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Section: Faculty & Staff
Faculty & Staff
HBCUs Must Be Up for the Challenge
Increasing retention and graduation rates for Black males will require an ambitious effort from both stakeholders and policy makers.
October 6, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Darker-Skinned African-American Students Suspended More Frequently
A new study—titled “The Relationship Between Skin Tone and School Suspension for African Americans”—found that darker-skinned African-American students were more likely to be suspended than those with lighter skin tones.
October 6, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Roderick Smothers Selected as Philander Smith College’s President
Dr. Roderick L. Smothers, who currently serves as vice president for institutional advancement and development at Huston-Tillotson University, has been tapped to lead Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas.
October 2, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Geraldine Mock, 1st Female Pilot to Circle Globe, Dies at 88
Geraldine “Jerrie” Mock studied aeronautical engineering at The Ohio State University and went on to become the first female pilot to fly solo around the world.
October 1, 2014
Students
Learning From Minority-Serving Institutions
The success of all students needs to be anchored in a shared understanding among all stakeholders that it is long past time to abandon the “one-size-fits-all” view of students.
September 30, 2014
Students
Lane College Plans Layoffs
JACKSON, Tenn. ― Lane College President Logan Hampton says he must cut staff to align expenses with current revenues.
September 29, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Political Strategist Brazile Donates Papers to Louisiana State University
Veteran Democratic political strategist and commentator Donna Brazile makes no secret of her pride in being a Louisiana native and LSU graduate.
September 28, 2014
Faculty & Staff
University of Utah Professor’s Antagonist Wins Right to New Trial
A White supremacist convicted of sending a hate-filled email to a professor has won the right to a new trial on First Amendment grounds.
September 28, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Marc Morial: Not Interested in Succeeding Francis at Xavier University
Dr. Norman C. Francis’ decision to step down as president of Xavier University in New Orleans next year—a job that he’s held for nearly 47 years—has led to widespread speculation across the academic community over who might be his replacement.
September 22, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Board Chairman Defends University of Illinois Job Denial to Professor
The University of Illinois was right to deny a faculty job to a professor whose anti-Israel Twitter messages were considered by some to be anti-Semitic, University of Illinois Board of Trustees Chairman Chris Kennedy said in a newspaper interview published Friday.
September 21, 2014
Students
University of Delaware Students Rally on Harassment; Professor Leaves
Hundreds of students at the University of Delaware called for more transparency in the school’s harassment policy during a rally Friday after a professor was accused of offering a student an “A” in exchange for sexual favors.
September 21, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Venue Hearing Set in Ex-Penn State President Suit
A federal judge has scheduled a Nov. 14 hearing to determine whether former Penn State president Graham Spanier’s defamation suit against former FBI director Louis Freeh should be heard in federal court or in Centre County where it was filed.
September 18, 2014
Students
Oakwood University Professor Creates First HBCU-Developed MOOC
Colleagues hope Dr. Keith Augustus Burton’s creation will put HBCUs square in the mix of the growing educational trend.
September 18, 2014
Students
Centre College Program Aimed at First-Generation Students
The largest single gift in Centre College’s nearly 200-year history will create a new scholarship program for first-generation students, the liberal arts college announced.
September 17, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Wilberforce University Moving Closer to Naming President
With a decision on its accreditation just three months away, the Wilberforce University board of trustees has again narrowed its field of candidates to three.
September 17, 2014
Students
WWU President Won’t Be Offering Budget Cut Ideas
Every two years for at least a decade, the governor and the Legislature have asked public university and college presidents to project what kind.
September 14, 2014
Students
Tough Financial Love May Pay Off for Kentucky State University
A roller-coaster couple of weeks during which a quarter of it students were released for non-payment of accounts resulted in most returning and possibly fiscal stability.
September 11, 2014
Students
Special Focus: Persons with Disabilities
This edition profiles Dr. Billy C. Hawkins, president of Talladega College and a critic of misclassifying students as learning disabled.
September 11, 2014
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