Welcome to The EDU Ledger.com! We’ve moved from Diverse.
Welcome to The EDU Ledger! We’ve moved from Diverse: Issues In Higher Education.

Search

Section: Faculty & Staff
Students
Book Reviews: Life Journeys in Academia
While college professors spend a lot of time preparing others for careers, three recent academic memoirs show it can be instructive when scholars share the stories of their own development and life journeys.
November 29, 2010
George Henderson
Students
Sullivan Seeks to Lead the University of Virginia at a Challenging Time
Dr. Teresa Sullivan, the first female president of the University of Virginia, leads the institution into a new era amid state budget cuts and other challenges.
November 28, 2010
Budget cuts to the Office of Multicultural Affairs at Temple University resulted in staffers who mentored and assisted culturally based student organizations being re-assigned to other departments.
Students
Young Scholars Reflect on Family Ties in the Academy
Having grown up in the academy, second-generation scholars chart their own course to become their professor parents’ academic peer.
November 22, 2010
Dr. Imani Perry
Faculty & Staff
Blackboard Seeks to Reconnect With Faculty
Blackboard Inc. is launching next generation online technology that will be free to higher education instructors.
November 16, 2010
Lara Oerter is vice president of product strategy and product marketing for Blackboard.
Faculty & Staff
Academic Hiring Freeze Looms as Obstacle to Faculty Diversity
Recession reduces job opportunities in the professoriate, particularly in areas where minorities are clustered.
November 16, 2010
Dr. Christopher Tudico, who earned his doctorate this past spring, is realistic about his chances of landing a tenure-track position in this economy.
Faculty & Staff
UT-Knoxville Chancellor Says Diversity is a Goal
The chancellor at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville says there is slow progress diversifying the faculty, which is mostly made up of White men.
November 2, 2010
Dr. Jimmy Cheek, the chancellor at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, says there is slow progress diversifying the faculty, which is mostly made up of White men.
Faculty & Staff
Lincoln University President Says He Can’t Fire Professor Over Remarks
The president of Lincoln University said late last week that he cannot fire a tenured professor who has questioned the Holocaust and expressed virulent anti-Israel views because the teacher has kept his opinions out of the classroom.
November 1, 2010
Dr. Ivory Nelson is president of Lincoln University.
Students
Bethune-Cookman Defends Dismissals of Professors Accused of Sexual Misconduct
Countering the claim that faculty members were denied due process prior to being fired, Bethune-Cookman University officials have defended the 2009 dismissals of four professors accused of sexual misconduct.
October 26, 2010
Frustrated professor
Faculty & Staff
Scholar Captures Stories of Undocumented Students
With the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act sitting on Congress’ to-do list, Dr. William Perez, assistant professor of education at  Claremont Graduate University, hopes that legislative body pays close attention to the experiences of undocumented students struggling to get a higher learning.
October 24, 2010
Kris Kobach
Faculty & Staff
Dalai Lama Holds ‘Office Hours’ at Emory University
The Dalai Lama began his “office hours” with Emory University students and faculty Tuesday with his signature move: laughter.
October 20, 2010
The Dalai Lama (pictured) held “office hours” with Emory University students and faculty on Tuesday.
Faculty & Staff
U.S. Colleges Cutting Courses to Curtail Campus Costs
Reducing or streamlining curriculum has been a difficult yet unavoidable measure at many schools during the recession.
October 20, 2010
Dr. Walter Kimbrough
Faculty & Staff
Evaluating Teacher Performance Should Be A National Initiative, Report Finds
Although more than 30 states embrace the need to evaluate the nation’s elementary and secondary school students’ academic progress and achievement based on common-core standards, a similar consensus has not yet been built around a national set of standards and assessments for teacher performance.
October 19, 2010
Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond is an education professor at Stanford University.
Students
Founded as a ‘Colored Institute,’ W.Va. State University Celebrates 120th Anniversary
West Virginia State University, a historically Black school that first opened its doors in March 1891, is celebrating its 120th academic year this 2010-2011 school year.
October 11, 2010
Dr. Hazo Carter is only the ninth president of West Virginia State University in its 120 years.
Faculty & Staff
Southern University Faculty Bristles Over Faculty Appointment
Southern University at Baton Rouge Chancellor Kofi Lomotey defends hiring of renowned scholar Lisa Delpit for a $120,000-a-year position at a time when staff are being laid off amid budget cuts.
October 3, 2010
Kofi Lomotey
Faculty & Staff
PhD Project Tackles Business School Deanship Diversity
After making an indelible impact on business faculty ranks, The PhD Project sets its sights on diversity among business school deans.
September 23, 2010
Najeeba Syeed-Miller
Faculty & Staff
Grooming the Next Generation of Accounting Faculty
An acute shortage of accounting faculty prompts launch of the Accounting Doctoral Scholars program aimed at helping seasoned tax and audit professionals earn Ph.D.s.
September 16, 2010
Dr. Jerry E. Trapnell is executive vice president and chief accreditation officer at the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
Faculty & Staff
Rutgers University Helps Entrepreneurs Revitalize Newark
Rutgers University’s Entrepreneurship Pioneers Initiative hopes to revitalize New Jersey’s urban centers by putting the school’s resources at the disposal of small businesses in the inner city.
September 9, 2010
The Coffee Cave was the first business on Halsey Street to obtain funds from the Profeta Urban Investment Foundation.
Students
Bernie Milano Maintains Long-term Focus on Minority Doctorate Program
In an exclusive interview with Diverse, KPMG Foundation President Bernie Milano discusses the state of affairs at The PhD Project and what lies ahead for the storied initiative.
September 8, 2010
Bernie Milano
Previous Page
Next Page