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Michael Eric Dyson Heads To Georgetown

Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, the prominent African American scholar known for his writings on hip hop and African American life and culture is heading to Georgetown University in the fall, where he will hold the distinguished rank of University Professor—the highest position that a faculty member can have at the nation’s oldest Catholic university.

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Pennsylvania Universities, Faculty in Final Round of Contract Talks

HARRISBURG Pa. The administration and union representing faculty at Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities are in the midst of a final round of contract talks, hoping to resolve their differences before the current work rules expire Saturday.

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Judge Acquits Dartmouth Faculty Member Accused of Shoplifting

LEBANON N.H. A Dartmouth College professor was acquitted on charges of shoplifting two bottles of diet supplements from the Lebanon Food Co-Op Store that she said she accidentally placed in her purse.

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Pa. universities, coaches’ union announce tentative contract

HARRISBURG Pa. Leaders of Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities and the union representing 350 non-faculty coaches announced a tentative four-year contract Thursday, two days before the current pact was set to expire.

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Biology professor named interim provost at USM

HATTIESBURG Miss. Longtime biology professor Bobby L. Middlebrooks will become interim provost of the University of Southern Mississippi on Aug. 1, USM President Martha D. Saunders announced Wednesday.

OU regents approve tuition hike, $1.3 billion budget

ARDMORE Okla. University of Oklahoma regents on Wednesday approved tuition and mandatory fee hikes of nearly 10 percent for undergraduate students who will attend the university during the upcoming school year.

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Faculty hears explanation on probation

TALLAHASSEE Fla. The interim head of Florida A&M University told hundreds of faculty and staff Monday that he was stunned to learn in a telephone call last week that the school was being put on probation, largely for chronic financial mismanagement.

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Mississippi Valley State President Lester Newman Resigns

ITTA BENA, Miss. Dr. Lester C. Newman, the embattled president of Mississippi Valley State University, announced his resignation Friday, effective July 15.

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Examining higher education’s role in health care – educating personnel for allied health services – special report: health sciences

To meet health industry needs for thousands of physical therapists, occupational therapists and other trained health professionals, colleges and universities have revamped their course offerings. Even so, they turn down more students than they accept.

Morehouse, community work to free Womack: Phi Beta Kappa Nominee Accused of Plotting to Overthrow Government

ATLANTA The chairman of the Morehouse College History Department is spearheading an effort to disentangle a former honor student of his from legal problems that have kept him behind bars since his arrest last December.

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Videoconference examines changing role of today’s college president

American college and university presidents have less time than ever for the traditional rode of acting as the academic leader of their institutions. Instead they are fundraising, lobbying and acting as peacemaker among their different constituencies, several presidents and scholars told a nationwide audience at a recent Black Issues In Higher Education videoconference.

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A morale dilemma – black professors on white campuses – includes related article on mentorship programs for black faculty – Cover Story

Strained relations with white colleagues. Constantly having one’s credentials questioned. An unwieldy workload. Job insecurity. Lack of respect from white students. Cultural, social and professional alienation.

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