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Sparked by Wright Controversy, Northwestern’s Black Alumni Call on University to Correct Racial Injustices

Northwestern University’s decision to rescind an invitation to the Rev. Jeremiah Wright to receive an honorary degree was the last straw for many Black alumni, who have started an online petition that calls for changes to how the university treats Black students and the Black community, including an investigation into the decrease in Black student enrollment.

June 19, 2008

Students

Hispanic Scholars, Students Pressure Princeton for Latino Studies Program

For more than 30 years, students have been urging the administration to bring Latino studies to Princeton University.

June 16, 2008

Faculty & Staff

Staff Reports Censored in Coppin State’s Case for Re-accreditation

In hopes of presenting a more positive case for the university’s re-accreditation, Coppin State University officials revised and censored faculty and staff reports, The Baltimore Sun reported Thursday.

June 12, 2008

Students

The Lawyer From Lafayette

Xavier University of Louisiana president, Dr. Norman Francis, celebrates 40 years at the helm of one of the nation’s top HBCUs.

June 11, 2008

Faculty & Staff

Florida A&M Delegation Travels to Ghana to Establish Economic, Educational Collaborations

As part of Florida A&M University’s expanded international focus, designed to prepare students to compete in a global society, officials at the historically Black university are looking to establish economic and development collaborations with African leaders as well as foster relationships to higher education institutions in Africa.

June 3, 2008

Faculty & Staff

Bush Commencement Speech at Furman Prompts Protest

Some faculty members at Furman University have suggested they won’t attend graduation ceremonies because President Bush is scheduled to speak, but a group of conservative students wants the university to step in and block the protest.

May 20, 2008

Faculty & Staff

Indiana University Approved To Offer Doctorate in Black Studies

Since the Indiana Commission for Higher Education announced the approval of the new doctoral program in African American and African Diaspora Studies (AAADS) at Indiana University Bloomington more than a week ago, John McCluskey Jr. says he has felt both elated and relieved.

May 19, 2008

Faculty & Staff

POLITICOS TURNED PROFESSORS

Former politicians are turning down lucrative job offers elsewhere to teach students who are interested in, but sometimes cynical about, the political process.

May 14, 2008

Faculty & Staff

CSU Fresno Professor Suspended Over Alleged Threats To Students

California State University, Fresno has suspended a tenured professor after two students charged that he threatened to bring a gun to class and start shooting. Other students say Parks didn’t threaten the class, the Fresno Bee reported, but the incident has sparked a police investigation by Fresno State officials.   Jose Francisco Escutia, the first […]

May 6, 2008

Faculty & Staff

New Chancellor Named For UMass-Amherst

An administrator and German scholar who has made a career of working at public universities has been selected to be the next chancellor of the University of Massachusetts’ flagship Amherst campus.

April 30, 2008

Faculty & Staff

Professor Sues Students for Character Defamation

Amidst claims that he unfairly targets Black students and disparages affirmative action, an Arkansas law professor is suing two students who he says have damaged his reputation.

April 30, 2008

Faculty & Staff

WVU Professors Want Officials to Resign over Bresch Affair

Days after a panel’s damning report about West Virginia University’s handling of a degree improperly awarded to the governor’s daughter, members of the faculty are debating what should come next.

April 27, 2008