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Section: Faculty & Staff
Faculty & Staff
OCU law professor alleges discrimination
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) â 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 [âŚ]
December 22, 2008
Faculty & Staff
âSense of Fitâ Can Make or Break Faculty Retention
Dr. Carlos Evia, assistant professor of professional writing at Virginia Polytechnic State University wonât be up for tenure until spring 2010, but heâs 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
âHighly Educated Paupersâ
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
WSUâs 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 theyâre 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 DECADEâS WORK
Eugenio MarĂa de Hostos Community Collegeâs longtime president Dolores FernĂĄndez 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 womenâs 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
Students
Writing their own History
San Francisco State University is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the student-led strike that brought about the creation of the College of Ethnic Studies.
October 29, 2008
Students
Grants& Gifts
ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY has received $5 MILLION from the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee for its Department of Biological Sciences. The funds will help build ASUâs new life sciences building, which will house the universityâs new doctoral program in microbiology. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, DOMINGUEZ HILLS, has received a $750,000 grant from the [âŚ]
October 29, 2008
Students
Higher Ed Professionalsâ Perspectives on Online Education
The recent growth of online education has added a new dimension to college learning that was unthinkable a few decades ago. Knocking down the traditional notion of the âivory towerâ college campus, online education presents an entirely new classroom paradigm, a shift resulting in more opportunities and challenges. For insight into both, we turned to college professors and administrators who reveal the good and the bad that accompany an online college education.
October 15, 2008
Faculty & Staff
At Georgia Perimeter College, Online Teaching Has Its Benefits â Tenure
Michael T. Bradley is a full-time online- only professor. In the virtual classroom of his âWorld Religion and Introduction to Ethicsâ classes at Georgia Perimeter College, a two-year college in suburban Atlanta, Bradley employs a teaching style that both personalizes him to his students and encourages them to interact with one another.
October 15, 2008
Faculty & Staff
Making a Positive Impact in Studentsâ Lives
Along with implementing deliberate retention policies, hiring the right people to encourage students to persist in college is essential.
October 15, 2008
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