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Faculty & Staff
Jacobs ‘Four Arrows’ Educates on Plight of Native Americans
When it comes to promoting education, Dr. Don Trent Jacobs — most commonly known as “Four Arrows” — favors unconventional pedagogical approaches to teaching and learning.
November 16, 2015
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Disabilties
Fueling the Talent Engine —– A Rich Mixture to go the Distance
The talent engines of organizations can be fueled to perform at the highest levels of excellence through developing and maintaining diverse coaching/mentoring relationships.
November 16, 2015
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International
Rate of International Students Studying in the U.S. Skyrockets
The number of international students in the United States jumped by more than 10 percent since 2013-14, the greatest rate of growth in 35 years, according to the 2015 Open Doors Report on International Education Exchange.
November 16, 2015
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Students
Dartmouth Fraternity Being Investigated for Hazing
by Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. — A Dartmouth College fraternity put on probation three years ago for expecting pledges to drink saltwater and enter a kiddie pool filled with condiments is under investigation again for hazing. The national Sigma Alpha Epsilon organization released no details, including what the supposed hazing was or when it happened, […]
November 16, 2015
African-American
New Director Appointed at Jimmy Carter Presidential Library
by Associated Press ATLANTA — Meredith Evans has been named the new director of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum. Archivist of the United States David Ferriero announced Evans’ appointment on Monday. She begins work at the library in Atlanta on Nov. 29. Evans previously oversaw the Department of Special Collections at Washington University […]
November 16, 2015
Community Colleges
CODY YEAGER
CODY YEAGER was named dean of career and technical education at Southwestern Oregon Community College. She was director of transfer and pre-college programs at Columbia Gorge Community College in Oregon. Yeager earned a bachelor’s from Clarion University of Pennsylvania. She holds master’s degrees from Slippery Rock University, the University of Arkansas and the University of Oregon.
November 16, 2015
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Latinx
Tragedy in Paris
An American Global tragedy: Nohemi Gonzalez was an example of diversity in higher ed at its best.
November 15, 2015
African-American
Yale Announces Plan to Increase Diversity
Yale University announced earlier this month a $50 million plan to increase the diversity of faculty on campus.
November 15, 2015
African-American
Islamic Scholars Produce New Translation of Quran
In an effort to bring about a richer understanding of the Quran, a group of mostly American-born and university-based Islamic scholars have produced a new translation of the Islamic sacred text.
November 15, 2015
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African-American
Wilberforce University Maintains Accreditation
Wilberforce University received notification from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) last week that the school would maintain its accreditation, according to the Dayton Daily News.
November 15, 2015
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Home
Crutcher Sees University of Richmond as the Right Fit
Dr. Ronald Crutcher brings a distinguished record of leadership excellence to the University of Richmond presidency.
November 15, 2015
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Students
Brown Vowing Action After Officer Detains Dartmouth Student
by Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I.  – Brown University’s president is promising a full investigation and regular meetings on racial issues after a campus police officer handcuffed a student from another Ivy League school, an encounter officials called “heated and physical.” President Christina Paxson apologized in an email Saturday to the campus community for the “fear […]
November 15, 2015
Leadership & Policy
UNC Governors Pressured Over Chancellor Pay Raise Meeting
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. ― Governors of North Carolina’s public university system planned to gather Friday under pressure over a closed-door meeting that resulted in big pay raises for a dozen top campus executives. The University of North Carolina’s Board of Governors was scheduled to meet to decide whether to release details of the private meeting […]
November 13, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Four Finalists for President of S. Louisiana Tech College
BATON ROUGE, La. ― A North Carolina community college official and former official of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System is among finalists for president of Fletcher Technical Community College in south Louisiana. Two finalists already work at Fletcher, in Schriever ― about 60 miles west-southwest of New Orleans ― and the fourth is […]
November 13, 2015
Sports
2 More Fired, 3 Cleared in UNC Review after Cheating Scandal
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. ― The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is firing two employees and barring a former associate dean from leadership positions after an investigation described their roles in the school’s academic fraud scandal, the school said Thursday. The moves mean seven people have been fired, resigned or disciplined since former U.S. […]
November 13, 2015
Students
Campus Marches Over Student Debt Held Coast-to-Coast
BERKELEY, Calif. ― Students at the University of California, Berkeley and more than a hundred other colleges and universities staged marches Thursday in support of free tuition, a $15 minimum wage for campus workers and the cancellation of debt from student loans. Known as the Million Student March, the demonstrations at schools from Massachusetts to […]
November 13, 2015
Students
Southern California College Dean Resigns Amid Racial Issues
CLAREMONT, Calif. ― The dean of students at a small Southern California college resigned Thursday after protests linked to racial concerns on campus. Mary Spellman, who held the position at Claremont McKenna College since 2010, announced her resignation in an email to students. “I believe it is the best way to gain closure of a […]
November 13, 2015
African-American
Suicide, Substance Abuse Taking Toll on Segment of Middle-aged Whites
There has been a lot of buzz about the recent report conducted by recent Nobel Prize-winning economist Angus Deaton and his co-author and wife, Anne Case.
November 12, 2015
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