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Section: Faculty & Staff
Faculty & Staff
Traditional Racial Labels No Longer Define New Generation of College Students
When it comes to serving diverse students, colleges realize one size does not fit all, even within the same racial group.
March 13, 2011
Students
Study: Indians Studying in U.S. Wish to Return Home
A survey by Rutgers University, Pennsylvania State University and the India-based Tata Institute of Social Sciences found only 8 percent of the 1,000 Indian graduate students polled say they would strongly prefer to remain in the U.S. after completing their studies.
March 9, 2011
Students
Conference: UC-Berkeley’s Equity Chief Gibor Basri Says Data Collection Key to Diversity Push
UC-Berkeley’s vice chancellor of equity and inclusion, Gibor Basri, says his efforts are focused on developing the Haas Diversity Research Center, which has seven endowed chairs and targets disparities in education, public health and economics.
March 8, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Political Scientist Karin Stanford Reborn As a Hip-Hop Scholar
Ten years after Dr. Karin Stanford gained notoriety for her relationship with the Rev. Jesse Jackson, she has rebuilt her life and the Black studies department she leads.
March 2, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Melissa Harris-Perry Leaving Princeton to Lead Race Center at Tulane
Black intellectual superstar Melissa Harris-Perry is departing Princeton University to build a new, unique center in the heart of the South.
February 27, 2011
Faculty & Staff
WVU nursing gets $800K boost for research work
The West Virginia University School of Nursing is getting $800,0000 to hire a research professor and create endowments to support other faculty members’ projects.
February 23, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Can Universities Keep the Minority Students They Woo?
Black and Latino students are, on average, far less likely to graduate in six years than their White and Asian peers.
February 23, 2011
Students
Race Unknown
For a small but growing number of multiracial students, freedom means being able to identify multiple ethnicities, or none at all.
February 20, 2011
Students
Perspectives: Rest Stops & Scenic Overlooks – A Call to Professional Renewal
We need to cultivate a culture of contemplation and joy, urges George Mason University assistant professor.
February 17, 2011
Students
Faculty Members Seeking to Oust Medgar Evers President
Medgar Evers College, the newest and smallest member of the City University of New York system, finds itself in a familiar but unenviable position — cloaked in controversy — as faculty leaders press for the immediate ouster of its new president and provost.
February 3, 2011
Students
Faculty Members Seeking to Oust Medgar Evers President
In response to the no-confidence vote, Dr. William Pollard, president since August 2009, issued an open letter to the college to dismiss calls for his ouster.
February 2, 2011
Students
A Look Inside a Successful Charter School Culture
At Pritzker College Prep charter high school in Chicago, academics are rigorous, teachers have special training and kids are in school more hours than their peers in traditional pubic schools.
February 2, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Tenure Controversy Trips Up DePaul
Claims of bias, violations of academic freedom and racism continue to dog DePaul University’s tenure process.
February 1, 2011
Students
Dormitories Seen as Retention Tools at Urban, Commuter Schools
In efforts to improve retention rates, commuter colleges are looking to an unusual suspect: residence halls.
January 30, 2011
Students
Perspectives: Diversity and the Future of the Professoriate – A Call to Action
Princeton dean contends that hiring and admissions committees must be proactive about creating a diverse applicant pool that will result in a diverse academic landscape, including faculty, staff and students.
January 27, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Psychologist Champions Cultural Competence in Mental Health Field, Academic Administration
As Dr. Stanley Sue planned for retirement from the University of California, Davis, this past summer, he realized he still wanted to work on projects of passion.
January 19, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Victims of Alabama-Huntsville Faculty Shooting Sue Over Killings
Relatives of two professors shot and killed during a faculty meeting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville last year filed a lawsuit Friday claiming school administrators’ failure to follow safety rules contributed to the mass slaying.
January 17, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Tenure Crusader
After winning the tenure race, Dr. Kerry Ann Rockquemore gave it up to help other young professors reach their own tenure goals.
January 10, 2011
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