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Faculty & Staff

Aiming for More Than Tolerance at a Private Pennsylvania College

Part one of three-part series — Allegheny College’s Lawrence T. Potter aligns diversity components at the Pennsylvania school to build an inclusive, multi-ethnic pluralistic environment.

July 26, 2011

Faculty & Staff

Harvard Professor Resigns After Misconduct Probe

A Harvard University psychology professor has resigned more than 10 months after a faculty investigation found him “solely responsible” for eight instances of scientific misconduct at the Ivy League school.

July 20, 2011

Faculty & Staff

Talented Young Black Scholars Find an Open Path to Ivy League

With the influx of a new generation of highly trained Black Ph.D.s, Ivy League institutions are aggressively courting these young scholars fresh out of graduate school.

July 20, 2011

Students

Federal Judge Dismisses Texas Southern University Reverse Discrimination Lawsuit

A federal judge has tossed out a reverse discrimination suit against Texas Southern University by a White faculty member who was terminated for his questionable handling of scholarship funds.

July 14, 2011

Faculty & Staff

Ethnic Art Falling Out of Favor?

Transnational nature of contemporary art draws in history from around the world, thus requiring the academy to change its teaching strategy.

July 13, 2011

Faculty & Staff

First African-American Named to Lead Lexington Theological Seminary

The flagship seminary of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) made history last week when trustees voted to name Dr. Charisse Gillett, the 17th president of the Lexington Theological Seminary.

July 10, 2011

Faculty & Staff

Yale University Starts Program To Study Anti-Semitism

Yale University is starting another initiative to study anti-Semitism after a decision to cancel an earlier ground-breaking program sparked criticism.

June 22, 2011

Faculty & Staff

National Faculty Group Takes Two New Orleans Universities Off Censure List

The University of New Orleans and Loyola University of New Orleans have been removed from a national academic group’s censure list.

June 14, 2011

Faculty & Staff

Roboticist Dennis Hong Inspires Students To Change the World

Dr. Dennis Hong, a NASA Summer Faculty Fellow and two-time winner of the National Science Foundation’s Career Award for extraordinary teacher-scholars, said he’s gratified to have persuaded his students that robotics is its own form of service to science and to humankind.

June 13, 2011

Students

Taking Action to Abandon Offensive American Indian Mascots Often Mired in Controversy

Six years ago, the National Collegiate Athletic Association adopted a policy that penalizes schools that use American Indian mascots, nicknames or logos.

May 18, 2011

Faculty & Staff

Faculty Groups to Pursue National Campaign to Fortify U.S. Higher Education

A new national coalition of college faculty groups has launched a grassroots movement challenging “reformers” whom they claim are pursuing policies and strategies that are endangering higher education opportunities for all but the most able to afford it.

May 17, 2011

Faculty & Staff

Empowering Women for Academic Leadership Roles

This past week, I had the pleasure of attending a session on empowering women for academic leadership roles. The event was held at the University of Pennsylvania and featured female academic leaders — our president, deans, center leaders and department chairs. Together, these impressive women offered advice to all of the women in the audience. […]

May 2, 2011