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Section: Demographics
Students
Armed Students and Control of the Classroom
Teaching armed students completely changes the dynamics of a classroom and it will alter what you teach and how you teach it. How do I know? Because I’ve done it.
April 26, 2016
Asian American Pacific Islander
Don Nakanishi, Pioneer in Asian American Studies, Dies
Without Nakanishi, whose watershed lawsuit in the 1980s to gain tenure was closely watched by colleagues nationally, the field of Asian American studies might not exist today.
April 26, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Hearing Officer Awards $175K to Harassed MSU-Northern Dean
HAVRE, Mont. ― A hearing officer with the Montana Human Rights Commission has awarded $175,000 to a dean at Montana State University-Northern who complained that the former provost sexually harassed him. Hearing officer Terry Spear said the university owed Randy Bachmeier damages for emotional distress, the Havre Daily News reported. The former Provost, Rosalyn Templeton, […]
April 26, 2016
Students
Southern Illinois University Leader Condemns Racist Video
CARBONDALE, Ill. ― Racial tension on the Southern Illinois University in Carbondale campus is high after a series of recent incidents that include an anonymous video posted on YouTube that called for the lynching and beating of Black students. The video drew condemnation from the university’s leader, and YouTube removed it Monday for violating the […]
April 25, 2016
Faculty & Staff
NCAA Adds Charge, Removes Another from UNC Academic Case
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. ― After waiting eight months to find out how the NCAA would revise its list of charges tied to the North Carolina’s long-running academic fraud scandal, the school is in similar position it was before. UNC still faces five serious charges that include lack of institutional control. The governing body added a […]
April 25, 2016
African-American
Prince Pushed the Envelope and Delivered
Prince, at one point The Artist formerly known as Prince before reclaiming his name in 1998, was a complex human being on many levels.
April 25, 2016
African-American
Everybody has a Favorite Prince Song, and Mine Isn’t ‘Purple Rain’
The one song that I think encapsulates Prince is “Controversy,” from the album of the same name.
April 24, 2016
Students
My Brother’s Keeper Hitting Growth Marks
Two years after President Obama established the My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) Task Force, the initiative is on track to meet and/or surpass its initial goals.
April 24, 2016
Latinx
Experts Determined to Boost Hispanic Business-oriented Ph.D. Attainment
Hispanics remain underrepresented in academe, particularly in terms of business Ph.D. attainment.
April 24, 2016
African-American
Michelle Obama at Jackson State: Lessons in History and Life
First lady Michelle Obama assumed the roles of history professor, civil rights firebrand and fierce defender of her husband’s legacy Saturday as she urged Jackson State University graduates to “devote your life to finding ways to help others.”
April 24, 2016
Students
Purdue Faculty Say Cuts Will Hurt Areas with Most Diversity
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. ― Some Purdue University faculty say a plan to overhaul graduate education negatively affects disciplines with the most minority and female graduate students. A five-year initiative laid out last semester by College of Liberal Arts Dean David Reingold would raise graduate teaching assistants’ pay and trim their teaching loads by reducing incoming […]
April 24, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Why It’s Important to Say #BlackGirlsMatter
The AERA panel was a production of love, a production of authenticity, and a shared sense of belonging and mattering.
April 22, 2016
African-American
#BlackLivesMatter Movement Should Broaden Perspective
We must be proactive in our communities to stop the violence among us.
April 22, 2016
Students
U. of Michigan’s New Multicultural Center Gets $3M Boost
ANN ARBOR, Mich. ― A $3 million gift will help fund a new building at the University of Michigan’s main campus that will house the William Monroe Trotter Multicultural Center. The funding from Mark Bernstein, a member of the Board of Regents, and his wife, Rachel Bendit, was announced at a board meeting Thursday. […]
April 21, 2016
African-American
Dolezal’s Visit to Omaha University Draws Backlash
OMAHA, Neb. ― Omaha residents have raised concerns about a visit from Rachel Dolezal, who resigned as president of an NAACP chapter in Washington last year after it was revealed that she is White. The Omaha World-Herald reports that University of Nebraska Medical Center professor Dr. Renaisa S. Anthony’s decision to bring her to […]
April 21, 2016
Students
University of Iowa Officials Re-evaluate Chalking Policy
IOWA CITY, Iowa ― University of Iowa officials are re-evaluating the university’s 6-year-old chalk art policy after an anti-abortion group’s sidewalk art caused a skirmish last week. The Students for Life group says its members drew 3,200 hearts on a university walkway with the intention of showing pedestrians the number of abortions occurring in the […]
April 21, 2016
African-American
Proposed Tubman $20 Bill Igniting Controversy
A version that involves moving former President Andrew Jackson’s portrait to the back of the bill is drawing widespread attention with observers cautioning against quick judgments.
April 21, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Fisk Provost Resigns, Taking U. of Minnesota, Morris Job
Fisk University’s road to stable leadership has hit another major bump.
April 21, 2016
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