cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.Latest NewsSkepticism in Higher Ed of Gainful Employment RescissionCount Dr. Charlie Eaton among the skeptics. A sociologist who studies inequality, he recently presented a paper about for-profit colleges at The National Bureau of Economic Research and says the federal education department’s plan to rescind Gainful Employment regulations will leave low-income and African-American students particularly vulnerable – again.August 13, 2018OpinionStreaming Textbooks: Changing the GameDo you remember going to Blockbuster? After Netflix, would you ever go back? Just like Netflix crushed Blockbuster, streaming textbooks through Cengage Unlimited has the possibility to change the textbook-publishing industry. If leveraged correctly by educators and students, Cengage can change the lives of students who use their products.August 13, 2018News RoundupReport: Elementary and Special Education Teachers’ Knowledge of Reading Instruction is LackingA new report indicates that many states are failing to maintain the necessary requirements when it comes to elementary and special education teachers’ knowledge of reading instruction. In the report titled, “Strengthening Reading Instruction Through Better Preparation of Elementary and Special Education Teachers, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) said that 40 states still […]August 13, 2018Latest NewsCalifornia Gets Low Marks When It Comes to College AttainmentWhen it comes to higher education, California has not kept pace with changing workforce demands of the needs of the state’s racially diverse populations. That’s the finding of a new report by The Campaign for College Opportunity, a nonprofit that works to ensure that college-age students in California have the opportunity to go to college and succeed.August 10, 2018MSIsTravel and Reflections on Educating for Health EquityI am connected to centuries of civil rights milestones that changed reality for African-American children like me. Now, as a medical educator, I use “my day job” to reach deep beneath the surface of society to the same streams that have systematically deflected and diminished the value of Americans of African descent since this nation’s founding.August 9, 2018Community CollegesReport Reveals Community College Transfer, Degree TrendsA new study sheds light on how effectively community colleges across the nation are equipping students to obtain a credential and to transfer to another institution for a higher degree. Out of more than 1 million students who started post-secondary education at a community college, only 60,000 transferred into a baccalaureate program after receiving their […]August 9, 2018LatinxReport Details Wide Latino, White College-Attainment Gaps in ColoradoColorado, the second most-educated state in the nation, has a college-attainment gap between White and Latino residents that is the worst among the nine states with the largest Latino populations.August 8, 2018HomeTARSHIA STANLEYTARSHIA STANLEY was named dean of the School of Humanities, Arts and Sciences at St. Catherine University. Stanley previously served as director of E.W. Githii Honors Program and associate professor of English at Spelman College. She received her bachelor’s degree from Duke University and both her master’s degree and doctorate from the University of Florida.August 8, 2018HomeCHRISTINE D. BOYDCHRISTINE D. BOYD has been selected as the director of media relations for The University of Akron’s Department of Communications and Marketing. She previously served as executive director of marketing and chief public and media relations officer at Hiram College. Boyd received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Mount Union and a MBA from Lake Erie College.August 8, 2018HomeYAN SEARCYYAN SEARCY has been named dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at California State University, Northridge, effective August 20. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame, a master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago’s School of Social Services Administration.August 8, 2018Previous PagePage 315 of 3226Next Page
