Holyoke College, located in South Hadley, Massachusetts, recently rejected a suggested logo designed by a company the school hired after it stirred controversy on campus. The college was working with a graphic design company to create a new logo that can effectively represent its identity as a gender-diverse women’s college, according to NBC/CW+-affiliate station WWLP22. The […]December 20, 2018News RoundupOklahoma State to Push Back Faculty, Staff Pay Raise Due to Budget DecreaseOklahoma State University (OSU) officials announced that it will delay the 2.5 percent performance-based pay raise to its faculty and staff originally scheduled to begin on Jan. 1. They cite a budget loss as a result of a drop in student enrollment. The university saw an almost 2 percent drop in enrollment this past school […]December 20, 2018StudentsAmerican Talent Initiative Makes Strides in Improving Opportunities for Lower-Income StudentsA nationwide alliance of high-graduation-rate colleges and universities has made significant progress in improving opportunities for low- and moderate-income students, according to a new report by the American Talent Initiative (ATI).December 19, 2018News RoundupMiami Dade College to Create College Credit Certificate in Digital Marketing with Facebook PartnershipMiami Dade College (MDC) will become the first higher education institution in Florida to collaborate with Facebook to create a specific curriculum to train its students, entrepreneurs, small business owners and others working in digital marketing. With this collaboration, Miami Dade and Facebook will create a College Credit Certificate that extends the college’s current Digital […]December 19, 2018News RoundupRoland G. Fryer Jr. Resigns from AEA Executive Committee Amid Harassment AllegationsThe American Economic Association (AEA) has announced that Dr. Roland G. Fryer Jr., an economics professor at Harvard University who is currently being investigated for three separate sexual harassment allegations, has resigned from its Executive Committee. Fryer was elected to the 2019 Committee in October. In addition to allegations of sexual harassment, Fryer is also being investigated by […]December 19, 2018News RoundupAERA Criticizes School Safety Commission’s Recommendation to Repeal 2014 CounselThe American Educational Research Association (AERA) has released a statement in response to the Federal Commission on School Safety’s recommendation to revoke a 2014 federal counsel asking schools to discuss racial disparities in schools. The commission’s recommendation disregards the evidence that minorities are disciplined more often and more harshly than is justified by their behavior […]December 19, 2018StudentsWinners of 2018 Cooke Graduate Scholarship and International Award AnnouncedThe Jack Kent Cooke Foundation (JKCF) recently announced that 82 students who have started their graduate education at elite institutions in the U.K. and the U.S. were named recipients of the 2018 Cooke Graduate Scholarship and Cooke International Awards. The non-profit foundation has a history of supporting students who need financial assistance to help pay […]December 19, 2018StudentsLumina Foundation Grant Aimed at Strengthening Student SuccessThe Lumina Foundation has made a grant to Workcred, an associate of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to collaborate with the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and the University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) to strengthen student success and career outcomes. Workcred, APLU and UPCEA will brainstorm and determine how colleges […]December 19, 2018News RoundupDr. Marsha Pollard Named Provost of Berkeley CollegeDr. Marsha Pollard, an educator with almost two decades of experience working at top-rated national universities, has been named provost at Berkeley College. Prior to her latest appointment, Pollard served as interim vice president for academic affairs at the American International College in Springfield, Massachusetts. She also worked as associate chief academic officer at Stony […]December 18, 2018Previous PagePage 33 of 58Next Page
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