News Roundup: Page 79

Recruitment & Retention

Rhode Island School of Design to Hire 10 Faculty Members Focused on Race and Decolonization

By next fall, the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) plans to hire at least 10 new faculty members dedicated to the areas of cultural representation, race and decolonization, Artnet News reported.  The departments of fine arts and architecture and design will each hire three faculty members. There will be four openings in the liberal […]

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Dr. Timothy E. Sams Named President of SUNY Old Westbury

With an almost 30-year higher education career, Dr. Timothy E. Sams was recently appointed president of The State University of New York (SUNY) College at Old Westbury, the Board of Trustees announced. Sams currently serves as the vice president of student affairs for Prairie View A&M University but has also held positions at Morehouse College, […]

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Former University of Northern Colorado Student Sues, Alleging Mishandling of Sexual Misconduct Complaint

A former University of Northern Colorado student who was put on a two-year suspension following a sexual misconduct complaint is suing university officials, alleging  the University of Northern Colorado mishandled the complaint, the Greeley Tribune reported. Torrence Brown-Smith, 22, filed the lawsuit last Monday. Brown-Smith was sanctioned in May after a February incident with another […]

African-American

University of Pittsburgh Acquires Playwright August Wilson Archive

The University of Pittsburgh’s University Library System has acquired the archive of the late playwright August Wilson, best known for his American Century Cycle — 10 plays conveying the Black experience in each decade of the 20th century, according to a UP press release. The acquisition of the archive – items such as scripts, art, […]

COVID-19

University of Florida Faculty File Grievance to Stay Remote for Spring 2021

Faculty at The University of Florida are demanding that they continue teaching remotely next smelter, but still have yet to gain approval, according to The Gainesville Sun. Last week, the university’s faculty union filed a grievance asking administrators to “cease and desist” from requiring members to hold the same level of in-person courses as they […]

International

Georgetown Dismisses Allegation of Failing to Report Foreign Gifts

A recently released report from U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos alleges that Georgetown University failed to properly disclose gifts and contracts worth several billion dollars from Chinese, Saudi Arabian and Qatari entities according to The Hoya. The Department of Education also accused Harvard University, Yale University, and Stanford University of failing to disclose the […]

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Western Michigan University Cuts Ties With Thomas M. Cooley Law School

Western Michigan University has ended its affiliation with Thomas M. Cooley Law School, effective November 2023. “The affiliation with Cooley made sense at a time when new ventures for extending the University’s reach could be explored and given time to mature,” WMU President Edward Montgomery said. “Today, the pandemic is impacting every aspect of our […]

COVID-19

Israeli Institution Helps Doctors Navigate Modern Medical Technology

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Holon Institute of Technology in Israel is starting a program to teach doctors how to use modern medical technology, The Jerusalem Post reported. The program – for the digital medical technologies bachelor’s degree – was created by Dr. Refael Barkan, HIT vice president of entrepreneurship, innovation and international […]

COVID-19

Yale Faculty Move to End Disciplinary Actions on Students Failing to Comply With COVID-19 Measures

More than 100 faculty at the Yale School of Public Health signed an open letter — calling on university leaders across the nation to end “unnecessarily punitive disciplinary actions” on students who fail to follow all school health protocols amid the COVID-19 pandemic, reported Yale News. Harvard epidemiologist Julia Marcus and John Hopkins Bloomberg School of […]

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Joanie Mahoney Named President of SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Joanie Mahoney has been named the next president of SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) in Syracuse, according to Central NY News. In a resolution, the SUNY Board of Trustees said Mahoney — who was the chief operating officer — has helped ESF expand “… as an instrumental partner with government to address […]

Sports

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference to Proceed with 2021 Winter and Spring Sports

The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) announced Tuesday that it will proceed with 2021 winter and spring sports. Basketball – both men’s and women’s – will begin Jan. 9 for a 12-14 game schedule, ending with the SIAC Basketball Championship Tournament. Spring 2021 will have men’s and women’s tennis, golf, men’s and women’s track and […]

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California Voters Reject Affirmative Action Measure in Tuesday’s Election

Voters rejected Proposition 16, a statewide ballot measure that would allow affirmative action programs to be reinstated in California, during the Nov. 3 election, the Los Angeles Times reported. Proposition 16 – put on the ballot by California’s Democrat-controlled legislature – would permit public universities and state and local governments to consider race, sex, color, […]

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