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“If you want something done, ask a busy person.” That advice, attributed to Benjamin Franklin, characterizes well the lived experience of ASU spring 2021 graduate Leah Elise Thompson, whose involvement beyond academics only seemed to grow her capacity for leadership and serving others.
Arizona State University (ASU) has written a book that calls on schools to “destroy grading.” Grading students’ work, especially in the area of writing, is a form of “white supremacy” that must be abolished in order for black students to “achieve” at the same level as white students. Asao Inoue, who works as associate dean for Academic Affairs, Equity, and Inclusion within the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts, contends that merit should not be a consideration when dealing with black students’ academic performance. “Anti-racism,” he says, simply does not allow for i...
Arizona Commission on the Arts Arts Commission Change Jaime Dempsey is leaving her position as executive director for Arizona Commission on the Arts, a state agency designed to foster the creative and professional development of the arts sector, in June. Dempsey will assume the newly created position of senior vice president for philanthropic initiatives with Arizona Community Foundation, which facilitates philanthropy in many sectors, including arts and culture. As of this writing, the commission had not announced its specific plans for conducting an open search to fill the executive directo...
Boise State News April 9, 2021 Recordings are now available following the completion of open forum sessions with candidates for the position of Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Recordings are accessible through April 20 to authenticated users with a Boise State username and password. Students, faculty and staff are likewise invited to share candidate feedback by 5 p.m. on this date. Candidates are listed according to the order in which their sessions occurred during the week of April 5. Mark Sheridan Sheridan is the vice provost for graduate and postdoctoral affair...
The American Rescue Plan seeks to provide $1,400 stimulus checks to adult dependents, which would relieve financial strain from college students who have struggled throughout the pandemic.