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Leadership & Policy
Carol T. Christ to Become UC Berkeley’s 1st Woman Chancellor
SAN FRANCISCO — Carol T. Christ, a scholar of Victorian literature and former president of Smith College, was named the next chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley on Thursday and the first woman in the school’s 149-year history to hold the position. The UC Board of Regents, the governing board of the system’s 10 […]
March 16, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Plenty of Work Remains in Effort to Close Higher Ed Gender Pay Gap
New evidence suggests some colleges and universities are taking bold steps to even out the playing field when hiring and retaining female faculty and staff.
March 15, 2017
African-American
Federal Judge Rejects Bias Suit Against Portland State
A federal judge in Oregon has rejected a race and national origin discrimination suit by a student who failed a final chemistry exam after Portland State University officials determined he had sent someone else to take the test.
March 15, 2017
Women
Wisconsin-La Crosse Disputes Employee was Fired for Supporting Trump
LA CROSSE, Wis. — A University of Wisconsin-La Crosse police dispatcher says she was fired for supporting President Donald Trump. The La Crosse Tribune reports that university human resources director Madeline Holzem sent a letter sent to Kimberly Dearman on Monday asking her to resign or be terminated. The letter says Dearman was investigated after […]
March 15, 2017
Students
700 Michigan State University Workers Won’t Help Immigration Agents
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Roughly 700 Michigan State University employees have signed a statement vowing not to help federal immigration officials seeking to apprehend or deport students. The Lansing State Journal reported Wednesday the faculty and staff members signed the “statement of solidarity” with students who are refugees, immigrants or children of immigrants. The statement […]
March 15, 2017
Students
Sex Assault Reports Up at Navy, Army Academies
WASHINGTON — Reports of sexual assaults increased at two of the three military academies last year and an anonymous survey suggests sexual misconduct rose across the board at the schools, The Associated Press has learned. The new data underscore the challenge in stemming bad behavior by young people at the military college campuses, despite a […]
March 15, 2017
Sports
Let’s Also Be Mad, and Not Solely Mesmerized by March Madness
Instead of solely being mesmerized by March Madness, we should also be concerned about the pervasive inequalities that exist within revenue-generating collegiate athletics, especially as it pertains to Black male athletes.
March 15, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Amid Controversy, Kentucky State Names Brown President
A divided Board of Regents at Kentucky State University selected a new chief executive to lead the troubled state-controlled, land-grant institution, despite concern that the process of selecting a new leader was flawed and concluded too quickly.
March 14, 2017
Students
Missouri University’s Handling of Rape Cases Under Scrutiny
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — University of Missouri-Kansas City students are expressing ongoing concerns about a lack of transparency following an alleged rape in a dorm last month. The Kansas City Star reports university administrators called a meeting Monday to hear from students, faculty and staff after a protest last week regarding better protection against sexual […]
March 14, 2017
Students
Indiana University Sorority Protesting Closure Order
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — An Indiana University sorority is protesting an order from its national organization shutting down the Bloomington chapter. A lawyer for Tri Delta’s Delta Omicron chapter says its members haven’t been given a clear reason for such severe punishment. Indianapolis attorney Peter French says the chapter received little support from the national organization […]
March 14, 2017
Students
N.C. Governor Calls for ‘BathroomBill’ Repeal in State of State
RALEIGH, N.C. — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper urged lawmakers gathered Monday night to repeal the state’s “bathroom bill” very soon, saying the law is “the dark cloud hanging over our state of promise” by harming North Carolina’s economy and reputation. Delivering his first State of the State speech as governor to the Republican-controlled legislature, Cooper […]
March 13, 2017
African-American
Franklin Award Winner John Lewis Says Time is Now for ‘Good Trouble’
Speaking at a reception where he received the John Hope Franklin Award from Diverse, U.S. Rep. John Lewis urged those in attendance to continue to fight the good fight at a time when many essential services are at stake.
March 13, 2017
Leadership & Policy
ACE Speaker Shares Approach to Uncovering Bias in Tenure, Promotion
“It’s not enough to hire diverse faculty,” said Stephen Jordan, president of Metropolitan State University of Denver. “You’ve got to get them to promotion and tenure.”
March 13, 2017
African-American
Serena and Venus Williams are Champions on and off the Court
March is Women’s History Month, so honoring the Williams sisters seems to be a natural fit.
March 12, 2017
Students
Venerable Basketball Coach, Mentor Ben Jobe Dies
Ben Jobe, the college basketball coach who won more than 500 games in more than five decades of coaching around the nation, died Friday night in Montgomery, Alabama, the city to which he moved after retiring in 2003.
March 12, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Guillermo: Asian American Professors Suit May Expose University of Michigan
A married Asian American couple — both a former and current faculty member of the University of Michigan — have charged the school with violations of the Michigan Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act.
March 12, 2017
Students
Marshall Handling of Sex Assault Complaint Under Fed Review
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Department of Education is looking into Marshall University’s handling of a student’s report that she was sexually assaulted on campus last year. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports a female student complained to the department’s Office for Civil Rights that the university failed to promptly address her report and retaliated against her […]
March 12, 2017
Latinx
UT Elects First Latina, Physically Disabled Student President
Fourth-year government and Mexican-American studies major Alejandrina Guzman made University of Texas history Thursday when she was elected to be the Austin campus’ first Latina, physically disabled student body president. A campus-wide run-off election concluded with Guzman and running mate Micky Wolf capturing 54 percent of the vote and winning the election by an almost […]
March 12, 2017
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