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Faculty & Staff

UMass Boston’s Asian American Studies Program Takes a Practical Approach

The Asian American Studies Program at the University of Massachusetts Boston complements students’ career tracks and engages them in the surrounding Asian American community.

February 12, 2009

Black Males Achieving More on College Campuses

Colleges applying similar techniques to reach and keep Hispanic males.

February 10, 2009

Faculty & Staff

Spelman, Morehouse Eliminate Positions

Spelman College will eliminate 35 positions, while Morehouse College will cut 25 adjunct faculty members, both belt-tightening moves sparked by the economic downturn and a drop in enrollment.

February 10, 2009

Faculty & Staff

Higher Ed Leaders Debate Best Path to College Presidency

Should young and minority faculty take nontraditional route to leadership positions?

February 10, 2009

Faculty & Staff

Veteran Lawyer, Education Advocate Nominated to Head Office of Civil Rights

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan wants a lawyer with a deeply unique understanding of academic challenges facing students of color to oversee the civil rights division in his department.

February 4, 2009

Faculty & Staff

UCSC Professor to Unveil Research on Migration and Poverty

Patricia Zavella, a professor at the University of California at Santa Cruz, will present the results of more than a decade of research during a talk, “Migration and Poverty in Santa Cruz County,” on Tuesday. February 10.

February 3, 2009

Faculty & Staff

Audit Clears Former North Carolina A&T Chancellor

Former North Carolina A&T Chancellor James C. Renick and Anna Anita Huff, a program manager, were accused of misusing university funds but now both are not found to be in violation of any laws nor did they personally spend the misused funds. Renick left the university in 2006 to take a position at the American Council on Education in Washington.

January 20, 2009

Faculty & Staff

Perspectives: A Golden Opportunity

With a spike in Black and Hispanic college enrollment, junior faculty have an unprecedented opportunity to mentor minority students to graduation and into faculty ranks.

January 19, 2009

Faculty & Staff

New Mexico’s higher education relies heavily on part-time professors

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico’s higher education institutions are relying heavily on part-time or adjunct instructors who take on large course loads to make a middle-class living. But the colleges say hiring part-timers gives them flexibility to keep up with student needs and to hire professionals who are up-to-date in their fields, according to […]

January 13, 2009

Faculty & Staff

Emerging Scholars

This year’s group of “emerging scholars” is a force to be reckoned with. The audacity of their excellence inspires everyone around them, and we at Diverse cannot help but marvel at this extraordinary ensemble of academicians. This diverse group of young (under-40) crusaders is pushing the boundaries of research, technology and public policy in ways never imagined and reaching new heights of accomplishments.

January 7, 2009

Faculty & Staff

New Books Focus on the Needs of Emerging Faculty

As expected, new faculty members spend most of their time focusing on their students, but where can a budding professor go to learn how to be a better instructor or how to survive in the institution? Who stands ready to help the young academician? Too often, the answer has been no one, but a couple of recent books can help fill the void.

January 7, 2009

Faculty & Staff

A Golden Opportunity

With a spike in Black and Hispanic college enrollment, junior faculty have an unprecedented opportunity to mentor minority students to graduation and into faculty ranks.

January 7, 2009

Faculty & Staff

OCU law professor alleges discrimination

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – A law professor at Oklahoma City University has filed a federal lawsuit against the university and its law school dean, claiming sexual discrimination and violation of the Equal Pay Act of 1963. Danne L. Johnson, as associated professor of law since 2003, contends male law professors at the school make as […]

December 22, 2008

Faculty & Staff

‘Sense of Fit’ Can Make or Break Faculty Retention

Dr. Carlos Evia, assistant professor of professional writing at Virginia Polytechnic State University won’t be up for tenure until spring 2010, but he’s already worried about the final review.

December 10, 2008

Faculty & Staff

Too Many Part-timers Teaching English, Hurting Students

The Modern Language Association (MLA), the leading academic organization that works to strengthen the study and teaching of languages and literature, is calling on colleges and universities to increase the number of tenure-track lines at their respective institutions.

December 10, 2008

‘Highly Educated Paupers’

For many young scholars, exorbitant student loan debt can mean a lifetime of hardship.

December 10, 2008

Iowa Educators Address College Success for Latinos

Schools and colleges can make attending college and succeeding at it a realizable goal for Latino students, but educators and policy makers need to do more to help them, according to a collaborative report from Iowa scholars and a national group of Hispanic educators.

December 9, 2008

Faculty & Staff

WSU’s Floyd Among Those Giving Back Amidst Salary Scrutiny

Washington State University president, Dr. Elson S. Floyd, stands out among a handful of academic leaders who recently announced they would either forgo raises or take voluntary pay cuts, not necessarily because they’re in the holiday spirit.

November 25, 2008