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Section: Faculty & Staff
Faculty & Staff
Extend the Tenure Clock to Save Careers of Rising Academic Women
The halls of higher education already had a leaky pipeline for women in science and academia, but the coronavirus pandemic has taken an ax to the problem and busted it wide open.
November 30, 2020
Faculty & Staff
Guilford College to Cut Academic Programs and More Faculty Members
After a review of its academic programs, Guilford College faces more budget cuts amid continued enrollment decline, according to News and Record. Due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, five visiting professors and 47 staff members were laid off in July. This week, 9.5 staff positions were cut. Now, 30% of Guilfordās full-time faculty [ā¦]
November 9, 2020
Students
Report Examines Value of a Postsecondary Degree From Studentsā Perspective
To understand how college graduates perceive the overall value of a postsecondary degree, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education released the ā2020 Gallup-Indiana Graduate Satisfaction Survey.ā
October 8, 2020
Faculty & Staff
Say Their Names, But Not the N-Word
The current reckoning about anti-Blackness in the United States is exposing the limits of solidarity. Millions of white and non-white people have marched and expressed support for Black Lives by saying the names of men and women brutally killed or shot in police custody. This powerful act of solidarity humanizes these victims while bearing witness to systemic racism. At the same time, faculty in some of our nationās colleges and universities continue to defend the right to utter the N-word as part of their educational practice. This counterintuitive notion is not just tone-deaf to the national reckoning but harms the institutional culture, devalues the presence of Black faculty, staff and students, and compromises the moral credibility of the professoriate.
September 30, 2020
Faculty & Staff
U of Minnesota Duluth Faculty Outline Ways School Can Address āDeep-Rooted Structures of Racismā
A group of faculty at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) wrote to leaders of the university system outlining ways they could address ādeep-rooted structures of racismā and inequalities at the university,Ā reports the Duluth News Tribune. Pointing out that UMD staff are less diverse than the state of Minnesota, the letter ā written by [ā¦]
September 3, 2020
Students
A Brief History Lesson and Open Letter to the Nationās Schoolchildren and College Students about White Male Power
Dear Generation Z Students, you are digital natives. So, this letter would better reach you by video, Instagram, Snapchat, maybe Twitter or a hashtag. But I need more letter characters and time than these platforms allow. Please bear with me as you read.
July 9, 2020
Faculty & Staff
Minoritized Senior Faculty in Higher Education, Please Stand Up
Recently, the tenure denials of faculty such as Sibrina Collins at the College of Wooster, Lorgia GarcĆa-PeƱa at Harvard University, Paul Harris and Tolu Odumosu at the University of Virginia, and Ashley Woodson at the University of Missouri at Columbia, have reignited a conversation about the role of bias in tenure and promotion processes. But also, the role of tenured senior faculty of color in not only mentoring their junior colleagues, but also working to disrupt and revise these processes. Reimagining these processes in a way that is grounded in equity and justice, we offer a few recommendations.
July 8, 2020
Faculty & Staff
Princeton U Faculty: Acknowledge That Racism Thrives on Campus
More than 200 Princeton University faculty members have sent a letter to the institutionās leadership asking it to acknowledge āthe way that anti-Black racism, and racism of any stripe, continue to thrive on its campus.ā In a July 4 letter to university president Christopher Eisgruber and other leaders, the faculty members said racism is visible [ā¦]
July 7, 2020
Faculty & Staff
Racism in Higher Education: Why HBCUs Are a Safe Choice in 2020
Colleges and universities across the nation are scrambling to address the Black Lives Matter protests resulting from the murders of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and countless other Black Americans killed by law enforcement. Many of these institutional reactions have appeared as statements of support for the Black community, but have failed to come with actions to address systemic racism or police brutality on or near campuses. These failures strengthen the resolve of HBCUs as important sites for Black student support and safety.
June 17, 2020
Faculty & Staff
U of Louisiana Monroe, Texas State U Fire Staff, Faculty for Racist Comments
The University of Louisiana Monroe said it has fired one faculty member and started the process to fire a second one for their āstunningly bigoted and racist languageā on social media. Texas State University has fired a staffer for the same reason, reported the Houston Chronicle. At the University of Louisiana Monroe, Ā a letter of [ā¦]
June 11, 2020
Faculty & Staff
Can Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities Replicate Part of the HBCU Experience Through an Online Format?
It is important for HBCUs to recognize that online learning continues to be one the fastest growing sectors of higher education. Online learning has increasingly become a more widely accepted and viable option. The COVID-19 pandemic has only intensified the need for this option and has pushed institutions to adopt virtual instruction rapidly.
June 9, 2020
Faculty & Staff
Summit Discusses Health and Safety Issues on College Campuses
College studentsā mental health and well being in a time of pandemic and their safety when new rules on sexual assault investigations kick in Aug. 14, were the main issues discussed on Wednesday at the annual EVERFIĀ Campus Prevention Network Summit.
June 3, 2020
Students
Open for Learning and Ready to Restart the Economy
These are challenging times. There is no doubt about that. Old routines are shattered, businesses are closed, workloads more challenging, socializing is distanced and perhaps most of all, we are living in a time of uncertainty.
May 14, 2020
Faculty & Staff
Athletics Are Not Expendable, if Education is Our Goal
These are troubling times for higher education. With budgets tightening, hiring and salary freezes, and the possibility of cuts looming, many are looking for ways to save our institutions. It may not be surprising that some are calling for cuts to athletics before other departments.
May 13, 2020
Students
How Universities Plan to Hold Graduation Ceremonies Amid a Pandemic
Over the past few months, universities and colleges around the country have worked towards planning their graduation ceremonies amid a pandemic, attempting to find ways to keep some normalcy intact.Schools can choose to host commencement online, postpone until crowd restrictions are lifted within states or offer both options.
May 10, 2020
Faculty & Staff
Donāt Forget About Rural Higher Education Students: Addressing Digital Inequities During COVID-19
Recent literature discusses what the rural digital divide during COVID-19 means for rural studentsā postsecondary access and enrollment but not the persistence of rural students already enrolled at colleges and universities. With rural student graduation rates at only 42 percent, higher education leaders must consider how digital inequities create further barriers to rural postsecondary success.
May 4, 2020
Faculty & Staff
CUPA-HR Survey: Underrepresentation of Women and Minorities in College Presidencies Persists
Data in the ā2020 CUPA-HR Administrators in Higher Education Reportā shows that underrepresentation of women and minorities in college and university presidencies persists. While colleges and universities embrace the concept of diversity and equity, the numbers are still falling short. The report noted that just 32% of college or university presidents are women and only [ā¦]
April 27, 2020
Students
Coronavirus Pandemic Has Impacted College Studentsā Mental Health
The changes in the higher education sector due to the coronavirus pandemic, such as campus-wide closures and the transition to online learning, have forced many college students to juggle their physical well being with possible food insecurity, financial stress, housing concerns and lack of resources to complete their academic work.
April 14, 2020
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