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Wake Forest University Naming Dorm for Poet Maya Angelou

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Wake Forest University is naming a new residence hall in honor of famous former faculty member Maya Angelou. The private university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, said Friday the five-story building now under construction will house more than 200 first-year students when it opens in January 2017. University President Nathan Hatch says Angelou […]

Faculty & Staff

Diverse Docket: Gender Bias Suit Against Slippery Rock not Reinstated

A tenure-track history faculty member whose contract wasn’t renewed after one year has lost his bid to revive a gender bias suit against Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.

Melania Trump’s College Experience Amended on Bio

America’s future First Lady Melania Trump “paused her studies” to pursue a modeling career in Milan and Paris. That’s according to her new biography on President-elect Donald Trump’s transition website, GreatAgain.gov. The biography states that Melania Trump “would pursue a degree at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia, but paused her studies to advance her […]

Woman Sues Utah State after Sexual Assault at Fraternity Party

OGDEN, Utah — A former Utah State University student has sued the school, claiming officials knew about reports of sexual assault and heavy drinking at fraternity parties but failed to take serious action before she was raped by a fraternity brother who had been accused multiple times before. The lawsuit filed last week contends women […]

Students, Faculty Ask UVa President not to Quote Jefferson

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. —The University of Virginia president defended her use of Thomas Jefferson quotations after a group of students and professors criticized her, saying Jefferson shouldn’t be used as a “moral compass” because he was a slave owner. School president Teresa Sullivan quoted Jefferson in statements made to the campus community before and after Donald […]

Hearing Set on Future of Alabama State President Gwendolyn Boyd

MONTGOMERY, Ala. —Trustees at Alabama State University in Montgomery have decided to hold a hearing that could result in the removal of president Gwendolyn Boyd. The decision came during a board meeting held Monday. Boyd was suspended from work 10 days ago, and the hearing set for Dec. 16 will determine the next step. Board […]

African-American

PBS Newscaster Gwen Ifill Dies

Veteran journalist and newscaster Gwen Ifill has died of cancer at age 61.

African-American

Protests Bring Out Angry Millennials in Chicago

Thousands of unhappy citizens took to the streets of Chicago in protest last night.

Thousands of protesters take to the streets of Chicago, Illinois, USA, on November 9, 2016 after Donald Trump was elected president of the United States. (Photo from Sipa via AP Images)

Leadership & Policy

Group of Baylor Supporters Demand Change to Regents

Some of Baylor University’s most prominent supporters, including a former Texas governor and the billionaire businessman whose name adorns the football stadium, called Monday for a shakeup of the school’s board of regents in the wake of the campus sexual assault scandal. The months of criticism over the response by the nation’s largest Baptist university’s […]

Before Election Day, Harvard Takes a Stand Against Sexist Locker Room Talk

After discovering a salacious scouting report where men’s soccer team members rated women’s team members, Harvard has canceled the team’s remaining season.

Faculty & Staff

Alabama State University President Gwendolyn Boyd Says Suspension ‘Disappointing’

MONTGOMERY, Ala. ― The Alabama State University Board of Trustees has voted to suspend President Gwendolyn Boyd, saying it had lost confidence in her. WSFA-TV reports that Boyd called the events that led to her suspension Friday “disappointing” and said she was surprised by the developments. When asked if she thinks she’ll ever be ASU’s […]

Faculty & Staff

Former Higher Ed Leaders Find Lucrative Careers in Consulting

A growing number of higher education leaders have transferred their skill sets from academia to the consulting career track.

Artis Hampshire-Cowan is a senior fellow at AGB Consulting.

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