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Faculty & Staff

Diversity Pacesetter Maryam Mirzakhani Dies

Stanford professor Maryam Mirzakhani, first and only female winner of prestigious Fields Medal in math, succumbs to cancer.

July 17, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Defunct Missouri Academy Can’t Pay Faculty

A Missouri military academy and college that dated to 1880 before abruptly shuttering at the end of May can’t afford to pay its faculty as previously promised, according to emails obtained by The Associated Press. The president and superintendent of what had been Wentworth Military Academy and College, Michael Lierman, told faculty members by email […]

July 16, 2017

Faculty & Staff

For Burnim, Integrity at Heart of Success

As he exited his post this summer as president of Maryland’s Bowie State University, Dr. Mickey L. Burnim took a pause to reflect on his more than two decades at the helm of two state institutions — each for more than 10 years.

July 13, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Moses C. Norman Dies; Retired Clark Atlanta University Dean

ATLANTA — Moses C. Norman, former dean of Clark Atlanta University’s School of Education and a pioneer in educational leadership in Atlanta, has died. His son, Conrad Norman, said his father died Tuesday at his Atlanta home. He was 82. An alumnus of Clark Atlanta, Norman had just retired as dean of the university’s School […]

July 13, 2017

Faculty & Staff

New Mexico University to Lay-off Staff, Freeze Vacant Posts

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — New Mexico State University’s finalized budget will freeze over 90 vacant faculty and staff positions and lay off two personnel. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports university officials said Friday that the moves will close an $8 million gap in the institution’s budget. Administrators say the personnel cuts are much smaller than […]

July 10, 2017

Students

Mills College Faces Layoffs, Restructuring Programs

The venerable Oakland, California-based, all-women’s school is faced with a growing deficit of more than $9 million out of an annual operating budget of $57 million.

July 9, 2017

Students

Judge Tosses Texas Professors’ Lawsuit Over Guns on Campus

AUSTIN, Texas — A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit by three University of Texas professors who argued that a new state law allowing concealed handguns on campus could have a “chilling effect” on classroom debate. Sociology professor Jennifer Lynn Glass and English professors Lisa Moore and Mia Carter sued last summer, before the law […]

July 9, 2017

Faculty & Staff

CCNY, UTEP Team Up to Increase Hispanic Faculty in STEM

City College of New York and the University of Texas at El Paso have joined forces in an effort to increase the number of Hispanic faculty in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs at higher education institutions.

July 6, 2017

Students

Ohio Empowers Community Colleges to Address Industry Needs

Ohio has become the 24th state to allow its community colleges to offer four-year degrees.

July 5, 2017

Students

Connections Keep Western Michigan’s Dunn Energized

An open and honest connection with students, faculty, administration and staff marked Dr. John M. Dunn’s tenure as president of Western Michigan University. And although he is retiring, that connection, he says, will not be broken.

July 5, 2017

Faculty & Staff

University of Montana Offering Buyouts

MISSOULA, Mont. — Six University of Montana faculty members have expressed interest in the university’s second round of buyouts. The Missoulian reports the university recently offered early retirement incentives to 100 faculty members to reduce personnel costs due to declining enrollment. Fourteen who were of retirement age expressed interest, along with the six from the […]

July 3, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Professor Durden’s Firing Highlights Adjuncts’ Shaky Footing

Lisa Durden never thought a fiery exchange on a Fox News show would have any impact on her employment as an adjunct professor at Essex County College, an open-access, two-year community college headquartered in Newark, New Jersey.

June 26, 2017