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Faculty & Staff
One Play A Day
Undergraduate theater students rarely get the chance to work on a major world premiere, but this year hundreds of them will…
March 21, 2007
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Faculty & Staff
Just the Stats: It Pays to Be A New Professor
The “2006-2007 National Faculty Salary Survey,” released this week by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resource, shows that new ethnic, cultural and gender studies professors posted higher salary gains than professors in other disciplines.
March 15, 2007
Students
The ‘Whipping Boys’ of California Higher Education, CSU Faculty Say Strike Vote is About Getting Respect For Their Work, Protecting Students
As they enter the final day of voting to authorize a work stoppage, California State University faculty say they’re tired of being “devalued,” and they demand competitive salaries, improved student services and better leadership of the nation’s largest university system.
March 14, 2007
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Students
Demystifying the Process
Twenty-four faculty members representing more than 20 historically Black colleges and universities gathered recently…
March 7, 2007
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Faculty & Staff
Digging Out of the Digital Divide
One of the most prominent engineers and entrepreneurs in the country, Dr. Randal D. Pinkett keeps a high profile on issues related to minorities…
March 7, 2007
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Faculty & Staff
Duke’s Devil of a Mess
Last spring, at the height of the frenzy over accusations that three Duke University men’s lacrosse players had gang raped a Black exotic dancer during a party…
March 7, 2007
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Faculty & Staff
California State University Faculty Takes Strike Vote
BERKELEY Frustrated by stalled negotiations, faculty of the nation’s largest four-year public university system began casting their first strike authorization vote Monday.
March 5, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Mississippi Valley State President Announces Panel to Bring Officials Together
ITTA BENA, Miss. Mississippi Valley State University President Lester C. Newman has appointed a new committee to bring members of the faculty and administration together.
March 5, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Mississippi Valley State University Faculty Senate Hands President ‘No Confidence’ Vote
JACKSON, Miss. Members of Mississippi Valley State University’s faculty senate have expressed “no confidence” in the school’s president in a 33-1 vote.
March 1, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Duke’s Devil of A Mess
For Diverse’s Web readers only: an advanced copy of our March 8th edition’s exclusive on how Black professors are under fire at Duke. With the criminal case against the lacrosse players unraveling, a group of professors are now facing fierce criticism that their own biases fueled a “lynch-mob mentality” on campus that has destroyed the reputations of three young men.
February 25, 2007
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Faculty & Staff
Perspectives: University of Illinois Misses A Teachable Moment On The Mascot
When University of Illinois officials announced the retirement of Chief Illiniwek, the controversial mascot who made his last offensive performance yesterday, they missed an opportunity to acknowledge the concerns of the Native community and address the hostile campus environment created by the Chief. Instead, opponents of the Chief fear they may have generated more resentment of American Indian students.
February 21, 2007
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Faculty & Staff
Turning the Tide of Juvenile Justice
In recent years, more juveniles — particularly Black males — have been entering the criminal justice system and being tried as adults…
February 21, 2007
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Students
An Institution of the People
It may have produced one of the most contentious fights ever in U.S. higher education
February 21, 2007
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Faculty & Staff
Professional Appointments
Dr. James Earl Lyons has been named secretary of the Maryland Higher Education Commission. He is currently president of California State University-Dominguez Hills. Lyons holds a bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate from the University of Connecticut. Dr. Angela Lintz has been appointed director of higher education programs at the Level Playing Field Institute, a nonprofit organization […]
February 21, 2007
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Faculty & Staff
Black Scientist Says Hunger Strike Is About Ending Racism At MIT
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Dr. James L. Sherley is waging a hunger strike to protest the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s decision to deny him tenure after eight years as an associate professor of biological engineering. But Sherley, a rare Black scientist who researches human stem cells, says his ultimate cause is bigger than his own academic status.
February 15, 2007
Students
FAMU Instructors Say They’re Not Getting Paid
Due to financial and administrative problems at Florida A&M University, adjunct professors and graduate teaching assistants haven’t been compensated in 2007, according to school sources. Diverse has confirmed that journalism teaching assistants have not been paid, but an estimated 600 employees falling under the former two job categories may also be affected at the 13,000-student school.
February 12, 2007
Students
SUNO Turns To Other Universities For Help
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. More than a year after Hurricane Katrina, Southern University at New Orleans is still operating in a temporary campus of FEMA trailers and waiting for money to rebuild.
February 8, 2007
Faculty & Staff
The Journey for Jackson State
In recent years, construction cranes have loomed over the bustling campus of Jackson State University. The historically Black school of more than 8,000 students is undergoing a building boom…
February 7, 2007
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