Tag: Community Colleges: Page 90

Faculty & Staff

Regent Blasts University Head over Assault Remark

University of Iowa president Mason was chastised for her comment that ending sexual assault probably wasn’t realistic “just given human nature.”

March 2, 2014

Sports

NYU Professor Says American Education a “Hoax”

Diane Ravitch delivered the message over the weekend to kick off the annual conference of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.

March 2, 2014

Students

Rankins Board’s Choice to be President of Alcorn State University

A state higher education administrator is the board’s choice to be the next president of Alcorn State University.

February 27, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Southern University Board Member Quits

Southern University Board of Supervisors member Calvin Braxton has stepped down from the board effectively immediately.

February 27, 2014

Sports

Special Focus: Black History Month

In this second Black History Month-focused edition, Diverse features New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker’s rise and desire to become the next “education senator.” The issue also covers the celebration of several Black Greek organizations’ centennials this year, as well as criticism over their relevance and adherence to founding principles.

February 27, 2014

Community Colleges

College Board Approves Jackson State Degree Programs

The state Board College has approved four new degree programs at Jackson State University.

February 25, 2014

Latinx

Hispanic-Serving Institutions Continue Growth With More Poised to Join Ranks

The nation had 370 Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) in 2013, an increase of nearly 60 percent during the past decade, said the new report from Excelencia in Education.

February 25, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Portland State Faculty Union Declares Impasse in Talks

The union representing faculty at Portland State University declared an impasse after 10 months of bargaining with the administration.

February 24, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Investigations Find No Wrongdoing in Yale Professor’s Death

Police officers and jail guards committed no wrongdoing in the arrest and detention of a Yale University professor who died in a cell in November, according to internal investigations by the Connecticut Judicial Branch and New Haven police.

February 24, 2014

African-American

Fisk University Pillar ‘Doc’ Collins Dies

Leslie M. “Doc” Collins, who became a living legend at Fisk University during more than half a century teaching English and African-American literature at the historic institution, died Sunday at age 99.

February 24, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Southern University Board Reconfirms Decision to Oust Chancellor Llorens

The immediate matter is settled but the controversy is far from over. The special session had been called after students, alumni and other supporters voiced disapproval of the board’s original decision not to give James Llorens a one-year extension.

February 24, 2014

Sports

North Carolina Systems Making Student Transfers Easier

Fifty-eight community college and 16 public university campuses across North Carolina will sign an agreement to ease transfers.

February 20, 2014