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Section: Faculty & Staff
Students
IT: Intellectually Taxing?
At least one professor worries about the intellectual impact of some student-directed uses of technology.
March 19, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Professional Appointments
DR. CORDELIA CHÁVEZ CANDELARIA has been appointed dean of Dedman College and University Distinguished Professor at Southern Methodist University (Texas), effective July 1. She previously served as dean of the Office of Strategic Affairs and Regents Professor in the Department of English and Department of Transborder Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies at Arizona State University. She […]
March 19, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Redefining Teacher Education Programs for the 21st Century
Failure to revisit professional development in light of new technology could render teacher training programs obsolete.
March 19, 2009
Students
Is the Internet Stupefying Students?
At least one professor worries about the intellectual impact of some student-directed uses of technology.
March 18, 2009
Students
Perspectives: Developing Successful and Effective Online Courses
This week, Diverse Online is running a series of stories on technology and distance learning to complement the March 19 Technology edition.
March 15, 2009
Faculty & Staff
HBCUs File Lawsuits Against Accrediting Agency
As one historically Black university resolves litigation with the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, another, Hampton University, ignites a similar suit against the same agency to restore the reputation of what school officials call “a proven” pharmacy program.
March 10, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Saving Lives in the Academy and Operating Room
First Hispanic to head the University of Texas System plans to tackle financial problems and challenge Top 10 admission rule, while still performing surgeries.
March 4, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Keeping Pace, But Not Catching Up
Although women have surpassed men in degree attainment in many fields, women’s numbers in coveted tenure positions and leadership posts still lag behind.
March 4, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Professional Appointments
DR. MARK BREITENBERG is provost of the California College of the Arts. He previously served as dean of Humanities and Design Sciences at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Calif. Breitenberg holds a bachelor’s from the College of William & Mary and a master’s and doctorate from the University of California, San Diego. WANDY […]
March 4, 2009
Faculty & Staff
California State University System Chancellor Takes on K-12
When California State University Chancellor Charles Reed talks about his commitment to cut the racial achievement gap in California’s primary and secondary schools, he has a ready response to those who say K-12 is not really the business of a higher education administrator.
March 3, 2009
Students
Chronicling the Lives of Native Americans on Predominantly White Campuses
Amanda LeClair, a senior at the University of Wyoming, is not an activist by nature.
March 3, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Fisk Discloses Major New Problems
Fisk University, beset with financial troubles before the nation’s economy began a free fall last year, has joined a growing list of prominent historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) signaling tougher times at hand.
February 24, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Pushing for a More Inclusive University
From age 8 through his years as a Stanford University student, Dr. Charles Ogletree, the Jesse Climenko Professor of Law at Harvard University, labored in the fields with his migrant-worker parents.
February 18, 2009
Faculty & Staff
MIT Taking Steps to Ensure Minority Faculty Pipeline
When Dr. James L. Sherley began a hunger strike outside of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology provost’s office in February 2007 alleging racism in his tenure denial, the thenassociate professor of biological engineering reignited, in a very public way, concerns about the institution’s commitment to diversity.
February 18, 2009
Faculty & Staff
A Practical Ethnic Studies Program
The Asian American Studies Program at the University of Massachusetts Boston complements students’ career tracks and engages them in the surrounding Asian American community.
February 18, 2009
Faculty & Staff
John Crain Named President of Southeastern
John L. Crain will become the new president of Southeastern Louisiana University, according to an announcement yesterday from the University of Louisiana System’s board of supervisors. Crain will lead Louisiana’s third largest public university with over 15,000 students. Crain, a tenured faculty member at the institution, has served as faculty senate president, head of the department […]
February 17, 2009
Students
Creating a Sustainable Pipeline
After the Massachusetts Institute of Technology came under fire for a lack of diversity among its tenured faculty, the school’s administration is taking steps to ensure it is welcoming to faculty of color.
February 17, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Economic Woes Test Historically Black Colleges
Historically Black colleges and universities, which for decades have been educating students who can’t afford to go — or can’t imagine going — elsewhere, have been particularly challenged by the nation’s economic meltdown.
February 15, 2009
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