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Section: Faculty & Staff
Faculty & Staff
Proven Leader Takes the Helm at Emerson College
Harvard-educated scholar of English and poetry, Dr. M. Lee Pelton puts a prominent face on changes that are under way at Boston’s Emerson College.
September 21, 2011
Faculty & Staff
CSU-Northridge, UCLA Researchers Try To Harness Brain-Computer Interface Technology for Wheelchairs
The technology has the potential to provide a new degree of freedom to disabled users.
September 20, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Diversity Advocates Voice Caution on Community College Study
Although a new study has found that underrepresented community college students fare better in classrooms with an instructor of their ethnic background, diversity leaders warn the study is too limited in scope to draw any solid conclusions.
September 12, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Talking ‘Microaggressions’ With Dr. Derald Wing Sue
Columbia University psychology professor Derald Wing Sue recently spoke to Diverse about his latest book, Microaggressions in Everyday Life: Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation. The book insightfully describes the existence of subtle, often unintentional biases and their considerable impact on members of traditionally disadvantaged groups.
September 3, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Notable African-Americans Urge Commemoration of Black History
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-CA; Alex Haley, award-winning author of The Autobiography of Malcolm X and Roots; Henry Hampton, creator/producer, “Eyes on the Prize” documentary series; and other distinguished individuals discussed the importance of discovering the past, analyzing the present and anticipating the future of African-Americans during a live broadcast to campus audiences across the U.S.
September 1, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Decision Postponed on Southern University Financial Status
A decision on whether to declare a financial emergency for Southern University’s main campus was delayed Friday until this week, while school leaders try to broker a compromise with faculty over salary cuts.
August 29, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Lincoln University Aims to Strengthen STEM Programs Through Teaching, Research
When Dr. Ivory Nelson became president of Lincoln University in 1999, the trained chemist declared that he would make scientific research and education one of his greatest priorities.
August 24, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Southern University Furlough Request Vote Rejected
Tenured and tenure-track faculty cannot be furloughed unless they voluntarily accept the pay cuts or if financial exigency is approved this week by the Southern Board of Supervisors.
August 21, 2011
Students
Southern University at Baton Rouge Pushes Its Faculty for Pay Cuts
Some faculty members at the historically Black Louisiana school are balking at furlough requests, essentially creating a standoff with Southern’s administration which is ready to declare a financial emergency.
August 18, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Poet Alleges Discrimination at Cleveland State University
An outspoken tenured professor of English at Cleveland State University whose discrimination lawsuit against the Ohio school is scheduled for a November trial has been served a termination letter only weeks before classes start.
August 14, 2011
Students
San Francisco State Journalism Professor Yumi Wilson’s Multicultural Heritage Helps Connect People
The former reporter for The Associated Press and the San Francisco Chronicle was a Fulbright Scholar and holds an MFA in creative nonfiction writing from the University of San Francisco.
August 10, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Sticker Shock
State funding cuts lead to sharp tuition hikes at Florida colleges. “All capital outlay funding was vetoed by the governor,” notes Dr. Rolando Montoya, the provost of Miami Dade College. “The college continues doing more with less,” says Montoya, adding that the school is trying to keep the budget cuts “out of the classroom, as best as possible.”
August 4, 2011
Faculty & Staff
New York Public Policy Think Tank Zeroes In on Debate Over Dwindling Resources in Higher Education
Just as the debate over resources has simmered down with a debt deal in Washington, policy analysts heated things up at a forum in New York City over the precious resources in higher education.
August 3, 2011
Students
Perspective: Top Five Ways Universities Can Innovate To Thrive
America’s colleges and universities are facing a period of “disruptive innovation,” with new ideas and technologies potentially sweeping away established institutions.
August 2, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Course Correction at FAMU
Florida A&M University president James Ammons takes bold action to mitigate financial crises at the historically Black Tallahassee-based university.
August 1, 2011
Students
HBCUs Rally to Help State University of Haiti Recover From Earthquake
A dozen historically Black colleges and universities have formed a consortium to help rebuild the earthquake-damaged State University of Haiti, the Caribbean country’s largest institution of higher education.
July 31, 2011
Students
Raising the Bar on Diversity
Part two of three-part series — Allegheny College’s transformation emerges with dialogue, relationships and structural change.
July 27, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Aiming for More Than Tolerance at a Private Pennsylvania College
Part one of three-part series — Allegheny College’s Lawrence T. Potter aligns diversity components at the Pennsylvania school to build an inclusive, multi-ethnic pluralistic environment.
July 26, 2011
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