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March 17th, 2017 - 9:50 am § in Misc.

Slavery

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February 6th, 2017 - 12:07 am § in Donald Trump, Schools & Colleges

What Trump Budget Cuts Mean For the University

(Based on material in The Hill)  The the so-called skinny budget means dramatic changes that affect academics. Russ Vought, a former aide to Vice President-elect Mike Pence and  John Gray, who previously worked for Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) are writing the new budget,  Their document is expect[...]

January 31st, 2017 - 11:34 pm § in America, Politics, Schools & Colleges

Trump Names Jerry Falwell University Czar

According to CBS News, President Trump has put Jerry Falwell in charge of “higher education reform.” Falwell says he’s going to get the federal government “off the backs of higher education.” Falwell told The Associated Press he spoke with Steve Bannon, President Donald[...]

January 14th, 2016 - 2:07 pm § in America, Misc., Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene

Athletes giving money

Does anyone else notice the large amounts of money that Black athletes are donating to their alma maters? New York Mets outfielder, Curtis Granderson donated $5 million to the University of Illinois-Chicago , Draymond Green, combo forward for the Golden State Warriors gave Michigan State University [...]

May 18th, 2015 - 10:31 pm § in Misc.

So ,, If a University President is worth $1 million, and the Football Coach is worth $2 million, how much is a University’s fund manager worth?

HMC Executives Saw Compensation Increase from 2012 to 2013 By MARIEL A. KLEIN 4 days ago Since-promoted Harvard Management Company president and CEO Stephen Blyth received $11.5 million in compensation in 2013, about double his compensation of $5.3 million in 2012.[...]

March 16th, 2015 - 12:09 pm § in Schools & Colleges

How to Close The Ethnic Gap In Colleges

Northwestern University Reports Progress in Psychology & Sociology A strategy that narrows academic achievement gap by 63 percent New research from Northwestern and Stanford universities suggests that a novel one-hour intervention, exploring  awareness of social class,  reduced  the persist[...]