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Faculty & Staff

Scholar: Make Tenure Great Again

Dr. Andre Perry says that tenure—giving a teacher or professor an appointment until retirement—provides a firewall of protection, saving academic freedom from Donald Trump’s “post-truth” United States.

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Subjectively Objective: Tenure and the Underrepresented Minority Faculty

Nearly half a century of research speaks to the microaggressively institutionalized practices that contribute to the lack of equitably tenured and promoted underrepresented minorities in academe.

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Experts Say Latino Student Enrollment Outpacing Faculty Growth

Between 2003 and 2014, the percentage of Latinos among all faculty members grew from 2 to 4 percent, while the ratio of Latino students to Latino faculty rose from 80:1 to 90:1 over the same period.

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Professor Says University Violated Tenure Rules in Firing

HATTIESBURG, Miss. ― A former professor of religion at a private university in Mississippi is suing the school for ending his job. Daniel Browning worked at William Carey University 26 years and had tenure the last 20. He was fired April 28. The Hattiesburg American reports Browning filed suit Thursday in Forrest County Circuit Court […]

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Lafayette College Professor Goes on Hunger Strike Over Tenure Denial

EASTON, Pa. ― A professor at a Pennsylvania college says he’s on a hunger strike over the denial of his application for tenure. Juan Rojo announced his plan during a faculty meeting on Tuesday and says he expects to continue teaching at Lafayette College in Easton through the rest of the semester. He says he […]

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Administrators Get Bulk of Chicago State University Payout for Layoffs

Nearly $1.6M of the $2.2M the financially strapped university has paid out went to severance pay for about 50 administrators in June, according to reports.

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Bahng’s Tenure Controversy Remains Cloud Over Ivy League for Asian American Studies Advocates

For Sera Kwon, Dr. Aimee Bahng’s situation raises larger questions about the viability of a career in academe, particularly in ethnic studies.

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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.

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Fort Valley State Students Back Ousted Swanier in Bid to Save Job

A group of current and former Fort Valley State students are rallying behind a popular tenured associate professor who was notified earlier this year that her position is being eliminated due to efforts to cut costs at the financially strapped public Black university.

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Dr. Peniel Joseph

Peniel E. Joseph is a tenured professor of history at Tuft s University and the author of several award-winning books, including Waiting ‘Til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of Black Power in America and Dark Days, Bright Nights: From Black Power to Barack Obama. He is a frequent commentator on issues of race, democracy […]

Dr. Donna Shalala – President, University of Miami

Shalala became professor of political science and president of the University of Miami in June 2001 after eight years as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. Shalala has more than 30 years of experience as a scholar, teacher and administrator. In 2011, she was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca […]

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Dr. Carolyn W. Meyers – President, Jackson State University

Meyers is the 10th president of Jackson State University and a professor of civil and environmental engineering. She is the former president of Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Va. Meyers was also a tenured faculty member at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the first associate dean for research in its College of Engineering. She […]

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