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Faculty & Staff

Report Examines Why Women are Under-represented in STEM Fields

The American Association of University Women report, funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation, involves a review of literature about gender and science published over the past 15 years.

March 21, 2010

Faculty & Staff

Virginia HBCUs Struggle With Legal Opinion That Bars Protection for Gays

Virginia’s historically Black colleges and universities are reeling after a controversial legal opinion by Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli that would invalidate any policy erected by public colleges that bans discrimination against gays and lesbians.

March 9, 2010

Faculty & Staff

Rowdy Students Block Campus Amid Funding Rally

Rowdy protesters blocked the main gates of a California university Thursday amid campus protests across the nation against deep cuts in education funding.

March 4, 2010

Students

Slain UAH Biology Chair Remembered as Caring Father Figure

A University of Alabama-Huntsville biology department chairman gunned down at a faculty meeting was remembered Thursday as a father figure who cared deeply about his students, the kind of professor who kept his office door open in case they needed to talk about personal problems.

February 18, 2010

Students

Students Complained About Alabama Professor Charged in Deadly Rampage

After Amy Bishop’s arrest on charges of shooting to death three colleagues during a faculty meeting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, student complaints add to the picture that has emerged of her as a talented  but erratic figure.

February 17, 2010

Faculty & Staff

Citing Scholar’s Suspicious Past, Relatives of Slain Professors Question Suspect’s Hiring

Grieving relatives of three professors gunned down at a university faculty meeting questioned why their accused colleague was hired despite a dispute with a former boss who received a pipe bomb and the shooting death of her brother.

February 15, 2010

Faculty & Staff

Black Professor Denied Tenure at Emerson Vindicated by Report

Emerson College has released a report produced by an independent panel that has found fault with the institution’s tenure process.

February 15, 2010

Students

UAH Professor’s Family, Friends: No Suspicion of Potential Violence

An Alabama professor accused of shooting six colleagues was vocal in her resentment over being denied tenure, though relatives and students said she had never suggested she might become violent. Plus, Diverse profiles the slain.

February 14, 2010

Faculty & Staff

Struggling Through the Cuts

California students and faculty grapple with the effects of draconian state cuts to postsecondary education that have topped more than $1 billion in the last year.

February 2, 2010

Faculty & Staff

Banking On Diversity

Boasting a racially and culturally diverse work force, the World Bank aims to spread awareness about its mission to increase employment of under-represented U.S. minorities.

January 20, 2010

Students

A Cut Below

California students and faculty grapple with the effects of a state budget crisis in postsecondary education.

January 20, 2010

Faculty & Staff

Letters – January 21, 2010 Issue

Readers share opinions on recent Diverse stories.

January 20, 2010