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Section: Faculty & Staff
Faculty & Staff
Yale University Starts Program To Study Anti-Semitism
Yale University is starting another initiative to study anti-Semitism after a decision to cancel an earlier ground-breaking program sparked criticism.
June 22, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Until the Needle Breaks
Four top scholars discuss the enduring musical legacy of Motown records.
June 16, 2011
Faculty & Staff
National Faculty Group Takes Two New Orleans Universities Off Censure List
The University of New Orleans and Loyola University of New Orleans have been removed from a national academic group’s censure list.
June 14, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Roboticist Dennis Hong Inspires Students To Change the World
Dr. Dennis Hong, a NASA Summer Faculty Fellow and two-time winner of the National Science Foundation’s Career Award for extraordinary teacher-scholars, said he’s gratified to have persuaded his students that robotics is its own form of service to science and to humankind.
June 13, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Policy Report Says Reform Critical to Viability of U.S. Higher Education
University of Virginia-based policy research center releases study that urges higher education leaders to revamp the way they do business and refocus on delivery modes that lead to higher rates of completion.
May 25, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Scholars Grapple With Globalization’s Dark Side – Human Trafficking
Whether lured in, kidnapped or sold by their families, modern slavery represents a big, old problem in a new, smaller world.
May 25, 2011
Students
Taking Action to Abandon Offensive American Indian Mascots Often Mired in Controversy
Six years ago, the National Collegiate Athletic Association adopted a policy that penalizes schools that use American Indian mascots, nicknames or logos.
May 18, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Faculty Groups to Pursue National Campaign to Fortify U.S. Higher Education
A new national coalition of college faculty groups has launched a grassroots movement challenging “reformers” whom they claim are pursuing policies and strategies that are endangering higher education opportunities for all but the most able to afford it.
May 17, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Empowering Women for Academic Leadership Roles
This past week, I had the pleasure of attending a session on empowering women for academic leadership roles. The event was held at the University of Pennsylvania and featured female academic leaders — our president, deans, center leaders and department chairs. Together, these impressive women offered advice to all of the women in the audience. […]
May 2, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Political Strategist Brazile Says Scholar’s Obama Criticism is Valuable for Democrats
Donna Brazile, one of the nation’s most visible Democratic strategists, recently journeyed to Princeton University to engage in a public discussion with Dr. Cornel West about the current state of American politics.
April 24, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Federal Courts Rebuff Faculty Discrimination Suits
In recent months, federal judges in Pennsylvania, Illinois and Arizona have dealt major setbacks to faculty members in lawsuits alleging racial discrimination at three universities.
April 19, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Online Education Made Possible With College, Management Firm Partnerships
For schools and the online learning management companies that serve them, offering full-degree online programs is more than just an academic pursuit.
April 19, 2011
Students
UNCF Study Shows HBCUs Chosen for Small Faculty-Student Ratio, Sense of Belonging
Study authors report that attending HBCUs allows students to “benefit from positive cultural experiences around being Black that they may not have received during their formal elementary and secondary education experiences.”
April 18, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Cornell University Provost Blasted for Plan to Move Africana Center
Controversial plan to embed Africana Studies and Research Center in College of Arts and Sciences rankles students, faculty at Cornell University.
April 17, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Facing Racism Accusations, Delaware Law School Professor Sues Dean for Defamation
A Widener University law professor facing accusations of racism and sexism filed a defamation lawsuit against the school’s dean Friday, claiming he has been deemed a threat to the school.
April 10, 2011
Students
Northwestern University Says It Was Misled By Renowned Journalism Professor
Northwestern University has taken public its dispute with a journalism professor whose students are credited with helping free wrongfully convicted prison inmates, accusing him of misleading officials about his handling of a wrongful conviction investigation.
April 7, 2011
Students
FAMU Board Approves President’s Restructuring Plan
A total of 89 jobs will be lost directly related to the plan, while another 109 employees will be laid off on June 30 because they were funded by the federal stimulus program.
April 7, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Theology Professor’s Discrimination Lawsuit Raises Thorny First Amendment Issues
Dr. Jimmy Kirby, a former tenured professor at the Lexington Theological Seminary, is appealing a lower court’s ruling that dismissed his lawsuit against the seminary last year for breach of contract and racial discrimination.
April 6, 2011
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