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Students
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 […]
March 20, 2017
Faculty & Staff
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 […]
March 19, 2017
Students
Respecting the Right of Free Speech
Debates over free speech and intolerance have become, once again, news.
March 16, 2017
Faculty & Staff
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 […]
March 16, 2017
Faculty & Staff
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.
March 15, 2017
Faculty & Staff
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.
March 14, 2017
Faculty & Staff
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.
March 14, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Hrabowski: For Change, Diversifying Professoriate a Must
Though the discourse of diversity on campus has been subsumed by a “bigger political landscape,” America’s colleges and universities still must fight to make the professoriate more reflective of the nation as a whole.
March 14, 2017
Students
Missouri University’s Handling of Rape Cases Under Scrutiny
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — University of Missouri-Kansas City students are expressing ongoing concerns about a lack of transparency following an alleged rape in a dorm last month. The Kansas City Star reports university administrators called a meeting Monday to hear from students, faculty and staff after a protest last week regarding better protection against sexual […]
March 14, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Guillermo: Asian American Professors Suit May Expose University of Michigan
A married Asian American couple — both a former and current faculty member of the University of Michigan — have charged the school with violations of the Michigan Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act.
March 12, 2017
Students
University of Illinois Faculty Petitions Against Hate Speech
URBANA, Ill. — Several University of Illinois academic units have pressed administrators to take a stance against words and actions they say threaten students amid tense debates on what constitutes free speech. Chancellor Robert Jones sent out a mass email two weeks ago responding to concerns that include Chief-related “Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day” T-shirts, harassment […]
March 12, 2017
Students
Florida Senate Approves More Help for College Students
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — College students in Florida could soon get extra help under an ambitious proposal passed by the Florida Senate. The Florida Senate voted 35-1 Thursday for an overhaul of the state’s higher education system that is a top priority for Senate President Joe Negron. It boosts financial aid and calls for new programs […]
March 9, 2017
Students
University of California Sexual Misconduct Files Show Faculty Resigned, Retired
SAN FRANCISCO — An associate UCLA professor who pursued a student until she was afraid to attend classes paid the university $7,500 in lieu of suspension. At UC Irvine, a dean accused of sexually harassing a co-worker agreed to take a demotion and stayed on as a teacher. And at UC Santa Cruz, a professor […]
March 9, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Stakeholders Divided Over Expected Elimination of Teacher Prep Regulations
The teacher prep regulations that the Obama administration pushed for years to establish in order to hold schools of education more accountable for the K-12 teachers they produce are now one presidential pen stroke away from becoming history. The organization that represents educator preparation programs could not be more delighted with the U.S. Senate’s vote […]
March 8, 2017
Students
Judge: Federal Lawsuit Against Baylor University Can Proceed
HOUSTON — A lawsuit filed against Baylor University by 10 women alleging they were sexually assaulted while students can proceed, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. The women, identified as “Jane Doe” plaintiffs, allege Baylor was indifferent to or ignored claims of sexual assault and didn’t enforce federal general discrimination protections. Baylor had sought to have […]
March 8, 2017
Students
Lecturer at Middlebury College Calls Protesting Students ‘Seriously Scary’
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — A libertarian author who has been called a white nationalist said college students who protested his guest lecture this week were “scary.” Middlebury College said a professor was injured by a protester following a demonstration against guest speaker Charles Murray on Thursday. The Southern Poverty Law Center considers Murray a White nationalist […]
March 5, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Diverse Docket: Former Academic Adviser Loses Religious Bias Suit
A former academic adviser at Utah Valley University has lost a suit alleging religious harassment, discrimination and retaliation based on her Mormon faith.
March 2, 2017
Students
Dubuque Students Apologize for Photo of Them in Blackface
DUBUQUE, Iowa — More than 150 people gathered at the University of Dubuque to discuss how to respond after two students posted a photo of themselves in blackface on social media, sparking outrage at the school and surrounding communities. The two-hour discussion Wednesday allowed students and faculty members to speak their minds, the Telegraph Herald […]
March 2, 2017
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