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Meet Danny Glover, Bernie Sanders’ National HBCU Outreach Director

With the first presidential nominating contests looming in Iowa and New Hampshire, Sen. Bernie Sanders is turning his attention to key primary states that are more diverse, to secure minority voters who have been largely absent from his campaign events so far. The Vermont Independent is leading his main rival Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire, […]

January 31, 2016

Black Student Union Urges UC Irvine to Dismantle Its Police Department

The Black Student Union at UC Irvine is calling for the university to dismantle its police force, which the student organization alleges has failed to address safety concerns for black students on campus. The group sent a letter to campus administrators Monday demanding that the police department and any additional “paramilitary force presence” be abolished […]

January 30, 2016

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Faculty & Staff

Attracting Native Americans to Academe: A ‘Business’ Model

Outside of tribal colleges, Native American student representation in four-year colleges is appallingly low—0.9 percent. It is even lower, 0.5 percent, at the graduate level.

January 28, 2016

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January 28, 2016

Report: More HSIs Overall, but Growth Remains Concentrated

The number of colleges and universities identified as Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) rose 7 percent in the 2014-15 academic year as compared to the previous year, according to a recently released annual analysis conducted by Excelencia in Education.

January 28, 2016

Faculty & Staff

UCLA, Medical Community Lose a Giant

Dr. Paul Terasaki, who died Monday, developed a tissue-typing test in 1964 that became the international standard method of determining compatibility of organ donors with potential recipients.

January 28, 2016

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Lego, In A First, Will Unveil A Minifigure In A Wheelchair

This summer, Lego will release its first-ever minifigure that uses a wheelchair, the company says, confirming reports that emerged after one of the toys was seen at a toy fair. In recent years, the company has been urged to show more diversity in its offerings. German website Zusammengebaut and other Lego fan outlets published photographs […]

January 28, 2016

University of Kansas Student Leaders will not be Impeached

LAWRENCE, Kan. ― The University of Kansas Student Senate has voted not to begin impeachment proceedings against three student leaders. The senate voted Wednesday night to allow President Jessie Pringle, Vice President Zach George and Chief of Staff Adam Moon to remain in office. The Lawrence Journal-World reports an impeachment committee found no allegations of […]

January 28, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Ex-Philadelphia Mayor Nutter Joins Faculty at Columbia University

PHILADELPHIA ― Philadelphia’s former mayor is joining the faculty at Columbia University this semester. Michael Nutter will teach urban policy at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs. The school’s dean touted the 58-year-old Nutter as a leader on urban policy issues, including economic development, public safety and environmental innovation. Nutter, a West Philadelphia native, […]

January 28, 2016

University of Missouri Suspends Professor in Assault Case

KANSAS CITY, Mo. ― The University of Missouri on Wednesday suspended an assistant professor who is charged with assault in a campus run-in with student journalists during protests in November. The university system’s governing board of curators announced the move in a statement after a special meeting Wednesday night. Melissa Click was charged Monday with […]

January 28, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Administrator Fired from University Sues Wright State

XENIA, Ohio ― An administrator fired from a university in southwestern Ohio has filed a lawsuit alleging the school breached a contract with him. The Dayton Daily News reports the lawsuit was filed Friday in Greene County Common Pleas Court in Xenia by former Wright State University administrator Ryan Fendley. Fendley’s lawsuit says the university […]

January 28, 2016

University of Missouri will Raise Stipends for Some Students

COLUMBIA, Mo. ― The University of Missouri plans to raise its minimum stipend for some graduate doctoral students on July 1. Chancellor Hank Foley said Wednesday during his State of the University address that the stipend for those with 20-hour assistantships will go to $15,000 by July 1 and increase to $18,000 next year. The […]

January 28, 2016

Columbia Unveils LGBTQ Faculty Diversity Initiative, First Among Peer Institutions

When Dean of Humanities Sharon Marcus was a student at Brown, there were no professors dedicated to LGBTQ scholarship. Now, as part of a new initiative announced to faculty last week, Columbia will hire four faculty members who specialize in queer studies. “I’m very excited because this is a field in which I’ve worked,” Marcus […]

January 28, 2016

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MAKOLA ABDULLAH

MAKOLA ABDULLAH has been named president of Virginia State University, effective February 1. He was provost and senior vice president at Bethune-Cookman University. Abdullah earned a bachelor’s from Howard University, and a master’s and a doctorate from Northwestern University.

January 28, 2016

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Faculty & Staff

MARIE JOHNSON

MARIE JOHNSON has been named dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at California State University, Fullerton. She is a professor of geology and director of the Environmental Program at the United States Military Academy. Johnson earned a bachelor’s from Harvard College, and a master’s and a doctorate from Brown University.

January 28, 2016

LILLIAN SCHUMACHER

LILLIAN SCHUMACHER was named chancellor of Pennsylvania State University Beaver, effective February 1. She is vice president for academic affairs at Tiffin University in Ohio. Schumacher earned a bachelor’s from Allegheny College in Pennsylvania, and two master’s and a doctorate from Bowling Green State University.

January 28, 2016

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RAMON TORRECILHA

RAMON TORRECILHA has been named president of Westfield State University. He was a professor of sociology at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Torrecilha earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from Portland State University, and a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

January 28, 2016

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EVA K. PICKENS

EVA K. PICKENS was named vice president for university advancement at Texas Southern University. She is interim vice president for university advancement at Texas Southern. Pickens earned a bachelor’s from Southern University.

January 28, 2016