Associated PressLatinxJust the Stats:Older population to Grow Faster Than Total of Working-age AdultsRapid growth in the nation’s older population is likely to put huge pressure on the cost of government safety-net programs, even though the rise of immigrants is helping to increase the total of working-age people, a report from the Pew Hispanic Center said.February 12, 2008StudentsSacramento Editor Heads Journalism Program on Mexican Border IssuesRich Rodriguez, 53, the former editor of the Sacramento Bee has joined the faculty of Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication to train young journalists to cover Latino and U.S.-Mexico border issues.February 12, 2008Leadership & PolicyCollege of William & Mary Head Resigns, Raises Diversity Issues in Resignation LetterWILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The president of the College of William & Mary, who drew heavy criticism for removing a cross from the nation’s oldest college chapel, resigned Tuesday after the public school’s board told him his contract would not be renewed.February 12, 2008Leadership & PolicyCollege of William & Mary Head Resigns, Raises Diversity Issues in Resignation LetterThe president of the College of William & Mary, who drew heavy criticism for removing a cross from the nation’s oldest college chapel, resigned Tuesday after the public school’s board told him his contract would not be renewed.February 11, 2008Leadership & PolicyReport: Not Enough Minority Leadership at U.Va.CHARLOTTESVILLE Va. The University of Virginia administrator who monitors progress on diversity says there are few minorities in leadership positions at the school. Blacks, Asians and Hispanics are significantly underrepresented among U.Va’s leadership, according to a report by William B. Harvey, the school’s vice president and chief officer for diversity and equity. The report notes […]February 10, 2008HomeLawyer: AWOL Professor Alleged Racism Last SummerMADISON, Wis. A University of Wisconsin-Parkside professor, fired this week after not showing up to teach last semester, had informed the school months earlier he planned to stay away until the school resolved its discriminatory environment, his lawyer said. In a federal lawsuit filed in July, Ogbonnaya Oko Elechi claimed that university officials discriminated against […]February 10, 2008Faculty & StaffRegents Deny Tenure Appeal of Intelligent Design ProfessorAMES, Iowa The Iowa Board of Regents on Thursday rejected the appeal of an Iowa State University professor who claimed he was denied tenure because he supports the theory of intelligent design. Guillermo Gonzalez first appealed the university’s decision to deny him tenure last spring, a decision that was upheld by Iowa State President Greg […]February 10, 2008Leadership & PolicyASU President Joe Lee Stepping Down May 31, Move Shocks TrusteesMONTGOMERY Ala. Alabama State University President Joe Lee has announced plans to resign after a sometimes tumultuous seven years at the school’s helm. Lee made the announcement Friday during a scheduled board of trustees meeting and caught most of the trustees, administrators and alumni off-guard when he said he will resign May 31. He did […]February 10, 2008StudentsStudent Kills 2, Self at La. CollegeBATON ROUGE La. A 23-year-old woman killed two fellow students with a .357 revolver in a classroom at a vocational college Friday, then committed suicide, police said. The women apparently were shot in their seats in the second-floor classroom at Louisiana Technical College, Baton Rouge Sgt. Don Kelly said. About 20 people were in the […]February 9, 2008StudentsFormer Sacramento Bee Editor Joins Arizona State FacultyTEMPE, Ariz. The former editor of the Sacramento Bee has joined the faculty of Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Rich Rodriguez, 53, will lead an initiative to train young journalists to cover Latino and U.S.-Mexico border issues. He’s been named the school’s first Southwest Borderlands Initiative Professor. Rodriguez was […]February 7, 2008Previous PagePage 332 of 569Next Page
