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Section: Faculty & Staff
Students
University of Wisconsin Regents OK Tuition Increases, Raise Request
MADISON, Wis. â University of Wisconsin System officials Thursday approved raising tuition for out-of-state, graduate and professional school students by hundreds of dollars at more than a half-dozen campuses as they grapple with a Republican-imposed freeze on in-state undergraduate tuition. The plan calls for increases at UW-Eau Clare, UW-Green Bay, UW-La Crosse, UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Stout [âŚ]
December 8, 2016
Students
Viewing Black Male Students as Princes, not Problems
Despite the litany of studies that highlight the so-called âachievement gap,â we believe that framing the problems that impact the educational success of Black males as merely a âgapâ is a cop-out.
December 5, 2016
Faculty & Staff
19 Former Medical School Workers Sue Dartmouth
HANOVER, N.H. â Nineteen former faculty members of the psychiatry department at Dartmouth Collegeâs Geisel School of Medicine have sued, saying Dartmouth violated their employment contracts and policy that entitled them to severance payments when it laid them off. The Valley News reports a college spokeswoman said officials had no comment. The dispute is the [âŚ]
December 5, 2016
Students
UNLV Math Instructor Issues Apology about Immigration Posts
LAS VEGAS âA part-time math instructor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, issued an apology after protests about social media posts he made saying he would tell immigration authorities about students in his class who are in the U.S. illegally. The instructor, George Buch, acknowledged with a statement to students in his classroom and [âŚ]
December 4, 2016
Students
Grad Student Held in Stabbing Death of USC Professor Bosco Tjan
The University of Southern California will mourn the loss of professor Bosco Tjan in a special prayer ceremony Monday, as the graduate student believed to have stabbed Tjan remains jailed.
December 4, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Scholar: Make Tenure Great Again
Dr. Andre Perry says that tenureâgiving a teacher or professor an appointment until retirementâprovides a firewall of protection, saving academic freedom from Donald Trumpâs âpost-truthâ United States.
November 28, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Diverse Docket: Judge Allows Professor to Pursue Retaliation Claim Against NCCU
A female professor who was passed over as chair of the School of Mass Communication can pursue a retaliation claim against North Carolina Central University but not claims for sex discrimination or a hostile work environment.
November 28, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Black Doctoral Network a âOne-stop Shopâ for Universities
Experts say the Black Doctoral Network is the answer for colleges and universities that constantly claim they âcanât find Black faculty.â
November 28, 2016
Faculty & Staff
IPFW Faculty Senate Gives No Confidence Vote to Chancellor
FORT WAYNE, Ind. â The Faculty Senate at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne has given a vote of no confidence to Chancellor Vicky Carwein after about half the schoolâs tenured faculty signed a petition to oust her. The Journal Gazette reports Carwein sent an email to the campus community after the vote stating her intention [âŚ]
November 22, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Yale College Dean Jonathan Holloway Named Northwestern University Provost
Jonathan Holloway, the Dean of Yale College and the first African American to hold that position, has been named provost of Northwestern University.
November 21, 2016
Students
Diverse Conversations: Colleges Can Maintain Diversity in Trump-led America
Colleges, our nationâs hotbeds for diversity progress, can take some actions to ensure that they are just as inclusive and progressive in four years as they are today.
November 21, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Rutgers Professor who Tweeted About White Gun Deaths Placed on Leave
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. âA Rutgers University professor who was accused of threatening to kill White people and was taken to a hospital for a psychiatric evaluation is no longer teaching there. NJ.com reports a spokesman for the New Jersey university said Friday that Kevin Allred has been placed on administrative leave. Allred is White and [âŚ]
November 20, 2016
Students
Cornel West Returning to Harvard Faculty
Dr. Cornel Westâarguably one of the nationâs most visible Black public intellectualsâwill rejoin the faculty of Harvard University.
November 20, 2016
Students
Hiring Its Own Graduates Could be Key to HBCUsâ Survival
Who would be a better fit to transform the outcome of HBCUs than qualified HBCU graduates?
November 20, 2016
Students
Wake Forest University Naming Dorm for Poet Maya Angelou
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. â Wake Forest University is naming a new residence hall in honor of famous former faculty member Maya Angelou. The private university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, said Friday the five-story building now under construction will house more than 200 first-year students when it opens in January 2017. University President Nathan Hatch says Angelou [âŚ]
November 20, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Diverse Docket: Gender Bias Suit Against Slippery Rock not Reinstated
A tenure-track history faculty member whose contract wasnât renewed after one year has lost his bid to revive a gender bias suit against Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.
November 17, 2016
Students
Ex-student Faces Charges in Rutgers Business School Stabbing
PISCATAWAY, N.J. â A former Rutgers University student accused of returning to its business school and stabbing a faculty member, another student and himself is facing attempted-murder charges. Middlesex County prosecutors say 25-year-old Joshua Thompson faces two counts of attempted murder and two weapons counts. Bail was set at $1 million. The attack occurred Friday [âŚ]
November 7, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Case of Professor Accused of Genocide Ends with Deportation
BALTIMORE â Uncertainty surrounds the status of professor Leopold Munyakazi, who briefly taught French at Goucher College and was deported to Rwanda under international charges of genocide. His attorney in Northern Virginia, Ofelia Calderon, doesnât know where he is being held and whether he has an attorney or trial date. âIf there are not public [âŚ]
November 6, 2016
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