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Section: Faculty & Staff
Faculty & Staff
Tenure at HBCUs – historically Black colleges and universities
Tenure is as valued at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) as it is at traditionally White institutions (TWIs). Given the current political and economic climate, however, faculty at HBCUs may ultimately be in greater danger of losing their tenure privileges than scholars at other institutions.
July 11, 2007
Faculty & Staff
The shelter of tenure is eroding and for faculty of color gaining membership may be tougher than ever – African American teachers – includes related articles on several cases regarding tenure
Hazing is the dark side of campus life. Desperate to be accepted into an exclusive club, bright young people will tolerate long periods of psychological abuse, often being forced to perform onerous tasks which established members consider below their dignity.
July 11, 2007
Faculty & Staff
The tenure labyrinth – teachers in Afro-American studies
My first academic job interview resulted in a job offer. My doctorate is in American Studies, but the job offer was in Afro-American Studies. Because I am actually interested in Afro-American Studies, this was not a great hardship for me. However, a light did go on in my head. I remembered hearing – more than once – that for Black scholars, all roads tend to lead to Black Studies.
July 11, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Shattering the Silences: The Case for Minority Faculty. – movie reviews
I am associated with [the] Chicano Studies [department], where many people on this campus assume that we do second-rate scholarship and third-rate research, and that most of us are-fourth-rate teachers…. It is a continuous process of having to prove myself, including to students.” – Dr. Alex M. Saragoza, University of California Berkeley.
July 11, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Hostile words in Texas – campus rallies against University of Texas law professor
AUSTIN, Tex. Led by the Rev. Jesse Jackson, about 10,000 students rallied last month to protest comments by a White University of Texas law-school professor who said African Americans and Hispanics cannot compete academically with Whites. University of Texas officials have criticized Professor Lino Graglia for his remarks, but say he will not be disciplined.
July 11, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Hostile words in Texas – campus rallies against University of Texas law professor
AUSTIN, Tex. Led by the Rev. Jesse Jackson, about 10,000 students rallied last month to protest comments by a White University of Texas law-school professor who said African Americans and Hispanics cannot compete academically with Whites. University of Texas officials have criticized Professor Lino Graglia for his remarks, but say he will not be disciplined.
July 11, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Powerful pages – unprecedented public impact of W.W. Norton and Co’s Norton Anthology of African American Literature
New African American Literature Anthology is Finding Academic and General Audiences
July 11, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Central State hires new president, fires one-sixth of faculty – Central State University’s John W. Garland
WILBERFORCE, Ohio Fighting to overcome a political and financial crisis that nearly forced the school to close this summer, Central State University has hired a new president and terminated nineteen faculty members.
July 11, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Grants & Gifts
The American Dental Education Association has received a $672,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to expand an interactive Web site for students considering health careers. Explorehealthcareers.org offers information about various health professions. Bronx Community College (N.Y.) has received a $175,000 grant from the Bronx Gateway Fasttrack Unit Associates for PROJECT H.I.R.E., a pre-apprenticeship […]
July 11, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Business School Dean Holds Ohio State Reins For Now
COLUMBUS Ohio Ohio State’s acting president said the temporary nature of his job hasn’t stopped well-meaning alumni from offering suggestions.
July 10, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Acting out: black theater in transition – Cover Story
August Wilson has achieved the success most playwrights only dream about. His award-winning plays – which include “Fences”, “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,” and “The Piano Lesson” – have rendered sensitive and probing portrayals of African American life. Staged in venues ranging from regional theaters to Broadway, Wilson’s plays have earned two Pulitzer Prizes and lavish praise from critics.
July 10, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Inspiration & information produced at NISOD conference – National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development
AUSTIN, Texas Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton was not about to let Cleveland leave Cuyahoga Community College behind on the city’s road to revitalization.
July 10, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Athletics return, but the struggle continues at UDC; Harvard professors, local AAUP members unite to aid faltering institution – University of the District of Columbia; American Association of University Professors
Washington The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) will reinstate its athletics program in the fall, thanks to a referendum vote by students to increase student athletic fees by $50.
July 10, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Athletics return, but the struggle continues at UDC; Harvard professors, local AAUP members unite to aid faltering institution – University of the District of Columbia; American Association of University Professors
Washington The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) will reinstate its athletics program in the fall, thanks to a referendum vote by students to increase student athletic fees by $50.
July 10, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Technology: a considerable investment expected to pay big dividends – use of the World Wide Web as an educational resource
Like most American institutions of higher learning, Voorhees College is boldly embracing the future. The small liberal arts, historically Black institution in Denmark, S.C., has adopted information technology to overcome the isolation that its rural, out-of-the-way location has imposed on the Episcopal Church-affiliated school.
July 10, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Former Texas Southern U. President Wants Trial Moved Out of Houston
HOUSTON Defense attorneys for the former president of Texas Southern University want her trial on charges of misusing university funds moved, saying heavy media coverage will prevent finding a fair jury.
July 9, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Professor’s lawyer says stalking allegation not what it appears
DOVER N.H. More than a dozen University of New Hampshire faculty members showed up in court to support a colleague charged with stalking another professor.
July 8, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Professor’s Lawyer Says Stalking Allegations Not What It Appears
DOVER N.H. More than a dozen University of New Hampshire faculty members showed up in court to support a colleague charged with stalking another professor.
July 8, 2007
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