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Faculty & Staff
UMass Offers Science Degrees For K-12 Teachers
In an effort to address the national shortage of qualified K-12 science teachers, UMassOnline, the online arm of the University of Massachusetts system…
March 22, 2006
Faculty & Staff
Rifts Between Harvard President
Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers’ often-stormy five-year presidency, marred by numerous faculty conflicts and resignations in protest over his abrasive leadership style…
March 8, 2006
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Students
Retired Missouri Professor Trains Journalists With Al-Jazeera
A retired University of Missouri journalism professor who has been helping train journalists for the Arab news agency Al-Jazeera knows his work might have its critics…
March 8, 2006
Students
Under Construction: Building the Engineering Pipeline
Not since the days of the Sputnik I rocket launch by the former Soviet Union have U.S. policymakers worried so much and so openly about America’s competitiveness on the world stage…
March 8, 2006
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Faculty & Staff
Blogging Rights
For a year and a half, Meg Spohn served as an adjunct faculty member at DeVry University’s Westminster, Colo., campus…
March 8, 2006
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Students
The Power of Podcasting
Most years in Dr. Kevin M. Gaugler’s Spanish civilization class, the students were so focused on note-taking that they rarely uttered a word…
March 8, 2006
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Faculty & Staff
Grants & Awards
California State University, Northridge’s College of Arts, Media and Communication received a $52,000 endowment from real estate investor Robert Barbera to support performances by music students. The endowment will be used to underwrite performances by the college’s major music ensembles, including the symphony orchestra, wind ensemble, Jazz A Band and the Northridge Singers. The College […]
March 8, 2006
Faculty & Staff
Blogging Rights
For a year and a half, Meg Spohn served as an adjunct faculty member at DeVry University’s Westminster, Colo., campus. A well-liked instructor, her engaging teaching…
March 7, 2006
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Faculty & Staff
Indiana University Admissions Plan Will Hurt Minorities, Says Professor
A civil rights attorney and visiting Indiana University professor says a proposal to raise admission standards would prevent poor and minority students from enrolling…
March 6, 2006
Faculty & Staff
Study: Races Have Different Wishes for Twilight Years
A recent study by a University of Michigan faculty member suggests that racial and ethnic cultural differences extend even to the final days of life…
February 27, 2006
Faculty & Staff
Rifts Between Harvard President and Faculty Lead to Summers’ Resignation
Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers’ often-stormy five-year presidency, marred by numerous faculty conflicts and resignations in protest over his abrasive leadership style…
February 22, 2006
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Students
Celebration or Placebo?
“I hate Black History Month.” Such reads the title of a 2001 essay posted on…
February 22, 2006
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Faculty & Staff
UCLA Opens the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity and Politics
Using local ethnic communities to conduct large-scale surveys exploring the racial attitudes of major groups and providing opportunities for faculty and students…
February 16, 2006
Faculty & Staff
Embattled Indiana University President
Indiana University President Adam Herbert, whose leadership has come under fire from faculty critics…
February 8, 2006
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Students
Wade in the Water: A Contemporary Metaphor
Like most of the country, I spent much of early September following the news coverage of Hurricane Katrina. The resulting debate called into question my own self-definition as an African-American…
January 25, 2006
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Faculty & Staff
Clark Atlanta Engineering Professors Sue
Clark Atlanta University was justified in its decision to close its engineering department…
January 25, 2006
Students
Wade in the Water: A Contemporary Metaphor
Like most of the country, I spent much of early September following the news coverage of Hurricane Katrina…
January 25, 2006
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Students
University to Study Tenure Bias Against Female, Minority Professors
The Faculty Council at Oklahoma State University will study faculty promotion…
January 23, 2006
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