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NEWTONA “TINA” JOHNSON

NEWTONA “TINA” JOHNSON has been appointed interim vice provost for academic affairs at Middle Tennessee State University. She was a professor of English and director of the university’s women’s and gender studies program. She earned a bachelor’s from the University of Sierra Leone, a master’s from Dalhousie University in Canada, a master’s from Concordia University in Canada and a doctorate from Emory University.

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SEELPA KESHVALA

SEELPA KESHVALA has been appointed president of Lone Star College-Cy-Fair. She was president of the Warsaw Campus of Ivy Tech Community College. Keshvala earned a bachelor’s, a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.

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Jackson State Students Develop Groundbreaking ‘Smart Mat’ for Diabetics

Four engineering students from Jackson State University have developed an innovative device that could have far-reaching effects.

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University of Missouri Faculty Voices Support for Professor

COLUMBIA, Mo. ― University of Missouri faculty members have come out in support of a University of Missouri assistant communications professor who drew criticism for trying to stop a photographer from taking pictures during campus protests in November. The Kansas City Star reports that the faculty on Tuesday made public a letter of support that […]

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Florida Atlantic Officially Fires Professor Who Questioned Sandy Hook

BOCA RATON, Fla. ― A Florida college has officially fired a professor who claimed the massacre of children at a Connecticut elementary school was staged. Florida Atlantic University said in a release that School of Communication and Multimedia Studies professor James Tracy was served a notice of termination Tuesday. The school sent Tracy a notice […]

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Professor Facing Termination Over Religious Views Disputes Wheaton College’s Account

CHICAGO ― The professor of a Christian college who asserted Christians and Muslims worship the same God said Wednesday that her views are in line with the suburban Chicago college’s mission and disputed university accounts of interactions with administrators who’ve taken steps to fire her. Larycia Hawkins, who’s Christian, was placed on leave at Wheaton […]

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SUNY Broome’s Health Care MOOC Gaining Global Attention

Foundations for Assisting in Home Care is targeted at individuals who are considering pursuing a degree in health care and anyone who feels the need for guidance on how to assist the elderly or those who are ill.

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Lawmakers Want Mizzou Employees Fired for Photographer Clash

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. ― Another University of Missouri employee is under fire from Republican lawmakers after a videotaped clash with reporters during campus protests. More than a dozen Republican senators in a letter released this week and addressed to university system and Columbia campus leaders said Janna Basler of the MU Office of Greek Life […]

Higginbotham Dedicated to Ensuring History of Blacks Valued

This month, Dr. Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham takes the reins of the venerable ASALH and seek to educate the masses about the importance of Black history.

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U. of Illinois Finalizes $600,000 Settlement with Salaita

URBANA, Ill. ― The University of Illinois has finalized a $600,000 legal settlement with a professor who lost his job offer over a series of anti-Israel tweets. The (Champaign) News-Gazette reports that the settlement with Steven Salaita was finalized Dec. 24 after all parties signed it. The newspaper obtained a copy of the settlement […]

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Former Spanish Lecturer Sues Amherst College Over Dismissal

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. ― A former Spanish language lecturer at Amherst College alleges in a lawsuit against the school and her ex-supervisor that she lost her job after sticking up for teaching assistants who said they were encouraged to sleep with students to increase enrollment. The suit filed in Hampshire Superior Court by Dimaris Barrios-Beltran seeks […]

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Colorado State Professors Get Raises After Salary Equity Review

FORT COLLINS, Colo. ― Colorado State University has increased salaries for 59 professors after a recent salary equity review. The Coloradoan reports that the review found that 25 percent of full female professors and 11.6 percent of male full professors reviewed weren’t being paid enough. In an email sent to faculty Tuesday morning, CSU officials […]

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