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Section: Faculty & Staff
Students
Minority Librarians Seek To Update Image of White ‘Bun Lady’
MONTGOMERY, Ala. Librarians have long been portrayed as the little old White lady with her hair in a bun and glasses on a chain around her neck, “shushing” noisy people, but Deborah Lilton represents a more modern image.
December 18, 2006
Faculty & Staff
Just The Stats: A Closer Look At STEM Majors
What role does mentorship play in the number of international students studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics in the United States? A reader from the Southeast posed that question to me, specifically asking about the correlation between the number of international professors and international students in the STEM fields.
December 14, 2006
Students
Trouble at Texas Southern
On the night of Dec. 4, 2004, a Texas Southern University student named Ashley Sloan was gunned down near campus…
December 13, 2006
Faculty & Staff
New Nursing Ph.D. Recommendation Rankles Some
In an effort to raise the standards for advanced-practice nurses — a select group who work as practitioners…
December 13, 2006
Students
Trouble at Texas Southern
On the night of Dec. 4, 2004, a Texas Southern University student named Ashley Sloan was gunned down near campus
December 13, 2006
Students
WSU President: Professor Who Used Racial Term to Face Reprimand
PULLMAN Wash. A professor who used a vulgar racial term while arguing with a student about a political demonstration is likely to face a reprimand, but will be allowed to continue teaching, Washington State University President Lane Rawlins said.
December 11, 2006
Faculty & Staff
AAUP: Colleges “Outsourcing” By Hiring More Non-Tenure Faculty
Washington D.C. A new report from the American Association of University Professors says the number of higher education faculty without tenure has increased significantly since 1975.
December 10, 2006
Students
University of Wisconsin-Madison Develops Resources to Teach Diverse Students
WASHINGTON, D.C. Professors from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed new resources to help teach current graduate students and future faculty how to effectively teach to a diverse student body.
December 10, 2006
Students
MLA Report Calls for Tenure and Promotion Changes
New demands for research productivity, shrinking humanities lists by academic publishers and fears about limited opportunities for junior scholars are among the factors that prompted a landmark study released today by the Modern Language Association of America.
December 7, 2006
Faculty & Staff
Debate On Desegregation Rages as Supreme Court Begins Oral Arguments
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today in two school desegregation cases that could drastically affect race-conscious initiatives in schools across the country. The justices are expected to make a decision this spring.
December 2, 2006
Faculty & Staff
Harvard Civil Rights Project Moves to UCLA
The Civil Rights Project will move next year from Harvard University to the University of California, Los Angeles, where it will have access to a more diverse faculty and take on more issues, including those affecting Hispanics.
November 30, 2006
Faculty & Staff
CSUN Documentary Directed by Students, Starring Professors
Faculty are known for doling out challenging and interesting assignments to students…
November 29, 2006
Students
Cultivating ‘New Achievers’
Widening the use of K-12 classroom “cultural relevancy” tactics to engage minority…
November 29, 2006
Faculty & Staff
Still Publish or Perish
Laws schools are increasingly choosing scholarship over practical experience when identifying instructors.
November 29, 2006
Faculty & Staff
Murder, Fear Follow Iraqi Professors On Campus
BOSTON Violence and lawlessness in Iraq is “dismantling” the country’s higher education system and creating a climate of terror on campuses, according to Iraqi professors who attended the Middle East Studies Association’s conference Sunday.
November 20, 2006
Faculty & Staff
Politically Conscious Globetrotting
Professors interested in hitting the road for research might want to check out the Global Exchange Reality Tours…
November 15, 2006
Faculty & Staff
Nurturing Ph.D.s
When minority doctoral candidates fail, the reason is seldom academic in nature…
November 15, 2006
Faculty & Staff
AAUP: Women Professors Lag in Tenure, Salary
There are now more women in full-time faculty positions than there were 30 years ago…
November 15, 2006
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