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Section: Faculty & Staff
Faculty & Staff
Women Professors Not Being Promoted as Rapidly as Men
Troubling inequities remain in career advancement between male and female college professors in English and foreign languages, according to a report being released today by the Modern Language Association.
April 26, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Study Finds Minorities Underrepresented in Graduate School
To broaden the participation of graduate studies among underrepresented minorities, graduate studies programs must go beyond simply recruiting students from diverse groups and provide students with the support and resources needed to graduate, says a new report released by the Council of Graduate Schools.
April 23, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Virginia Tech Decision Sparks Debate on Diversity Work and Faculty Evaluations
The decision by Virginia Tech to abandon a controversial proposal aimed at requiring faculty to engage in diversity-related activities, has prompted a larger debate on college campuses across the nation over what role, if any, should diversity work play in the evaluation of faculty members.
April 22, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Obama Agenda Focuses on Degree Completion
Advocates applaud $2.5 billion college retention proposal, but say insufficient financial aid is barrier to degree completion.
April 15, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Benedict College Settles With White Instructors Who Charged Discrimination
A historically Black college in South Carolina has been sued after three White faculty members say they were passed over for jobs or let go for because of their race, federal officials announced Wednesday.
April 9, 2009
Students
Haddon Selected as University of Maryland Law School Dean, Marking First for an African-American
University of Maryland officials last week announced the appointment of Phoebe A. Haddon as dean of the University of Maryland School of Law, effective July 1, 2009. Haddon, who will be the ninth dean and the second woman in the position, will be the first African-American to serve as the dean of the University of Maryland system’s only law school.
April 5, 2009
Faculty & Staff
A Pipeline to the Tenure Track
Postdoctoral Fellowships are increasingly being seen as a recruiting tool to improve faculty diversity.
April 1, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Broadening the Definition of Diversity
A new book examines the strategies of faculty to serve as “change agents,” encouraging diversity on campus.
April 1, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Broadening the Definition of Diversity
A new book examines the strategies of faculty to serve as “change agents,” encouraging diversity on campus.
March 26, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Relishing Reprisal-free Research
While growing up, a career in medicine appealed to Dr. Hana Abdalla because of the community good she could accomplish. Women’s health issues also intrigued her because so many of them were not openly discussed in her native Sudan.
March 19, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Saving Lives in the Academy and Operating Room
First Hispanic University of Texas System chancellor tackles financial problems and challenges Top 10 admission rule, while still performing surgeries.
March 19, 2009
Students
IT: Intellectually Taxing?
At least one professor worries about the intellectual impact of some student-directed uses of technology.
March 19, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Professional Appointments
DR. CORDELIA CHÁVEZ CANDELARIA has been appointed dean of Dedman College and University Distinguished Professor at Southern Methodist University (Texas), effective July 1. She previously served as dean of the Office of Strategic Affairs and Regents Professor in the Department of English and Department of Transborder Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies at Arizona State University. She […]
March 19, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Redefining Teacher Education Programs for the 21st Century
Failure to revisit professional development in light of new technology could render teacher training programs obsolete.
March 19, 2009
Students
Is the Internet Stupefying Students?
At least one professor worries about the intellectual impact of some student-directed uses of technology.
March 18, 2009
Students
Perspectives: Developing Successful and Effective Online Courses
This week, Diverse Online is running a series of stories on technology and distance learning to complement the March 19 Technology edition.
March 15, 2009
Faculty & Staff
HBCUs File Lawsuits Against Accrediting Agency
As one historically Black university resolves litigation with the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, another, Hampton University, ignites a similar suit against the same agency to restore the reputation of what school officials call “a proven” pharmacy program.
March 10, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Saving Lives in the Academy and Operating Room
First Hispanic to head the University of Texas System plans to tackle financial problems and challenge Top 10 admission rule, while still performing surgeries.
March 4, 2009
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