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Faculty & Staff
Professor Durden’s Firing Highlights Adjuncts’ Shaky Footing
Lisa Durden never thought a fiery exchange on a Fox News show would have any impact on her employment as an adjunct professor at Essex County College, an open-access, two-year community college headquartered in Newark, New Jersey.
Faculty & Staff
Adjunct Who Posted About N. Korea Detainee Won’t Be Rehired
WILMINGTON, Del. — The University of Delaware won’t rehire a professor who said a college student who died after being held by North Korea “got exactly what he deserved.” In a statement Sunday, the university said that the adjunct faculty member, Katherine Dettwyler, will not be rehired. She had last taught a course in the […]
Faculty & Staff
Researchers Look to Census Data for Keys to Improving Educational Outcomes
A new report examines racial inequity in education and offers recommendations based off of research which touches on structural barriers that need to be overcome in order to improve educational outcomes for racial groups.
Faculty & Staff
N.J. College: Professor Fired for Racially Insensitive Remarks
NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey community college has fired an adjunct professor after officials say she made racially insensitive comments on Fox News. Essex County College’s president announced the decision Friday, two weeks after Lisa Durden’s appeared on “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” College officials said they received complaints about Durden’s interview with Carlson. Durden, who […]
Faculty & Staff
Student Evaluations at Center of American University Tenure Fight
Carolyn Brown, an assistant professor at American University, is appealing the provost’s decision to reject her tenure application, saying the rejection is based upon a “flawed and biased” analysis of her teaching efficiency.
Students
Want to Increase Graduation Rates? Hire More Underrepresented Faculty
While overall college graduation rates have been increasing, the gap between graduation rates for students from underrepresented groups and white students is actually growing. One way to close that gap: having more faculty who reflect the race and ethnicity of those students.
Faculty & Staff
Former University of Montana President to Earn $119K as Chemistry Professor
MISSOULA, Mont. — Former University of Montana President Royce Engstrom will earn $119,000 a year when he returns to teaching as a chemistry professor. The Missoulian reports Engstrom will the third highest-paid professor of the 10 faculty members in the university’s chemistry department. Engrstrom resigned as president in December at the request of Commissioner of […]
Students
Delta College Settles in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
BAY CITY, Mich. — Two students who allege they were sexually harassed by a Delta College professor have dropped their lawsuit against the school in exchange for $195,000. A judge signed an order in February to dismiss the suit after an out-of-court settlement was reached, the Bay City Times reported. The newspaper recently obtained the […]
Students
Military Hero Bill McRaven Having Trouble as Texas Chancellor
AUSTIN, Texas — Bill McRaven came to Texas an American military hero, charged with leading one of the country’s largest public university systems at a time it needed a steady hand. The retired Navy Admiral and former special operations leader, who planned the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden, now faces an uncertain future as […]
Students
South Korean Police Arrest Suspect in University Explosion
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean police on Tuesday detained a 25-year-old graduate student for allegedly placing a concealed explosive device that injured a professor at a university office in Seoul. An official from Seoul’s Seodaemun district police station said the suspect confessed after being tracked down by police who examined security video and secured […]
Faculty & Staff
Arkansas School Gets $11M for Infectious Disease Research
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services agency is awarding the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences an $11 million federal grant for research on infectious diseases. The grant is from an arm of the National Institutes of Health, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported. It’s the second grant for a program […]
Students
Bias Suit Against Community College of Philadelphia Tossed
A federal judge has thrown out a race and gender discrimination suit against the Community College of Philadelphia by an African-American filmmaker who wasn’t hired for a full-time position in the English Department.
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