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Students say Northeastern U Terminating Non-Ph.D. Faculty to Move Up In the Rankings

BOSTON Northeastern University is purging its communications and journalism program of instructors who lack doctorates in a move students say is motivated by the university’s quest to improve its U.S. News & World Report ranking.

Coming to Terms With the “R” Word

Colleges may boast diversity, but what does that really mean for campus climate?

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A Tenure Not Soon Forgotten

After 34 years on the Wellesley College faculty, Dr. Tony Martin’s teachings have at times been controversial, but his mentoring of Black women is what his students will remember most.

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Race Cited as a Factor for Condemnation of Ohio U President

Its been an eventful month for Ohio University President Roderick McDavis, whose tenure has drawn competing letters of condemnation and support, spawned rival student protests and rallies, and generated open forums, administrative changes and a show of unwavering support from the board of trustees.

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AAUP: New Orleans Institutions Failed Professors After Hurricanes

WASHINGTON, D.C The American Association of University Professors on Tuesday accused five New Orleans universities, including historically Black Southern University New Orleans, of abandoning their existing financial contingency plans after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in favor of policies that contributed to the displacement of 15,000 faculty members.

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New Harvard President Faces Balancing Act with Professors, Board Members

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Harvard University has unrivaled wealth and prestige, but the downside of its storied history is a patchwork of schools that make running the place one of the hardest jobs in 21st century higher education.

Perspectives: Boosting Criminal Justice Education at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

African Americans make up about 45 percent of the prison population, but fewer than 200 minorities hold doctorates in criminology. HBCUs provide the perfect environment for nurturing minority criminologists, but they need resources.

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Grants and Gifts

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-NORTHRIDGE has received a $150,000 gift from philanthropist Robert Barbera to support the university’s Collegiate Forensics Invitational Tournament and other debate programs. The gift will be used largely to help students recognize the value of public debate. HOWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Md.) has received a $1.5 MILLION gift from the Rouse Company Foundation to […]

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Howard University’s President Swygert To Retire

Howard University President H. Patrick Swygert announced on Friday his plans to retire effective June 30, 2008, the announcement coming just weeks after faculty members demanded he step down.

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Minority Scholars Share Strategies At ‘Keeping Our Faculties’ Conference

MINNEAPOLIS When Dr. John Brooks Slaughter was being recruited as president of Occidental College, he asked one professor on the search committee how many African-Americans were on the faculty. He vividly recalls her answer: “You’re looking at 50 percent of them.”

Assessing Faculty Safety

Although attacks on college professors are not common, the horrific slayings at Virginia Tech show just how much at risk they can be when they try to do their jobs.

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Prairie View Boosters Petition For University To Leave Texas A&M System

A group of Prairie View A&M University alumni and university donors are petitioning the Texas A&M University System to either address concerns that its regents don’t represent the university’s interests, or let the university secede from the university system.

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