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Faculty & Staff
Diverse Conversations: Understanding the Peer-Review Process
Up there with the tenure system, the peer-review process is perhaps one of the most baffling and convoluted aspects of modern academia.
July 13, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Tumult at University of Texas May Hurt Hiring of New Leaders
It could complicate a search for two of the most powerful higher education jobs in the state: a new UT system chancellor and a president of the 50,000-student flagship campus.
July 13, 2014
Students
Report: Blacks Need Additional Schooling to Have Equal Employment Chances as Lesser Educated Whites
While young Black adults at all education levels experience higher unemployment rates than others, such employment gaps diminish considerably as Black educational attainment increases, a new study says.
July 13, 2014
African-American
The Birth Of a Nation
In July, the month we celebrate our nation’s Declaration o f Independence, we look at books about its colonial beginnings and its founding. That history cannot be separated from the issue of slavery in this country…
July 13, 2014
Community Colleges
In Case You Missed It…
Fierce Feminist Tanisha Ford Brings Style to Her Scholarship San Diego State Leading Effort to Document Status of Minority Males in Community Colleges HistoryMakers Collection Finds Home at Library of Congress Spelman College President Beverly Tatum to Retire Next Year
July 10, 2014
African-American
Black Women Increasingly Becoming Victims of Brutal Violence
While many people have expressed their outrage at such injustices, there have been those who have resorted to a “they must have done something to deserve it” stance.
July 10, 2014
Students
University of Arizona Suspends Fraternity Under Investigation
TUCSON, Ariz. ― A University of Arizona fraternity whose members included a student that fell to his death is being investigated for allegations of hazing and serving alcohol to minors. University officials said Wednesday that Phi Gamma Delta fraternity has been suspended from conducting any on-campus activity. The school says chapter members of the fraternity, […]
July 10, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Arizona State Professor Ersula Ore Pleads to Resisting Arrest
MESA, Ariz. ― An Arizona State University professor who accused campus police of excessive force when they arrested her agreed to a plea deal Wednesday. Ersula Ore pleaded guilty in Maricopa County Superior Court in Mesa to one misdemeanor count of resisting arrest. In exchange, three other charges, including a felony count of aggravated assault, […]
July 10, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Diverse Conversations: How Academic Entrepreneurs Supplement Their Income
Shonell Bacon, instructor of mass communication at McNeese State University, describes the so-called academic entrepreneur.
July 10, 2014
Leadership & Policy
University of Texas President Powers Resigning Next Year
After years of clashes with Texas Gov. Rick Perry and the group that oversees the University of Texas System, the president of its flagship Austin campus reached a resignation deal that will keep him on the job until June 2015.
July 10, 2014
Students
Effort to Answer Call on Sexual Assault Gaining Momentum Nationwide
With the additional coverage when President Obama established the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault this past January, the issue of sexual assault already has seen an unprecedented amount of attention this year.
July 10, 2014
HBCUs
John Wayne Heirs, University Continue to Duke it Out in Court
John Wayne’s heirs are taking Duke University to court over the family’s right to market bottles of bourbon branded with the late movie star’s nickname, Duke.
July 9, 2014
Home
Survey: Rapes not Investigated at 2 in 5 Colleges
A survey of colleges and universities finds a lack of coordination between many campuses and local law enforcement in handling sexual assaults, and that many schools have gone years without investigating such cases.
July 9, 2014
Students
Research Shows U.S. Students ‘Average’ in Terms of Financial Literacy
Experts say American education must evolve to ensure that students are better able to navigate an increasingly complex financial landscape.
July 9, 2014
Home
Colleges Get Financial Boost in Assisting First-Generation Students
Higher education officials and professors convened in Baltimore this week to discuss best practices and results of the grants at the CIC/Walmart Foundation Symposium on First-Generation Students.
July 9, 2014
African-American
Spelman College President Beverly Tatum to Retire Next Year
After 12 years at the helm, Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum cites the recent completion of a 10-year fundraising campaign and the approach of her 60th birthday as factors leading to her retirement.
July 9, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Iowa State AIDS Research Team Loses $1.38M Grant
An AIDS research team at Iowa State University will not get a final payment of $1.38 million it had been awarded from the National Institutes of Health after a team member admitted last year to faking research results.
July 8, 2014
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Washington and Lee University Removing Confederate Flags from Chapel
Washington and Lee University says it is removing Confederate battle flags from Lee Chapel on its Lexington campus and will continue to study its historical involvement with slavery.
July 8, 2014
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