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Section: Demographics
Students
Allen Doing His Part to Change Face of Science
Allen, a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar, credits Jackson State University with being a supportive environment but also challenging on his road to becoming a soldier and a scholar.
February 14, 2016
Students
University of Kansas Endowment Using Crowdfunding
LAWRENCE, Kan. ― The KU Endowment Association is trying to raise money for smaller projects across campus with a new crowdfunding campaign called Launch KU. The campaign encourages donations for projects such as replacing 10 musicians’ chairs at Swarthout Recital hall or bringing therapy dogs to campus, rather than the yearslong, multimillion dollar campaigns the […]
February 14, 2016
Students
Utah Colleges not Graduating Enough Teachers for Demand
SALT LAKE CITY ― Utah’s public schools need more teachers to fill their classrooms, but state colleges say young students are showing hardly any interest in the profession. Though undergraduate degrees from Utah colleges have grown 25 percent in the past decade, teaching diplomas have grown only a fraction of that rate with only a […]
February 14, 2016
African-American
In Case You Missed It…
Voices for Our Fathers Keeping Memory of Horrific Study Alive Diverse Conversations: Are Colleges Doing Enough to Close the Achievement Gap? Georgetown University Revamps Diversity Initiatives Black Students Choosing Low-paying Majors
February 11, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Wellesley College Names Paula Johnson as President
Wellesley College announced today it had selected Dr. Paula A. Johnson as its 14th president, making her the first African-American woman to lead the school that was founded in 1870.
February 11, 2016
African-American
President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Proposal: What’s in it for HBCUs?
The proposal for the Department of Education has a few new items that are relevant to Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs).
February 11, 2016
Students
Survey Forecasts More Heat for College Campuses
Findings from a new report suggest that participation in demonstrations may intensify in the coming months.
February 11, 2016
Students
UAB to Improve Access after Disabilities Act Complaint
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ― The University of Alabama at Birmingham has reached a settlement to ensure equal access for people with disabilities to the university’s facilities. U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance said in a news release Wednesday that the agreement was reached after a UAB student filed a complaint under the Americans with Disabilities Act, saying […]
February 11, 2016
Faculty & Staff
NMSU Settles Class Action Lawsuit Over Family Leave
LAS CRUCES, N.M. ― New Mexico State University has agreed to pay more than $700,000 to settle a lawsuit accusing the university of denying or discouraging faculty members from taking time off for family leave. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports that about 50 current or former nine-month faculty members who had a newborn, adopted a […]
February 11, 2016
Students
ANNE EHRLICH
ANNE EHRLICH has been appointed vice president for student development at Knox College. She is dean of students at Woodbury University in California. Ehrlich received a bachelor’s from the University of California, San Diego, a master’s from the University of Michigan and a doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles.
February 11, 2016
Faculty & Staff
GLADIS KERSAINT
GLADIS KERSAINT has been appointed dean of the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut, effective in July. She is associate dean of the College of Education and a professor at the University of South Florida. Kersaint holds a bachelor’s and a master’s from the University of Miami, and a doctorate from Illinois State University.
February 11, 2016
Students
Skidmore College’s Wiley Embraces Being ‘Professor of Place’
Dr. Amber N. Wiley, a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar, says travel experiences ignited her interest in architecture.
February 10, 2016
Students
Diversity Groups Turning Up Heat at University of Chicago
Dozens of student organizations are demanding that the university suspend Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity after racist and misogynistic emails were leaked to the media.
February 10, 2016
African-American
Voices for Our Fathers Keeping Memory of Horrific Study Alive
As painful as the memories of the past can be, some descendants are working to make sure that the horrific Tuskegee syphilis experiment is not forgotten.
February 10, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Passing On Our History to the Next Generation
There are some compelling questions to be asked regarding Black History Month as we know it now.
February 10, 2016
Students
North Carolina’s NCAA Academic Case Stuck in Holding Pattern
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. ― North Carolina’s long-running academic fraud scandal case seems stuck in procedural limbo. The NCAA charged the school in May with five violations, including lack of institutional control, but there has been little movement since. The NCAA is reviewing information reported by UNC in August and could amend the Notice of Allegations […]
February 10, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Wheaton College to Name Scholarship After Ex-professor Larycia Hawkins
CHICAGO ― A suburban Chicago Christian college will create a scholarship named for a former political science professor who asserted Christians and Muslims worship the same God. The Daily Herald reports that Wheaton College officials made the announcement Wednesday in Chicago with Larycia Hawkins. The school was moving to fire her until it announced Saturday […]
February 10, 2016
Students
Cornell Frat President Released, Denies Sex Assault Charges
ITHACA, N.Y. ― A 21-year-old president of a Cornell University fraternity has pleaded not guilty to charges that he sexually assaulted a woman. Wolfgang Ballinger was released on his own recognizance Tuesday following a hearing in Ithaca. The New York City man has been charged with felony counts of attempted rape, criminal sexual assault and […]
February 10, 2016
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