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Hide and Seek: Diversity in the Ivy League

By Dr. Yolanda Pierce The New York Times recently published an article titled “Little Advance Is Seen in Ivies’ Hiring of Minorities and Women.” The article leaves the reader with two distinct impressions: First, the pool of qualified minority scholars is just too small. And second, domestic issues make these high-powered jobs unattractive to female […]

April 6, 2005

Faculty & Staff

Harvard Lack of Confidence Vote Countered by Board

Harvard Lack of Confidence Vote Countered by BoardCAMBRIDGE, Mass. Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences passed a motion last month saying it lacked confidence in President Lawrence Summers — the first such action in the nearly 400-year history of the university. However, days later, the Harvard Corporation, the university’s governing board, came out in support […]

April 6, 2005

Faculty & Staff

House and Senate Work to Keep Perkins Act Alive

Thumbs up for Perkins and thumbs down for the administration’s proposal to wipe it out. Story:

April 6, 2005

Faculty & Staff

Study Finds Women Faculty Experience More Stress Than Men in Higher Education

Study Finds Women Faculty Experience More Stress Than Men in Higher EducationCOLUMBIA, Mo. In today’s work force, stress is more prevalent than ever. While demands and pressures are the main fuel for the fire, gender can also play a key role. A new study from the University of Missouri-Columbia identifies factors causing female faculty in […]

March 23, 2005

Faculty & Staff

Aptitude or Acculturation?

Aptitude or Acculturation?By Julianne MalveauxWhat was Larry Summers thinking? The Harvard president, as well known for his brilliance as for his tactlessness, must enjoy the taste of shoe leather, given the frequency he puts his foot in his mouth. Some “off the record” remarks he made at a research meeting of the National Bureau of […]

February 23, 2005

Faculty & Staff

Technology’s Latest Wave

Technology’s Latest WaveColleges and universities areincreasingly exploring the academic use of digital mobile devices — but lack of money sometimes stands in the wayBy Peter GaluszkaReaching for her iPod, Dorian Scheuch gets ready to study. The student at Georgia College & State University tunes into special music she has downloaded from a Web site prepared […]

February 23, 2005

Faculty & Staff

Delaware State University to Collaborate With Egyptian University on Research, Faculty Exchanges

Delaware State University to Collaborate With Egyptian University on Research, Faculty ExchangesDOVER, Del. Delaware State University (DSU) recently signed a new partnership agreement with the Ain Shams University of Cairo, Egypt, further expanding its linkages with institutions of higher education all over the world.The three-year agreement — signed on Jan. 25 by DSU President Allen […]

February 23, 2005

Faculty & Staff

Report Finds Faculty Pay Up — Barely

Report Finds Faculty Pay Up — BarelyBy Garry BoulardDespite record state budget deficits resulting from the recession of 2001 and 2002, faculty members at the nation’s two- and four-year public colleges and universities enjoyed a marginal 2.5 percent increase in their salaries in 2003, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Education’s National […]

February 23, 2005

Faculty & Staff

Taking an Interdisciplinary Approach

Taking an Interdisciplinary Approach Ten African-American scholars combine expertise to get at the root of obesityFor decades in the obesity research community, the name Dr. Shiriki K. Kumanyika has been virtually synonymous with culturally specific weight-control and dietary change research. But when she decided to take a more activist role in designing research to reduce […]

January 26, 2005

Faculty & Staff

Former La Raza Leader Joins ASU To Develop Hispanic-Based Community Development Institute

Former La Raza Leader Joins ASU To Develop Hispanic-Based Community Development InstitutePHOENIXThe former head of the Washington-based National Council of La Raza joined Arizona State University earlier this month. Raul Yzaguirre will develop a Hispanic-based community development institute and bolster the school’s efforts to raise money, recruit minority faculty and students and accelerate partnerships with […]

January 26, 2005

Faculty & Staff

Princeton, Smith College Partner To Increase Women in Engineering

Princeton, Smith College Partner To Increase Women in EngineeringFive out of six engineering students and nine out of 10 engineering professors are malePRINCETON, N.J.Advancing its goal of increasing the number of women in engineering, Princeton’s School of Engineering and Applied Science has partnered with Smith College to create a student exchange program. Smith, the nation’s […]

January 26, 2005

CLASSICS: Leah Rochel Johnson

CLASSICSClassical FoundationsLeah Rochel JohnsonTitle: Assistant Professor of Classics and Ancient MediterraneanStudies and History, Pennsylvania State University Education: Ph.D., M.A., Ancient History and Mediterranean Archaeology, University of California, Berkeley; B.A., Classics, Harvard UniversityAge: 40The scarcity of minorities in the classics is apparent to any observer. What isn’t as obvious is how much African American intellectuals such […]

January 12, 2005

Faculty & Staff

CHEMISTRY: Edwin H. Walker Jr.

CHEMISTRYFinding the Right FormulaEdwin H. Walker Jr.Title: Associate Professor, Southern University and A&M College at Baton RougeEducation: Ph.D., Chemistry, Tulane University; B.S., Chemistry, Southern University and A&M College at Baton RougeAge: 34Dr. Edwin H. Walker Jr. remembers a wave of misery washing over him during graduation as he walked across the stage at Southern University […]

January 12, 2005

Faculty & Staff

MUSIC: Teresa L. Reed

MUSICMaking A Joyful NoiseTeresa L. ReedTitle: Associate Professor of Music Theory and Literature and Director, African American Studies Program, University of TulsaEducation: Ph.D., Music Theory, Indiana University; M.M., Music Theory, University of Tulsa; B.A., Music, Valparaiso UniversityAge: 40 Her friends, colleagues and even the critics agree: Dr. Teresa L. Reed is making a joyful noise […]

January 12, 2005

Faculty & Staff

Women Faculty: Still Trailing After All These Years

Women Faculty: Still Trailing After All These YearsWASHINGTONThe American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has released an update on gender equity in academia. The sad story is that the 2003-2004 figures show little improvement in the salary gap over 25 years of higher education history.Among full-time faculty, for example, 38 percent are women. But among […]

January 12, 2005

Faculty & Staff

University of California Institute to Fund IT Collaboration Between Faculty

University of California Institute to Fund IT Collaboration Between FacultyIRVINE, Calif. The California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Cal-(IT)2), a collaborative venture of the University of California at Irvine and the University of California at San Diego, will administer a new $300,000 prize to promote information technology collaboration among its faculty. The Nicholas Foundation […]

December 15, 2004

Faculty & Staff

Association Criticizes Meharry for Treatment of Faculty

Association Criticizes Meharry for Treatment of FacultyNASHVILLE, Tenn. A national higher education advocacy group is defending several former Meharry Medical College faculty members who say they were wrongfully let go.Dr. Joel Trupin, 70, and three other professors sued Meharry in September 2003 after their contracts weren’t renewed. They argued they had been singled out for […]

December 15, 2004

Faculty & Staff

Erasing An Absence

Erasing An AbsenceThe Paul R. Jones Collection’s Inaugural Exhibition of African American Art Treasures Debuts at University of DelawareBy Ronald RoachWith the opening of “A Century of African American Art: The Paul R. Jones Collection” at the University of Delaware this fall, the inclusion of African American art in the annals of American visual art […]

December 1, 2004