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Faculty & Staff
Victim of Noose Incident, Columbia U. Professor Is Fired Amid Plagiarism Charges
Last October, hundreds of students, faculty and community activists rallied on Columbia University’s campus to protest the hanging of a noose on the office door of a popular African-American professor.
June 24, 2008
Faculty & Staff
Collegiate Athletics in New Orleans Struggle to Rebound Post-Hurricane Katrina
Eddie Francis bursts out laughing when he recounts his unexpected coaching debut for Southern University at New Orleans earlier this semester.
June 24, 2008
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Students
Sparked by Wright Controversy, Northwestern’s Black Alumni Call on University to Correct Racial Injustices
Northwestern University’s decision to rescind an invitation to the Rev. Jeremiah Wright to receive an honorary degree was the last straw for many Black alumni, who have started an online petition that calls for changes to how the university treats Black students and the Black community, including an investigation into the decrease in Black student enrollment.
June 19, 2008
Students
Hispanic Scholars, Students Pressure Princeton for Latino Studies Program
For more than 30 years, students have been urging the administration to bring Latino studies to Princeton University.
June 16, 2008
Faculty & Staff
Staff Reports Censored in Coppin State’s Case for Re-accreditation
In hopes of presenting a more positive case for the university’s re-accreditation, Coppin State University officials revised and censored faculty and staff reports, The Baltimore Sun reported Thursday.
June 12, 2008
Students
The Lawyer From Lafayette
Xavier University of Louisiana president, Dr. Norman Francis, celebrates 40 years at the helm of one of the nation’s top HBCUs.
June 11, 2008
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Faculty & Staff
WVU President Calls Resignation ‘Difficult’
West Virginia University President Mike Garrison said Friday he will resign in September to end the controversy surrounding the improper awarding of a master’s degree to the governor’s daughter.
June 8, 2008
Faculty & Staff
Florida A&M Delegation Travels to Ghana to Establish Economic, Educational Collaborations
As part of Florida A&M University’s expanded international focus, designed to prepare students to compete in a global society, officials at the historically Black university are looking to establish economic and development collaborations with African leaders as well as foster relationships to higher education institutions in Africa.
June 3, 2008
Faculty & Staff
Bush Commencement Speech at Furman Prompts Protest
Some faculty members at Furman University have suggested they won’t attend graduation ceremonies because President Bush is scheduled to speak, but a group of conservative students wants the university to step in and block the protest.
May 20, 2008
Faculty & Staff
Indiana University Approved To Offer Doctorate in Black Studies
Since the Indiana Commission for Higher Education announced the approval of the new doctoral program in African American and African Diaspora Studies (AAADS) at Indiana University Bloomington more than a week ago, John McCluskey Jr. says he has felt both elated and relieved.
May 19, 2008
Faculty & Staff
POLITICOS TURNED PROFESSORS
Former politicians are turning down lucrative job offers elsewhere to teach students who are interested in, but sometimes cynical about, the political process.
May 14, 2008
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Students
The Early Study Abroad Trend
A growing number of South Korean students are going to English speaking countries as teenagers in hopes of gaining entry into American universities.
May 14, 2008
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Faculty & Staff
CSU Fresno Professor Suspended Over Alleged Threats To Students
California State University, Fresno has suspended a tenured professor after two students charged that he threatened to bring a gun to class and start shooting. Other students say Parks didn’t threaten the class, the Fresno Bee reported, but the incident has sparked a police investigation by Fresno State officials.   Jose Francisco Escutia, the first […]
May 6, 2008
Faculty & Staff
New Chancellor Named For UMass-Amherst
An administrator and German scholar who has made a career of working at public universities has been selected to be the next chancellor of the University of Massachusetts’ flagship Amherst campus.
April 30, 2008
Faculty & Staff
Professor Sues Students for Character Defamation
Amidst claims that he unfairly targets Black students and disparages affirmative action, an Arkansas law professor is suing two students who he says have damaged his reputation.
April 30, 2008
Faculty & Staff
WVU Professors Want Officials to Resign over Bresch Affair
Days after a panel’s damning report about West Virginia University’s handling of a degree improperly awarded to the governor’s daughter, members of the faculty are debating what should come next.
April 27, 2008
Faculty & Staff
First Female Dean of Temple University’s Law School Talks of New Plans
Diverse talks with JoAnne Epps, recently named dean of Temple University’s Beasley School of Law, who is the first woman to hold that position and one of a few female African-American deans at major law schools in the United States.
April 20, 2008
Faculty & Staff
New Mexico State Official Apologizes for Bad ‘Humor’
An associate dean at New Mexico State University who was accused of e-mailing pornography to others at the school has apologized, according to a confidential memo.
April 15, 2008
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