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Egypt Professor Faces Possible Dismissal Over Dancing Video

CAIRO — An Egyptian professor could face dismissal over a video posted on Facebook showing her belly dancing on her rooftop, which sparked an investigation by her college in the Red Sea port city of Suez. In the video, which was later shared widely online, Mona Prince was not wearing the kind of revealing outfit […]

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Gordon College Professor Says Promotion Denied Over LGBT Stance

WENHAM, Mass. — An associate professor at a Christian college in Massachusetts says in a complaint against the school she was denied a promotion for denouncing its LGBT policies. The Salem News reports that Gordon College social work professor Margaret DeWeese-Boyd says in the complaint filed Wednesday with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination she was […]

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University of Wyoming Trustees Approve Changes to Faculty Separation Program

LARAMIE, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees has approved changes to a program that aims to reduce the number of faculty members in order to save money in the long run. On Thursday, the trustees approved lifting a cap that had been on the voluntary separation program. With the change, up to […]

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Sharpton: Higher Ed Diversity in Jeopardy in Trump Era

If President Donald J. Trump succeeds in getting Neil Gorsuch confirmed as the next Supreme Court justice, the use of race as a factor in college admissions will be just “one seat away” from extinction, activist and civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton predicted.

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University of Oregon Professor Sues School Over Gender Bias

EUGENE, Ore. — The University of Oregon has been hit with a lawsuit by one of its psychology professors over claims that she is being paid substantially less than several of her less-experienced male colleagues. The Register-Guard reports Jennifer Freyd filed the lawsuit Tuesday alleging she was subject to sex-based discrimination in violation of the […]

Republicans Press Professors to Spend More Time Teaching

MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin chemistry professor Robert Hamers has a jam-packed day ahead: an hourlong lecture, a conference call with colleagues about nanotechnology, meetings and plans to check on students in the lab. With a workweek that he estimates often extends to 65 hours, Hamers is hardly lazy, but Gov. Scott Walker wants […]

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Virginia Lawmaker Teaches at College, Serves on State Budget Panel

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia’s senate majority leader, who is co-chair of the budget committee, is the highest paid adjunct professor at the College of William and Mary. The Daily Press reported Friday that Republican Thomas K. Norment $60,000 a year for teaching two classes in the fall, and supervises internship programs and guides independent research […]

Respecting the Right of Free Speech

Debates over free speech and intolerance have become, once again, news.

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Fairmont State Professors Sue School Over President Search

FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Two Fairmont State University professors are suing the school over its search for its next president. The Times West Virginian reports Dr. Galen Hansen and Dr. Albert Magro filed a lawsuit March 3 against the FSU Board of Governors and the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission. In the lawsuit, Hansen, who’s […]

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Plenty of Work Remains in Effort to Close Higher Ed Gender Pay Gap

New evidence suggests some colleges and universities are taking bold steps to even out the playing field when hiring and retaining female faculty and staff.

Dr. Jacqueline Bichsel says the overall gender pay gap at colleges and universities is “not narrowing.”

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Julián Castro: Higher Ed Needs to ‘Step Up’ to Political Challenges

Given the current climate, higher education leaders have a responsibility to speak up for the institutions, former HUD boss Julián Castro told attendees at the NASPA conference Tuesday.

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Amid Controversy, Kentucky State Names Brown President

A divided Board of Regents at Kentucky State University selected a new chief executive to lead the troubled state-controlled, land-grant institution, despite concern that the process of selecting a new leader was flawed and concluded too quickly.

Dr. M. Christopher Brown

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