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Faculty & Staff
State universities, faculty extend contract talks 1 more day
HARRISBURG Pa. Representatives of Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities and the faculty union resumed contract talks Monday and the union agreed to postpone any strike until Tuesday at the earliest, spokesmen for both sides said.
July 1, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Michael Eric Dyson Heads To Georgetown
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, the prominent African American scholar known for his writings on hip hop and African American life and culture is heading to Georgetown University in the fall, where he will hold the distinguished rank of University Professor—the highest position that a faculty member can have at the nation’s oldest Catholic university.
July 1, 2007
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Faculty & Staff
Pennsylvania Universities, Faculty in Final Round of Contract Talks
HARRISBURG Pa. The administration and union representing faculty at Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities are in the midst of a final round of contract talks, hoping to resolve their differences before the current work rules expire Saturday.
June 29, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Judge Acquits Dartmouth Faculty Member Accused of Shoplifting
LEBANON N.H. A Dartmouth College professor was acquitted on charges of shoplifting two bottles of diet supplements from the Lebanon Food Co-Op Store that she said she accidentally placed in her purse.
June 27, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Pa. universities, coaches’ union announce tentative contract
HARRISBURG Pa. Leaders of Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities and the union representing 350 non-faculty coaches announced a tentative four-year contract Thursday, two days before the current pact was set to expire.
June 27, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Biology professor named interim provost at USM
HATTIESBURG Miss. Longtime biology professor Bobby L. Middlebrooks will become interim provost of the University of Southern Mississippi on Aug. 1, USM President Martha D. Saunders announced Wednesday.
June 26, 2007
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Students
OU regents approve tuition hike, $1.3 billion budget
ARDMORE Okla. University of Oklahoma regents on Wednesday approved tuition and mandatory fee hikes of nearly 10 percent for undergraduate students who will attend the university during the upcoming school year.
June 26, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Faculty hears explanation on probation
TALLAHASSEE Fla. The interim head of Florida A&M University told hundreds of faculty and staff Monday that he was stunned to learn in a telephone call last week that the school was being put on probation, largely for chronic financial mismanagement.
June 24, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Mississippi Valley State President Lester Newman Resigns
ITTA BENA, Miss. Dr. Lester C. Newman, the embattled president of Mississippi Valley State University, announced his resignation Friday, effective July 15.
June 24, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Examining higher education’s role in health care – educating personnel for allied health services – special report: health sciences
To meet health industry needs for thousands of physical therapists, occupational therapists and other trained health professionals, colleges and universities have revamped their course offerings. Even so, they turn down more students than they accept.
June 23, 2007
Students
Morehouse, community work to free Womack: Phi Beta Kappa Nominee Accused of Plotting to Overthrow Government
ATLANTA The chairman of the Morehouse College History Department is spearheading an effort to disentangle a former honor student of his from legal problems that have kept him behind bars since his arrest last December.
June 23, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Videoconference examines changing role of today’s college president
American college and university presidents have less time than ever for the traditional rode of acting as the academic leader of their institutions. Instead they are fundraising, lobbying and acting as peacemaker among their different constituencies, several presidents and scholars told a nationwide audience at a recent Black Issues In Higher Education videoconference.
June 23, 2007
Faculty & Staff
A morale dilemma – black professors on white campuses – includes related article on mentorship programs for black faculty – Cover Story
Strained relations with white colleagues. Constantly having one’s credentials questioned. An unwieldy workload. Job insecurity. Lack of respect from white students. Cultural, social and professional alienation.
June 22, 2007
Students
Building leaders: leadership development program important step for community college presidents
As a community college administrator with an eye on the presidency, Dr. Walter Bumphus wanted to ensure he would be competitive when the time came to climb the career ladder.
June 22, 2007
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Students
Technology … it’s not just for science departments anymore – implementing technology at colleges
As a graduate student at Ohio State University in the early 1990s, Dr. Leslie Fenwick had grown accustomed to having access to computers and to using her own campus-issued computer. “They were part of the landscape. Computers were just part of the university setting,” Fenwick said.
June 22, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Reporters, curators, security chiefs … faculty aren’t the only ones with careers at universities
Universities and colleges may have had to streamline their employment rolls in recent years, but they still employ more than two-and-a-half million people — and by far most of them are not faculty members.
June 22, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Appreciation: Louis Westerfield, 1949-1996 – Obituary
On August 2-4. 1996. Louis Westerfield — law school dean at three schools, law professor at four schools, author, judge, community leader, and dedicated family man — died of a heart attack in New Orleans.
June 22, 2007
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Faculty & Staff
Reaching out to young Black men: a dedicated and determined group of scholars offer the lure of the academy – includes related article on the Meyerhoff program as evaluated by a student – side bar listing academic programs for Black male students – Cover
The low numbers of African-American males seeking higher education is a problem that has been talked about, written about, and studied. Now, some colleges and universities seem willing to put their money where their mouths are.
June 22, 2007
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