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Hiring Its Own Graduates Could be Key to HBCUs’ Survival

Who would be a better fit to transform the outcome of HBCUs than qualified HBCU graduates?

Megan Covington

Wake Forest University Naming Dorm for Poet Maya Angelou

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Wake Forest University is naming a new residence hall in honor of famous former faculty member Maya Angelou. The private university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, said Friday the five-story building now under construction will house more than 200 first-year students when it opens in January 2017. University President Nathan Hatch says Angelou […]

Faculty & Staff

Diverse Docket: Gender Bias Suit Against Slippery Rock not Reinstated

A tenure-track history faculty member whose contract wasn’t renewed after one year has lost his bid to revive a gender bias suit against Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.

Ex-student Faces Charges in Rutgers Business School Stabbing

PISCATAWAY, N.J. ― A former Rutgers University student accused of returning to its business school and stabbing a faculty member, another student and himself is facing attempted-murder charges. Middlesex County prosecutors say 25-year-old Joshua Thompson faces two counts of attempted murder and two weapons counts. Bail was set at $1 million. The attack occurred Friday […]

Faculty & Staff

Case of Professor Accused of Genocide Ends with Deportation

BALTIMORE ― Uncertainty surrounds the status of professor Leopold Munyakazi, who briefly taught French at Goucher College and was deported to Rwanda under international charges of genocide. His attorney in Northern Virginia, Ofelia Calderon, doesn’t know where he is being held and whether he has an attorney or trial date. “If there are not public […]

Faculty & Staff

Jeb Bush to join Texas A&M School of Government Faculty

COLLEGE STATION, Texas ― Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is returning to his native state to teach a 10-day elective course on governmental leadership at Texas A&M University. The university announced Friday that Bush’s class will begin Jan. 6 and conclude before the regular spring semester begins. He’s joining the faculty at the university’s Bush […]

Faculty & Staff

Alabama State University President Gwendolyn Boyd Says Suspension ‘Disappointing’

MONTGOMERY, Ala. ― The Alabama State University Board of Trustees has voted to suspend President Gwendolyn Boyd, saying it had lost confidence in her. WSFA-TV reports that Boyd called the events that led to her suspension Friday “disappointing” and said she was surprised by the developments. When asked if she thinks she’ll ever be ASU’s […]

Expert Advocates Using Technology to Engage Students

With the right methodologies, technology and analytics, it is possible to mass-personalize support in a cost-effective manner.

Faculty & Staff

Former Higher Ed Leaders Find Lucrative Careers in Consulting

A growing number of higher education leaders have transferred their skill sets from academia to the consulting career track.

Artis Hampshire-Cowan is a senior fellow at AGB Consulting.

Faculty & Staff

Luna Community College President: We Made ‘Mistake’ on Nepotism

LAS VEGAS, N.M. ― Luna Community College’s president says he and the school’s board of trustees made a mistake by doing away with its nepotism policy. Leroy “Huero” Sanchez told the Las Vegas Optic this week hiring decisions were based on the good of the institution but said he understood the perception. His comments come […]

Diversity Ensures Today’s Campuses Not Your Grandparents’ Universities

Maybe the demographics of our universities have changed so dramatically that students and the colleges they attend are ill-prepared to cope with diversity.

Kenyon R. Bonner

Faculty & Staff

Female Faculty Putting Productivity in Writing

Writing groups for female faculty aim to provide more opportunities for research, opening up pathways to promotion.

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