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Section: Faculty & Staff
Students
Iowa State Honors its Past With Current Diversity Measures
Iowa State University renews its commitment to diversity, living up to the legacy created when it cultivated the interests of its distinguished first Black alumnus, George Washington Carver.
May 4, 2010
Faculty & Staff
Slain UAH Professor Had integral Role in Minority STEM Education Network
Through Alabama’s Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program, students of color at the University of Alabama Huntsville worked with mentors, such as the late Adriel Johnson (far left in photo), and earned degrees in STEM disciplines.
April 29, 2010
Faculty & Staff
From the Cultural Revolution to Computer Science
When Dr. Wei Chen received the 2010 IBM Faculty Award, the Tennessee State University computer science professor was puzzled over all the fuss about the honor. The IBM award was for Chen’s work on “cloud computing,” an emerging field in information technology.
April 12, 2010
Faculty & Staff
AAUP Report Paints Bleak Picture on Faculty Salaries
No Refuge: The Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession, 2009-10, released by the American Association of University Professors, discusses faculty salaries in the context of the current turbulent financial times.
April 11, 2010
Faculty & Staff
Chicago State Provost: Famed Black Poet Not Singled Out for Retaliation
In a public response to the resignation of one of Chicago State University’s most celebrated faculty members, the university provost reiterated the position that the administration has not singled out acclaimed poet and activist Haki R. Madhubuti for retaliation.
April 6, 2010
Faculty & Staff
Professors Enlighten Radio Audiences With Philosophy Talk
Two California philosophy professors have mused and opined on the radio airwaves for six years. Their growing audience illustrates the receptiveness among the public to set aside time for quiet reflection
March 31, 2010
Students
Making it Mandatory
With high-profile digital devices such as the Apple iPad hitting the consumer market, higher education institutions consider the latest wave of mobile computing gadgets for adoption as campuswide tools.
March 30, 2010
Faculty & Staff
STEM Careers and 21st Century Academic Racism
This week, I came across a study that found that a significant number of women and AALANAs (African-Americans, Latinos, Asians, and Native Americans) were discouraged from pursuing their STEM careers.  In “Facts of Science Education XIV,” the research firm Campos surveyed 1,226 women and AALANA members of the American Chemical Society—particularly chemists and chemical engineers […]
March 25, 2010
Faculty & Staff
Report Examines Why Women are Under-represented in STEM Fields
The American Association of University Women report, funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation, involves a review of literature about gender and science published over the past 15 years.
March 21, 2010
Faculty & Staff
Virginia HBCUs Struggle With Legal Opinion That Bars Protection for Gays
Virginia’s historically Black colleges and universities are reeling after a controversial legal opinion by Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli that would invalidate any policy erected by public colleges that bans discrimination against gays and lesbians.
March 9, 2010
Faculty & Staff
Rowdy Students Block Campus Amid Funding Rally
Rowdy protesters blocked the main gates of a California university Thursday amid campus protests across the nation against deep cuts in education funding.
March 4, 2010
Students
Slain UAH Biology Chair Remembered as Caring Father Figure
A University of Alabama-Huntsville biology department chairman gunned down at a faculty meeting was remembered Thursday as a father figure who cared deeply about his students, the kind of professor who kept his office door open in case they needed to talk about personal problems.
February 18, 2010
Students
Students Complained About Alabama Professor Charged in Deadly Rampage
After Amy Bishop’s arrest on charges of shooting to death three colleagues during a faculty meeting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, student complaints add to the picture that has emerged of her as a talented  but erratic figure.
February 17, 2010
Faculty & Staff
University of Maryland President Mote Retiring in August
University of Maryland President C.D. “Dan” Mote Jr. said Monday that he will step down Aug. 31 after a dozen years in the post, making him the university’s fourth-longest serving president.
February 15, 2010
Faculty & Staff
Citing Scholar’s Suspicious Past, Relatives of Slain Professors Question Suspect’s Hiring
Grieving relatives of three professors gunned down at a university faculty meeting questioned why their accused colleague was hired despite a dispute with a former boss who received a pipe bomb and the shooting death of her brother.
February 15, 2010
Faculty & Staff
Black Professor Denied Tenure at Emerson Vindicated by Report
Emerson College has released a report produced by an independent panel that has found fault with the institution’s tenure process.
February 15, 2010
Students
UAH Professor’s Family, Friends: No Suspicion of Potential Violence
An Alabama professor accused of shooting six colleagues was vocal in her resentment over being denied tenure, though relatives and students said she had never suggested she might become violent. Plus, Diverse profiles the slain.
February 14, 2010
Faculty & Staff
Struggling Through the Cuts
California students and faculty grapple with the effects of draconian state cuts to postsecondary education that have topped more than $1 billion in the last year.
February 2, 2010
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