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Section: Demographics > Women
Women
White Privilege Undermines Diversity in Higher Education
Beyond institutionalized and internalized racism and classism, there is a cloud of entitlement that weighs heavy like a dense fog: White privilege.
March 8, 2016
Students
Rose Makes Connection Between Incarceration and Career Growth
Dr. Lisa H. Rose is researching how contact with the criminal justice system affects career options, with an eye toward increasing access, specifically in the human services arena.
March 8, 2016
African-American
Smith Leads Swarthmore College as First Black President
Valerie Smith is focused on maintaining the success and legacy of Swarthmore College.
March 8, 2016
Women
Moore College Paves the Way for Female Design, Leadership
Moore College of Art & Design is paving the way for diversity in fashion, art and design while cultivating female leadership throughout the industry.
March 7, 2016
Students
Professor Accused of Sexual Harassment to Return to UCLA
LOS ANGELES ― Students, faculty and others demonstrated at the University of California, Los Angeles, against a settlement that will allow the return of a history professor who was accused of sexual harassment. More than 75 people rallied Wednesday against the decision involving Mideast specialist Gabriel Piterberg, who was accused by two female graduate students, […]
March 3, 2016
Students
Agency Probes Notre Dame for Possible Title IX Violations
SOUTH BEND, Ind. ― The University of Notre Dame is among more than 165 colleges under federal investigation for possible violations of Title IX, a gender-equity law, related to sexual violence on campus. As of Feb. 24, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights was investigating 208 cases for issues of sexual violence […]
March 1, 2016
Students
University of Texas System Police Get Guidelines for Sex Assault Responses
AUSTIN, Texas ― The University of Texas System announced science-based guidelines Tuesday to help police for all 14 campuses better respond to sexual assault victims. UT System officials said in a statement that the 170-page report detailing the guidelines is a “victim-centered blueprint” to assist the system’s 600-person police force in engaging with and understanding […]
March 1, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Anti-Spellings Protests Backed by Faculty-Union Offshoot
RALEIGH, N.C. ― Opponents of incoming University of North Carolina President Margaret Spellings include an offshoot of one of the country’s largest labor unions. Spellings is set to become the statewide public university system’s leader Tuesday. Some students plan a classroom walkout and rally on the university system’s flagship Chapel Hill campus. Similar anti-Spellings demonstrations […]
February 29, 2016
Students
Education Secretary Nominee: Curbing Student Loan Debt, Campus Assaults Among Priorities
Student loan debt and the campus sexual assault debate were two of the higher-education-related items on the agenda during the Senate education committee hearing on President Obama’s nominee for secretary of education on Thursday afternoon.
February 25, 2016
Students
Univ. of Missouri Fires Instructor After Student Run-ins
KANSAS CITY, Mo. ― The University of Missouri on Thursday fired an assistant professor who had been suspended after run-ins with student journalists during protests last year, including a videotaped confrontation where she called for “some muscle” to remove a videographer from the Columbia campus. Melissa Click’s actions were “not compatible with university policies and […]
February 25, 2016
African-American
Charges Against NY College Students who Claimed Bias Attack
ALBANY, N.Y. ― Three 20-year-old Black female college students who claimed a group of White men and women harassed them with racial slurs aboard a city bus are being charged with assault. Officials at the University at Albany announced Thursday that two of the women, Ariel Agudio and Asha Burwell, both of Long Island, also […]
February 25, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Diverse Docket: Judge Squashes Bias Suit Against Howard University
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon threw out a suit by Jeannette Frett, a $150,000-a-year senior director and chief talent officer in Howard’s Office of Talent Management.
February 24, 2016
Students
University Leaders Debate Police Involvement in Campus Sexual Assaults
In order to combat sexual violence on campus, university leaders must broaden the conversation and take a more active role in shaping the policies that are being implemented to deal with the problem.
February 21, 2016
Leadership & Policy
University of Arizona Dean Picked to Lead St. Mary’s College
SOUTH BEND, Ind. ― A University of Arizona administrator has been selected as the new president of St. Mary’s College in northern Indiana. Janice Cervelli grew up in South Bend, where she will become leader of the Roman Catholic liberal arts school in June. The South Bend Tribune reports students and employees applauded and cheered […]
February 18, 2016
Women
Community Benefits from Satornino’s ‘Scenic Route’ to Success
Dr. Cinthia Satornino, a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar, came to academia after a varied career in the nonprofit and business world.
February 18, 2016
Students
Montana Settles Ex-player’s Claim; Won’t Revive Rape Case
HELENA, Mont. ― The state decided to settle claims that the University of Montana mishandled the investigation of a former school quarterback accused of rape rather than re-open the widely publicized case, an attorney representing the state said Wednesday. The decision was made even though the state believes school officials acted properly, said attorney Dale […]
February 17, 2016
Students
Providence College Vows Inclusivity After Sit-in Over Racism
PROVIDENCE, R.I. ― The president of a Catholic college in Rhode Island is promising to create a more inclusive environment as part of a deal reached with students who staged a 13-hour sit-in over complaints of campus racism. About 50 students at Providence College occupied the Rev. Brian Shanley’s office until he signed the agreement […]
February 17, 2016
Students
Lawsuit Accuses Harvard of Mishandling Sex Assault Complaint
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. ― A 2015 graduate of Harvard is suing the school over allegations that it forced her to live in the same building as a student who sexually assaulted her and that officials failed to act on her complaints. Alyssa Leader filed the lawsuit Tuesday in federal court in Massachusetts. The lawsuit says Leader […]
February 17, 2016
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