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Section: Faculty & Staff
Faculty & Staff
Perspectives: A Golden Opportunity
With a spike in Black and Hispanic college enrollment, junior faculty have an unprecedented opportunity to mentor minority students to graduation and into faculty ranks.
January 19, 2009
Faculty & Staff
New Mexico’s higher education relies heavily on part-time professors
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico’s higher education institutions are relying heavily on part-time or adjunct instructors who take on large course loads to make a middle-class living. But the colleges say hiring part-timers gives them flexibility to keep up with student needs and to hire professionals who are up-to-date in their fields, according to […]
January 13, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Emerging Scholars
This year’s group of “emerging scholars” is a force to be reckoned with. The audacity of their excellence inspires everyone around them, and we at Diverse cannot help but marvel at this extraordinary ensemble of academicians. This diverse group of young (under-40) crusaders is pushing the boundaries of research, technology and public policy in ways never imagined and reaching new heights of accomplishments.
January 7, 2009
Faculty & Staff
New Books Focus on the Needs of Emerging Faculty
As expected, new faculty members spend most of their time focusing on their students, but where can a budding professor go to learn how to be a better instructor or how to survive in the institution? Who stands ready to help the young academician? Too often, the answer has been no one, but a couple of recent books can help fill the void.
January 7, 2009
Faculty & Staff
A Golden Opportunity
With a spike in Black and Hispanic college enrollment, junior faculty have an unprecedented opportunity to mentor minority students to graduation and into faculty ranks.
January 7, 2009
Faculty & Staff
OCU law professor alleges discrimination
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – A law professor at Oklahoma City University has filed a federal lawsuit against the university and its law school dean, claiming sexual discrimination and violation of the Equal Pay Act of 1963. Danne L. Johnson, as associated professor of law since 2003, contends male law professors at the school make as […]
December 22, 2008
Faculty & Staff
‘Sense of Fit’ Can Make or Break Faculty Retention
Dr. Carlos Evia, assistant professor of professional writing at Virginia Polytechnic State University won’t be up for tenure until spring 2010, but he’s already worried about the final review.
December 10, 2008
Faculty & Staff
Too Many Part-timers Teaching English, Hurting Students
The Modern Language Association (MLA), the leading academic organization that works to strengthen the study and teaching of languages and literature, is calling on colleges and universities to increase the number of tenure-track lines at their respective institutions.
December 10, 2008
Students
‘Highly Educated Paupers’
For many young scholars, exorbitant student loan debt can mean a lifetime of hardship.
December 10, 2008
Students
Iowa Educators Address College Success for Latinos
Schools and colleges can make attending college and succeeding at it a realizable goal for Latino students, but educators and policy makers need to do more to help them, according to a collaborative report from Iowa scholars and a national group of Hispanic educators.
December 9, 2008
Faculty & Staff
WSU’s Floyd Among Those Giving Back Amidst Salary Scrutiny
Washington State University president, Dr. Elson S. Floyd, stands out among a handful of academic leaders who recently announced they would either forgo raises or take voluntary pay cuts, not necessarily because they’re in the holiday spirit.
November 25, 2008
Faculty & Staff
Academic Calling
Dr. Heather Tarleton wants to be a tenured teacher, administrator and researcher.
November 12, 2008
Faculty & Staff
Rebuilding FROM ABROAD
Dr. Yar Ebadi was heartbroken when he visited his alma mater and former workplace, Kabul University, in Afghanistan in 2005.
November 12, 2008
Students
Graduate Assistants Take Fight for Collective Bargaining to Congress
Teaching and research assistants hope a new online petition and new political leadership will spur Congress to pass a collective bargaining law.
November 12, 2008
Faculty & Staff
ALL IN A DECADE’S WORK
Eugenio María de Hostos Community College’s longtime president Dolores Fernández reflects on her journey through academia and helping other Hispanics reach the top.
November 12, 2008
Students
Managing Motherhood and Tenure
Colleges are attempting to close the numerical gap between tenuretrack male and female faculty, but some schools, particularly larger institutions, are having more success than others at accommodating women’s needs.
November 12, 2008
Students
Self-Navigating THE TERRAIN
The absence of mentorship for Black women scholars could ultimately result in a dwindling pipeline.
November 12, 2008
Faculty & Staff
Who Will Fill Their Shoes?
Faculty, new and experienced, say the professoriate can be just as rewarding to a new generation of academics if teaching and research opportunities are opened for them.
November 12, 2008
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