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Alvin Chambliss Joins Indiana University Faculty
Alvin Chambliss Joins Indiana University FacultyAttorney fought Mississippi desegregation case for 30 yearsBLOOMINGTON, Ind. Growing up poor as one of 12 children in Columbia, Miss., Alvin O. Chambliss Jr. sometimes went hungry but never lost his appetite for knowledge. “I can say that some of the times during my high school years I was hungry,” […]
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Stanford Lures Harvard Professors Bobo, Morgan
Stanford Lures Harvard Professors Bobo, MorganBOSTON For married partners in academia, tenure, or the lack thereof, can complicate a couple’s situation substantially, and not always in the most positive manner. But for two nationally renowned professors, Lawrence Bobo and Marcyliena Morgan, who are married, tenure troubles have resulted in a coastal shift that positions them […]
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Va. Tech Receives Grant to Study Black IT Recruitment
Va. Tech Receives Grant to Study Black IT RecruitmentBLACKSBURG, Va.A  research team led by faculty members from Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business has received a National Science Foundation grant of $617,000 to study the recruitment and retention of African Americans in information technology-related graduate studies and jobs.Wanda Smith, associate professor of management, will direct […]
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NJIT Professor Honored for Breakthrough Stem Cell Research
NJIT Professor Honored for Breakthrough Stem Cell ResearchNEWARK, N.J. Dr. Treena Livingston Arinzeh was recognized recently by President Bush for research showing that adult stem cells could help patients suffering from spinal cord injuries, bone and cartilage damage and related diseases. Arinzeh, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, received […]
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Study: Women Faculty at Pharmacy SchoolsFace Barriers to Advancement
Study: Women Faculty at Pharmacy Schools Face Barriers to Advancement ALEXANDRIA, Va.A  recent study published in the online edition of the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education reveals that women faculty at pharmacy schools continue to face disparities in administrative positions, salary and advancement opportunities despite a 30-year increase in the numbers of women entering higher […]
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AAUP Protest Barring of Muslim Scholar
AAUP Protest Barring of Muslim Scholar WASHINGTONThe American Association of University Professors (AAUP) recently protested the U.S. government’s action to revoke the work visa of Professor Tariq Ramadan, a citizen of Switzerland and well-known Muslim scholar who had been appointed to a faculty position at the University of Notre Dame beginning this fall. The State […]
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MIT Names First Woman President
MIT Names First Woman PresidentCAMBRIDGE, Mass.Dr. Susan Hockfield, a distinguished neuroscientist and current provost at Yale University, has been selected the 16th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, succeeding Dr. Charles M. Vest, who has led one of the world’s foremost research universities for the past 14 years. Hockfield was elected by the MIT […]
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Two-Year Schools Overworked, Undervalued, Report Says
Two-Year Schools Overworked, Undervalued, Report SaysBy Garry BoulardWASHINGTONFor those who are still not certain that community colleges really have a role to play in the nation’s higher education story, a small series of statistics is undoubtedly eye-opening: In 1965, 1.2 million students attended two-year schools. By 1998, that number was up to 5.7 million with […]
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American Indian Law Program Opens at Michigan State Law School
American Indian Law Program Opens at Michigan State Law SchoolEAST LANSING, Mich.Michigan State University (MSU) College of Law is launching the most comprehensive American Indian Law Program in the Midwest. MSU will offer one of only two formal programs east of the Mississippi River and one of the most comprehensive programs in the nation among […]
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Report: Transfer Barriers Loom Large for Two-Year Students
Report: Transfer Barriers Loom Large for Two-Year StudentsBy Kathleen Kennedy ManzoMisperceptions and a lack of coordination between community colleges and four-year institutions combine to create significant obstacles to baccalaureate degrees for two-year students, according to a report that culminates an 18-month study and marks a rare collaboration between the different higher education sectors.“Central to a […]
Students
Freedom of Speech Frayed at Florida College
Freedom of Speech Frayed at Florida CollegeIn what appears to be retaliation for speaking out, five Edward Waters College administrators are abruptly terminated BY PEARL STEWARTJonathan Glenn, a college freshman with a 3.7 GPA, wrote an article for his journalism class last April complaining about the lack of campus security. Within hours of submitting the […]
Students
Congress Questions Sky-High Costs of College Textbooks
Congress Questions Sky-High Costs of College TextbooksBy Peggy OrchowskiWhy are textbooks costing community college students almost 50 percent of what they pay for tuition each year? Some members of the U.S. Congress and higher education officials sought to find an answer to that question at a recent hearing on Capitol Hill that explored the reasons […]
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