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Roboticist Dennis Hong Inspires Students To Change the World

Dr. Dennis Hong, a NASA Summer Faculty Fellow and two-time winner of the National Science Foundation’s Career Award for extraordinary teacher-scholars, said he’s gratified to have persuaded his students that robotics is its own form of service to science and to humankind.

Dr. Dennis Hong

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Policy Report Says Reform Critical to Viability of U.S. Higher Education

University of Virginia-based policy research center releases study that urges higher education leaders to revamp the way they do business and refocus on delivery modes that lead to higher rates of completion.

Dr. Carol Geary

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Scholars Grapple With Globalization’s Dark Side – Human Trafficking

Whether lured in, kidnapped or sold by their families, modern slavery represents a big, old problem in a new, smaller world.

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Taking Action to Abandon Offensive American Indian Mascots Often Mired in Controversy

Six years ago, the National Collegiate Athletic Association adopted a policy that penalizes schools that use American Indian mascots, nicknames or logos.

A student at Miami University of Ohio says an American Indian headdress he wore to show school spirit got him thrown out of a home football game.

Faculty & Staff

Faculty Groups to Pursue National Campaign to Fortify U.S. Higher Education

A new national coalition of college faculty groups has launched a grassroots movement challenging “reformers” whom they claim are pursuing policies and strategies that are endangering higher education opportunities for all but the most able to afford it.

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Empowering Women for Academic Leadership Roles

This past week, I had the pleasure of attending a session on empowering women for academic leadership roles. The event was held at the University of Pennsylvania and featured female academic leaders — our president, deans, center leaders and department chairs. Together, these impressive women offered advice to all of the women in the audience. […]

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Political Strategist Brazile Says Scholar’s Obama Criticism is Valuable for Democrats

Donna Brazile, one of the nation’s most visible Democratic strategists, recently journeyed to Princeton University to engage in a public discussion with Dr. Cornel West about the current state of American politics.

Faculty & Staff

Federal Courts Rebuff Faculty Discrimination Suits

In recent months, federal judges in Pennsylvania, Illinois and Arizona have dealt major setbacks to faculty members in lawsuits alleging racial discrimination at three universities.

Olufunmilayo Amobi

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Online Education Made Possible With College, Management Firm Partnerships

For schools and the online learning management companies that serve them, offering full-degree online programs is more than just an academic pursuit.

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UNCF Study Shows HBCUs Chosen for Small Faculty-Student Ratio, Sense of Belonging

Study authors report that attending HBCUs allows students to “benefit from positive cultural experiences around being Black that they may not have received during their formal elementary and secondary education experiences.”

Faculty & Staff

Cornell University Provost Blasted for Plan to Move Africana Center

Controversial plan to embed Africana Studies and Research Center in College of Arts and Sciences rankles students, faculty at Cornell University.

Faculty & Staff

Facing Racism Accusations, Delaware Law School Professor Sues Dean for Defamation

A Widener University law professor facing accusations of racism and sexism filed a defamation lawsuit against the school’s dean Friday, claiming he has been deemed a threat to the school.

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