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Faculty & Staff

Feds Investigate Hiring Practices at Police Department in Kentucky

The U.S. Department of Justice says it is investigating hiring practices at the Bowling Green Police Department.

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CIA Announces Plan to Do Better on Diversity

WASHINGTON, Jun 30, 2015 (AP) – The CIA is failing to hire and promote enough minorities despite years of vowing to do so, Director John Brennan said Tuesday, announcing a new effort to tackle the problem of a largely white workforce whose lack of diversity he says is undercutting the spy agency’s intelligence mission. Brennan […]

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Faculty & Staff

AAC&U Panel on Recruitment and Retention of Faculty of Color

Even for those colleges and universities that value diversity to the extent that they have a dedicated officer or dean of diversity, problems of inclusion and support for faculty and students of color may still be an institutional challenge.

Dr. Toni-Michelle C. Travis, associate professor at George Mason University, says that publishing remains primary path to tenure.

Native Americans

Native Explorer

In this issue, Diverse profiles the Bard Prison Initiative and other prison education programs, as well as higher ed programs that focus on recruiting and retaining Native American students.

Illinois State University Signs Agreement With Chinese University

Illinois State University has signed an agreement with a university in China to foster faculty and student exchanges as part of the school’s larger effort to increase international programs.

Faculty & Staff

Roderick Smothers Selected as Philander Smith College’s President

Dr. Roderick L. Smothers, who currently serves as vice president for institutional advancement and development at Huston-Tillotson University, has been tapped to lead Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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Special Focus: HBCUs

This issue of Diverse includes a special focus on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’s).

Recruitment & Retention

Experts: Lack of Diversity on Admissions Path Negatively Impacts Minority Students

Survey results indicate that the field of college admissions suffers from a lack of diversity that could ultimately undermine its ability to reach and serve America’s increasingly diverse college students.

Becoming Intentional About College Retention

We cannot understand retention without grasping the history, mission, purpose, program offerings, and financing at an institution.

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Damon Williams Hired to Lead Emory University’s Recruitment, Diversity Efforts

After five years as director of the McNair Scholars Program and the University Summer programs at Xavier University, Damon L. Williams Jr. will begin a new job this week as director of diversity, community and recruitment for The Laney Graduate School at Emory University.

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Corinthian Colleges, Education Dept. Reach Tentative Agreement

The for-profit education company will receive an immediate $16 million in federal student aid funds and keep operating.

California’s State Universities Hiring 700 Faculty

California’s state universities plan to hire 700 full-time faculty members, putting the skids on years of class and staff reductions prompted by state budget cuts.

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