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Section: Faculty & Staff
Students
Taking Action to Abandon Offensive American Indian Mascots Often Mired in Controversy
Six years ago, the National Collegiate Athletic Association adopted a policy that penalizes schools that use American Indian mascots, nicknames or logos.
May 18, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Faculty Groups to Pursue National Campaign to Fortify U.S. Higher Education
A new national coalition of college faculty groups has launched a grassroots movement challenging “reformers” whom they claim are pursuing policies and strategies that are endangering higher education opportunities for all but the most able to afford it.
May 17, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Empowering Women for Academic Leadership Roles
This past week, I had the pleasure of attending a session on empowering women for academic leadership roles. The event was held at the University of Pennsylvania and featured female academic leaders — our president, deans, center leaders and department chairs. Together, these impressive women offered advice to all of the women in the audience. […]
May 2, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Political Strategist Brazile Says Scholar’s Obama Criticism is Valuable for Democrats
Donna Brazile, one of the nation’s most visible Democratic strategists, recently journeyed to Princeton University to engage in a public discussion with Dr. Cornel West about the current state of American politics.
April 24, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Federal Courts Rebuff Faculty Discrimination Suits
In recent months, federal judges in Pennsylvania, Illinois and Arizona have dealt major setbacks to faculty members in lawsuits alleging racial discrimination at three universities.
April 19, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Online Education Made Possible With College, Management Firm Partnerships
For schools and the online learning management companies that serve them, offering full-degree online programs is more than just an academic pursuit.
April 19, 2011
Students
UNCF Study Shows HBCUs Chosen for Small Faculty-Student Ratio, Sense of Belonging
Study authors report that attending HBCUs allows students to “benefit from positive cultural experiences around being Black that they may not have received during their formal elementary and secondary education experiences.”
April 18, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Cornell University Provost Blasted for Plan to Move Africana Center
Controversial plan to embed Africana Studies and Research Center in College of Arts and Sciences rankles students, faculty at Cornell University.
April 17, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Facing Racism Accusations, Delaware Law School Professor Sues Dean for Defamation
A Widener University law professor facing accusations of racism and sexism filed a defamation lawsuit against the school’s dean Friday, claiming he has been deemed a threat to the school.
April 10, 2011
Students
Northwestern University Says It Was Misled By Renowned Journalism Professor
Northwestern University has taken public its dispute with a journalism professor whose students are credited with helping free wrongfully convicted prison inmates, accusing him of misleading officials about his handling of a wrongful conviction investigation.
April 7, 2011
Students
FAMU Board Approves President’s Restructuring Plan
A total of 89 jobs will be lost directly related to the plan, while another 109 employees will be laid off on June 30 because they were funded by the federal stimulus program.
April 7, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Theology Professor’s Discrimination Lawsuit Raises Thorny First Amendment Issues
Dr. Jimmy Kirby, a former tenured professor at the Lexington Theological Seminary, is appealing a lower court’s ruling that dismissed his lawsuit against the seminary last year for breach of contract and racial discrimination.
April 6, 2011
Faculty & Staff
National League for Nursing’s 2011 Education Summit to Focus on Future of Nursing
This year’s summit will focus on the much heralded recommendations contained in “The Future of Nursing,” a report issued last fall by the Institute of Medicine, based on work done by the Committee on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing.
April 4, 2011
Faculty & Staff
AACR Recognizes HBCU and HSI Faculty Contributions to Cancer Research
The American Association for Cancer Research will recognize leaders in the minority cancer community with the Minority-Serving Institution Faculty Scholars in Cancer Research Awards. The 36 recipients will be honored at the AACR 102nd Annual Meeting 2011, held April 2-6.
March 28, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Inclusiveness Prevails at Syracuse University
Much of the Syracuse University community stands with chancellor and president Nancy Cantor despite criticism that her efforts to make the school more inclusive has compromised its reputation as a leading academic institution.
March 27, 2011
Faculty & Staff
ETS Report Recommends Strategies to Reduce Racial Gaps in Praxis Exam Performance
Putting in place an early preparation program for student teachers is one of several recommendations made in a new report that prescribes ways to help prospective teachers from diverse groups pass teacher license exams.
March 23, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Report: MIT Makes Strides With Women Scientists
The school found that the number of women on the science and engineering faculties combined has increased from 46, or about 7 percent of the total in 1995, to 112, or about 17 percent in 2011.
March 22, 2011
Students
Hundreds Mark Institute for Recruitment of Teachers’ 20th Anniversary Milestone
Getting first-hand accounts of recruitment program’s success was easy as dozens of alumni gathered in Andover, Mass., to celebrate the IRT’s 20-year anniversary.
March 14, 2011
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