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More Than Half of Active Duty Service Members Against Transgender Ban, Survey Says
If you ask the men and women actively serving in the U.S. military if transgender individuals should be permitted to serve, most of them would say yes, according to a study released by the University of California, Los Angeles. UCLA, funded by the Department of Defense, surveyed 486 active duty, non-transgender service members from every branch [âŠ]
March 6, 2020
Other News
US Space Force May Become the Most Female-Friendly Military Service
The sixth and newest U.S. military service may also be the one most appealing to and inclusive of women. Air Force Maj. Gen. Clinton Crosier, director of planning for U.S. Space Force, said the service is actively seeking ways to incorporate policies that allow for career flexibility and generous family and caregiver leave, and create [âŠ]
March 6, 2020
Academics
Navy to Overhaul its Education System, Create Free Community College for Young Sailors and Marines
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) â The U.S. Navy wants to create a naval community college to provide associateâs degrees to tens of thousands of young sailors and Marines at no cost to them. The Navy also plans to unify the schools within the existing naval university system, invest in them, and enact new policies to encourage [âŠ]
March 6, 2020
Women
Gender Inequity Persists in Research Authorship, Report Finds
Despite an increase in the number of women in research, gender disparity still remains, according to Elsevierâs new research. The report, âThe Researcher Journey Through a Gender Lens,â analyzed research participation and career progression across the European Union and 15 countries including Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Australia and Japan.
March 5, 2020
Latest News
U.S. Nurse-Midwifery Programs Join International Effort to Reduce Maternal Mortality Rates
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared 2020 âThe Year of the Nurse and the Midwifeâ (YNM) and is calling upon healthcare organizations and institutions to join its yearlong campaign.
March 5, 2020
African-American
Scholar Illustrates How to Include Women of Color in Teaching the History of the Suffrage Movement
As we approach the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, African American studies specialist Dr. Marilyn Sanders Mobley says itâs time academia recognized the contribution of women of color in the Suffrage Movement. This week, Mobley returned to her undergraduate alma mater, Barnard College, to present the lecture, âThe Difference Intersectionality Makes: Teaching the Suffrage [âŠ]
March 5, 2020
LGBTQ+
Brigham Young University Says LGBTQ+ Behavior Remains Banned
Brigham Young University (BYU) administrators have asserted that âhomosexual behaviorâ remains banned on campus after recent changes to the honor code had suggested that same-sex relationships would now be tolerated by the school, reported The Hill. In late February, the Mormon university had updated its Church Educational System Honor Code by removing âhomosexual feelingsâ under [âŠ]
March 5, 2020
News Roundup
UT Arlington President Vistasp Karbhari to Step Down From Position
University of Texas Arlington (UT Arlington) president Vistasp Karbhari said on Wednesday that he is stepping down from his leadership position effective Aug. 31. Karbhari became president of UT Arlington in June 2013. Earlier this week, the University of Central Florida said heâs one of the finalists for the job of the institutionâs president, reported [âŠ]
March 5, 2020
African-American
Students Petition UC Irvine After Campus Police Arrest a Black Alumna
Shikera Chamndany, a Black alumnus in biomedical engineering at UC Irvine, went to campus to collect her transcripts on Feb. 20. She ended up spending the night in Orange County Womenâs Jail.
March 4, 2020
Latinx
Ethnic Studies Faculty Embrace Academic Twitter
When Harvard University denied tenure to renowned Latinx scholar Dr. Lorgia GarcĂa Peña, a small group of faculty took GarcĂa Peñaâs plight to perhaps the largest academic forum of them all â academic Twitter.
March 4, 2020
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UTTIYO RAYCHAUDHURI
UTTIYO RAYCHAUDHURI has been named vice provost and primary advocate for internationalization eïŹ orts at the University of Denver. Most recently executive director in the OïŹ ce of Global Learning at Cornell University, Raychaudhuri holds a bachelorâs degree in architecture from the School of Planning and Architecture in New Delhi, India as well as a masterâs degree in recreation and leisure studies and a Ph.D. in forestry and natural resources from the University of Georgia.
March 4, 2020
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SHELLY CASTANEDA
SHELLY CASTANEDAÂ has been appointed executive director of college safety at Bakersfield College in California. The former chief deputy of the Kern County Sheriffâs office, Castaneda holds a bachelorâs degree in criminal justice from Bakersfield College and a masterâs degree in public administration from California State University, Bakersfield.
March 4, 2020
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TONI SIMS-MUHAMMAD
TONI SIMS-MUHAMMADÂ has been appointed associate vice president for academic affairs at Allen University in Columbia, South Carolina. Currently chair of the schoolâs social science department, Sims-Muhammad holds a bachelorâs degree in sociology from the University of Louisiana, a masterâs degree in social science and sociology from Grambling State University and a doctorate in African American studies from Clark Atlanta University.
March 4, 2020
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JAMINA SCIPPIO-MCFADDEN
JAMINA SCIPPIO-MCFADDENÂ has been named director of the University of Massachusetts Center at Springfield where she has been serving as interim director for the past year. She holds a bachelorâs degree in communications from Bethune-Cookman University, a masterâs degree in communications from the University of Florida and is currently a doctoral candidate in education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
March 4, 2020
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HOWARD O. GIBSON
HOWARD O. GIBSONÂ has been named the vice president of the division of academic affairs at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas. The former interim president of Arkansas Baptist College in Little Rock, Gibson holds a bachelorâs degree in accounting, a masterâs degree in business administration and a Ph.D. in urban higher education â all from Jackson State University in Mississippi.
March 4, 2020
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MARY-ANN IBEZIAKO
MARY-ANN IBEZIAKOÂ has been appointed assistant vice president for utilities at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Most recently director of engineering and energy at the University of Maryland, College Park, Ibeziako holds a bachelorâs and masterâs degree in mechanical engineering from Cleveland State University and a masterâs in business administration from Case Western Reserve University.
March 4, 2020
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AUGUST WASHINGTON
AUGUST WASHINGTONÂ has been appointed senior associate vice chancellor for public safety and special initiatives at Vanderbilt University. As the schoolâs associate vice chancellor and chief of police, Washington holds a bachelorâs degree in behavioral science from the University of Louisiana Lafayette and a masterâs degree in criminal justice from Grambling State University in Louisiana.
March 4, 2020
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MARIA RAMIREZ
MARIA RAMIREZÂ has been named assistant director of faculty development and diversity at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development at New York University. Previously a senior student advisor at NYU and coordinator of pre-college programs at Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey, Ramirez holds a bachelorâs degree in history from Misericordia University in Pennsylvania as well as a masterâs degree in higher education and student affairs at New York University.
March 4, 2020
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