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NRA Leader Praises Liberty U. for Allowing Concealed Carry

LYNCHBURG, Va. ― The CEO of the National Rifle Association is praising Liberty University for allowing qualified students to carry concealed handguns on campus. Wayne LaPierre said Liberty was one of the safest places in the country at the college’s regular three-times-weekly convocation on Wednesday. The News & Advance reports that LaPierre praised students who […]

March 23, 2016

UMKC Takes Issue with Education Trust Report Conclusion

According to UMKC, the university is concerned primarily with providing full access to all members of the community, and that Education Trust’s numbers do not tell the full story.

March 23, 2016

University of California Approves Anti-Semitism Statement

SAN FRANCISCO ― A University of California committee agreed Wednesday to single out anti-Semitism as a form of intolerance that campus leaders should challenge but rejected a more far-reaching denouncement of arguments against Israel’s right to exist. A year in the making, the formal position opposing anti-Semitic behavior comes amid a wave of impassioned campus […]

March 23, 2016

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San Jose State Scrambling to Address Racial Tensions

Last week’s campus protest has put new pressure on administrators to hire a chief diversity officer to handle festering racial tensions at the Bay Area university.

March 23, 2016

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University of Missouri Announces New Diversity Official

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri has named a diversity official to help the four-campus system recover from racial protests at the flagship campus in Columbia. The school announced Wednesday that Kevin McDonald has been tapped to serve as the first ever chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer. President Michael Middleton said McDonald would […]

March 23, 2016

A Time to Shine

Dr. Yi-Chun Tricia Lin working to raise profile of North American Asian issues within women’s studies.

March 23, 2016

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Melissa Murray Named Interim Dean of UC Berkeley School of Law

Law professor Melissa Murray has been named interim dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law. Her appointment, which begins today, was decided with broad input from Berkeley Law faculty, students and staff following the March 10 resignation of former Dean Sujit Choudhry. “Melissa Murray is a widely respected scholar and teacher, as renowned for […]

March 23, 2016

Report: Black Student Graduation Rates Improving at Slower Rate Than Whites

A recent report released by the Education Trust found that Black student graduation rates improved by 4.4 percent compared to 5.6 percent for White students.

March 22, 2016

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Asian Women Scholars Find Unity Through Feminist Course

North American Asian feminists increase their influence through courses that explore their unique history and experiences.

March 22, 2016

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Program to Help Pay for Community College for Detroit Grads

By Associated Press DETROIT — Detroit will start using state education tax dollars to fund a program that will pay for two years of community college for the city’s high school graduates. Detroit Promise scholarships will be available to students starting in 2018. The program follows promise zone legislation passed years ago by state lawmakers […]

March 22, 2016

New Kansas Law Lets Campus Religious Groups Restrict Members

By Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas’ conservative Republican governor signed legislation Tuesday allowing faith-based groups at college campuses to restrict membership to like-minded people, likely putting the state on a collision course with civil liberties groups. The GOP-dominated Legislature approved the legislation earlier this month, even though the U.S. Supreme Court ruled nearly six […]

March 22, 2016

Baylor Professor Holds Infant for 55-Minute Lecture After Student’s Sitter Falls Through

When Baylor University professor Darryn Willoughby saw Katy Humphrey’s 4 1/2-month-old daughter starting to fuss in the front row of his class, he didn’t think twice about scooping up the little one and and cradling her during his 55-minute lecture. Humphrey, who is a wife and full-time mother, brought Millie to class earlier this month […]

March 22, 2016

Nate Parker Launching Film School at HBCU, Wiley College

“The Birth of a Nation” filmmaker Nate Parker is launching a film school at Wiley College in Texas, with plans for classes to open in the fall. Parker told reporters over the weekend that the school in East Texas will offer a comprehensive approach to being a filmmaker. Thrilled to announce the Birth of the @NateParker […]

March 22, 2016

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PAULA JOHNSON

PAULA JOHNSON has been named president of Wellesley College, effective July 1. She was chief of women’s health at Harvard Medical School and executive director of the Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Johnson earned a bachelor’s, an M.D. and a master’s from Harvard University.

March 22, 2016

ALFREDO ARTILES

ALFREDO ARTILES has been appointed dean of graduate education at Arizona State University Tempe. He was associate dean of academic affairs and Ryan C. Harris Professor of Special Education at Arizona State. Artiles earned a bachelor’s from the Universidad Rafael Landívar in Guatemala, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Virginia.

March 22, 2016

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Faculty & Staff

GREGORY E. TRIPLETT

GREGORY E. TRIPLETT has been appointed associate dean for graduate studies at Virginia Commonwealth University. He was an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and associate director of the Honors College at the University of Missouri. Triplett earned a bachelor’s from Florida A&M University, a master’s from Florida State University and a doctorate from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

March 22, 2016

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Community Colleges

MARJORIE L. DORIMÉ-WILLIAMS

MARJORIE L. DORIMÉ-WILLIAMS has been named director of assessment in the Office of Academic Affairs at the Borough of Manhattan Community College. She was director of academic assessment at Baruch College (CUNY). Dorimé-Williams earned a bachelor’s from Saint Joseph’s University, a master’s from the University of Pennsylvania, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

March 22, 2016

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JULIA JASKEN

JULIA JASKEN has been named provost and dean of the faculty at McDaniel College. She was acting provost and dean of the faculty and an associate professor of English at McDaniel. Jasken earned a bachelor’s from the College of Saint Benedict in Minnesota, a master’s from Northern Illinois University and a doctorate from Michigan Technological University.

March 22, 2016