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Section: Faculty & Staff
Faculty & Staff
Group Asks Temple to Change Ethics Policies
Professors question the academic integrity of research done by Temple University.
October 19, 2014
Students
Enrollment decrease leads to NMSU spending cuts
New Mexico State University has seen a decline in enrollment for the fall semester, resulting in the loss of revenue.
October 19, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Harvard Law Professors Blast Sex Assault Policy
More than two dozen current and retired Harvard Law School professors, including Alan Dershowitz, are asking the university to abandon its new sexual misconduct policy because they say it violates the due process rights of the accused.
October 15, 2014
Faculty & Staff
UCLA Study Offers Hope on Emergency Room Crowding
The research could offer hope to those who worry that the expansion of health coverage under the Affordable Care Act will not ease emergency room crowding as President Obama and others have predicted.
October 15, 2014
Students
Report: Shift from Boutique Programs to Broad Efforts to Help Minority Males
Community colleges are looking at addressing the achievement gaps of the men of color they enroll with broad, data-backed approaches to helping all students succeed and complete their academic programs.
October 12, 2014
Faculty & Staff
East Tennessee State Students Trying to Raise Funding for Sex Week
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. ―Some East Tennessee State University students say they will try to raise funds online for a Sex Week program after the Student Senate turned down a funding request.
October 9, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Panel: ‘Guru Mentor Model’ Not Practical for Promoting Diversity Within STEM Professoriate
In order to increase and maintain gender and ethnic diversity within the STEM professoriate, the “guru mentor model” should be scrapped and replaced with a more thoughtful approach to the specific needs that new STEM faculty members have as they seek to launch their careers.
October 8, 2014
Faculty & Staff
With Its Vital Signs Weakening, Wilberforce University Calls In a Specialist
Algeania Warren Freeman has no illusions about why she was named the 20th president of Wilberforce University.
October 8, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Iran’s President Calls for Greater Academic Freedom
President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday called for more academic freedom in Iran’s universities, saying restrictions stifle innovation and breed sycophancy.
October 7, 2014
Faculty & Staff
HBCUs Must Be Up for the Challenge
Increasing retention and graduation rates for Black males will require an ambitious effort from both stakeholders and policy makers.
October 6, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Darker-Skinned African-American Students Suspended More Frequently
A new study—titled “The Relationship Between Skin Tone and School Suspension for African Americans”—found that darker-skinned African-American students were more likely to be suspended than those with lighter skin tones.
October 6, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Roderick Smothers Selected as Philander Smith College’s President
Dr. Roderick L. Smothers, who currently serves as vice president for institutional advancement and development at Huston-Tillotson University, has been tapped to lead Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas.
October 2, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Geraldine Mock, 1st Female Pilot to Circle Globe, Dies at 88
Geraldine “Jerrie” Mock studied aeronautical engineering at The Ohio State University and went on to become the first female pilot to fly solo around the world.
October 1, 2014
Students
Learning From Minority-Serving Institutions
The success of all students needs to be anchored in a shared understanding among all stakeholders that it is long past time to abandon the “one-size-fits-all” view of students.
September 30, 2014
Students
Lane College Plans Layoffs
JACKSON, Tenn. ― Lane College President Logan Hampton says he must cut staff to align expenses with current revenues.
September 29, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Political Strategist Brazile Donates Papers to Louisiana State University
Veteran Democratic political strategist and commentator Donna Brazile makes no secret of her pride in being a Louisiana native and LSU graduate.
September 28, 2014
Faculty & Staff
University of Utah Professor’s Antagonist Wins Right to New Trial
A White supremacist convicted of sending a hate-filled email to a professor has won the right to a new trial on First Amendment grounds.
September 28, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Marc Morial: Not Interested in Succeeding Francis at Xavier University
Dr. Norman C. Francis’ decision to step down as president of Xavier University in New Orleans next year—a job that he’s held for nearly 47 years—has led to widespread speculation across the academic community over who might be his replacement.
September 22, 2014
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