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Section: Faculty & Staff
Faculty & Staff
Princeton Professor Cancels Lectures After Speech Leads to Threats
TRENTON, N.J. — A Princeton University professor says she canceled lectures this week after receiving death threats following a commencement address in which she called President Donald Trump “a racist and sexist megalomaniac.” Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, an assistant professor of African American Studies at the Ivy League school in New Jersey, spoke to graduates at Hampshire […]
June 1, 2017
Students
NCORE Kicks Off with Call to Activism
The proliferation of racist incidents on college campuses, as well as the spate of police shootings of unarmed Black men and efforts by some states to engage in voter suppression were cited as reasons why NCORE still needs to exist.
May 31, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Diverse Docket: Bias Suit Against Va. Union May Proceed
A White former assistant professor can seek damages from Virginia Union University for alleged discrimination in its decision not to renew her contract but not for a reprimand she received, a federal judge ruled.
May 30, 2017
Faculty & Staff
UNC Responds to 3rd Set of NCAA Charges in Academic Case
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina has responded to the third set of charges it received from the NCAA in the long-running academic fraud case. The 102-page document released Thursday marked the latest step in the seven-year investigation. UNC faces five top-level charges, including lack of institutional control, in the multiyear probe centered on irregular courses […]
May 25, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Wilberforce University Announces Layoffs, Pay Cuts to Handle Debt
WILBERFORCE, Ohio — One of the country’s oldest historically Black private colleges is laying off workers and imposing steep pay cuts in an ongoing struggle to survive. Wilberforce University cut $750,000 from its payroll last year, but the president of the small Ohio school says that’s not enough to deal with large debts that threaten […]
May 24, 2017
Students
Inbound Recruitment Creates More Inclusive Workplaces
Universities have something all companies want: future employees. Students are essentially the “product” that businesses demand so that they can stay competitive and grow.
May 23, 2017
Students
Title IV Funds Withheld from 5 Campuses in Puerto Rico During Strike
Adding to the University of Puerto Rico’s financial woes, the Department of Education has rescinded the eligibility of five of the system’s 11 campuses for Title IV programs due to the ongoing student strike.
May 17, 2017
Students
Intondi Changing Lives Through Education and Civic Engagement
Dr. Vincent Intondi not only propels meaningful discussion in the classroom, but he also creates space on campus for thoughtful conversation and solidarity.
May 16, 2017
Faculty & Staff
University of Missouri to Cut 400 Positions Amid Budget Woes
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri expects to cut 400 positions amid enrollment drops and cuts in state funding. The Kansas City Star reports that Interim Chancellor Garnett Stokes spoke about the cuts with faculty, students and staff at a campus forum Monday. Stokes says at least half of the positions to be cut […]
May 16, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Seizure of Kansas Student Newspapers Shone Light on Dispute
WICHITA, Kan. — A federal mediator is expected to hear arguments next month over a grievance stemming from a fray between administrators at Hutchinson Community College and student journalists and their suspended professor. The dispute resulted in administrators cancelling media classes near the semester’s end and briefly seizing an edition of The Hutchinson Collegian. The […]
May 14, 2017
Students
University of New Hampshire Hit by Racism Claims
DURHAM, N.H. — Some University of New Hampshire students say the school has failed to address currents of racism on campus and are demanding that it double the number of students and faculty of color, offer diversity training for all staff and amend the student conduct code to expel students who post “racially insensitive” content. […]
May 14, 2017
Students
Diverse Docket: Path Cleared for Bias Suit
A federal judge ruled that an alum who earned a master’s degree at the Tampa campus of a Puerto Rico-based university can pursue her discrimination suit accusing the school of targeting low-income Latinos for its “sham” programs.
May 14, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Hine Retiring from Northwestern U. Endowed Professorship
Dr. Darlene Clark Hine — known in the academy as the dean of African-American women’s history — is retiring from her endowed professorship at Northwestern University.
May 12, 2017
Faculty & Staff
University of Illinois Plans $60M Faculty Recruiting Effort
URBANA, Ill. — The University of Illinois System has launched a three-year, $60 million initiative to recruit top faculty to its universities in Urbana-Champaign, Chicago and Springfield. University President Tim Killeen announced the effort Thursday, The News-Gazette reported. Killeen says the objective is to bring in tenured, high-achieving faculty in a broad range of academic […]
May 11, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Duke Professor Resigns After Criticizing Diversity Training
DURHAM, N.C. — A professor of Catholic theology at Duke University’s divinity school has reportedly resigned in the face of disciplinary action following comments about the value of diversity training. The News & Observer reports another professor, Thomas Pfau, said Tuesday that 61-year-old Paul Griffiths resigned of his own volition, effective next year. Griffiths responded […]
May 10, 2017
Students
Cedarville University Could be 1st in Ohio to Allow Concealed Weapons
CEDARVILLE, Ohio — A small Ohio school could become the first college in the state to allow concealed weapons on campus. The proposal at Cedarville University would allow faculty and staff with permits to carry concealed weapons. The Dayton Daily News reports university trustees will announce a decision this coming week. A new Ohio law […]
May 8, 2017
Faculty & Staff
University Law school Dean Settles with School, Drops Suit
CINCINNATI — The dean of the University of Cincinnati’s law school has resigned as dean in a settlement with the university worth $600,000 and agreed to drop her lawsuit that alleged UC violated her contract and her constitutional rights. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports Jennifer Bard was granted two years of academic leave at her full […]
May 8, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Rising Star Working to Help Others Hit Career High Note
As an assistant professor who arrived at Michigan in 2015, Dr. Tiffany Ng has carved out a reputation as a master teacher of carillon and an international performer of the carillon.
May 7, 2017
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