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Faculty & Staff

Emerging Scholars: The Class of 2008

Each year, as we select our “Emerging Scholars,” we’re always amazed and inspired by the accomplishments of these under-40 intellectuals. This year is no exception.

January 9, 2008

Faculty & Staff

Catching Up With the Class of 2002

The first group of “Emerging Scholars” gives us an update on life since their magazine debut in January 2002 in what was then Black Issues In Higher Education.

January 9, 2008

Faculty & Staff

Reveling in Retirement

After two college presidencies, Dr. James Hefner is taking time to pursue his avocations, while still in demand within academia.

December 26, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Reveling in Retirement

After two college presidencies, Dr. James Hefner is taking time to pursue his avocations, while still in demand within academia.

December 26, 2007

Students

Asian American Studies: A Harvard Aspiration

During the 1980s, Asian American students at Harvard University staged a noisy protest petitioning the university to hire an Asian American studies professor. Hundreds of student signatures were collected. No professors were hired.

December 19, 2007

Students

Perspectives: Current Tenure Process Deters Minority Women Professors

Diversity efforts at the University of Michigan have been stalled by the denial of tenure to five female professors of color.

December 15, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Southern State Community College Faculty Moves Towards Strike

HILLSBORO, Ohio — Faculty members at Southern State Community College have taken the first step toward a possible strike.

December 15, 2007

Faculty & Staff

CSU Hiring Policy Inconsistent For Minorities, Women

SACRAMENTO  Inconsistent hiring practices at the 23 California State University campuses have led to diversity among professors and executives in some departments but not others, a state audit found Tuesday. The CSU system has no way to gauge whether its professors and executives, or even the job candidates it attracts, reflect the available labor pool […]

December 12, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Cuban-born Woman in Line to Head Texas A&M

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — A Cuban-born woman is the only finalist recommended to the Board of Regents for the presidency of the formerly all-male Texas A&M University.

December 12, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Golden News Nuggets

With nearly 500 degree-granting institutions in the state of California, Diverse couldn’t cover them all, but instead offers a few school snapshots.

December 12, 2007

Faculty & Staff

The First of Its Kind

Cal State Northridge takes the lead by creating the country’s first baccalaureate program in Central American studies.

December 12, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Proposed Changes to Rutgers’ Africana Studies Prompt Concerns About Department’s Future

Dr. Walton R. Johnson recently resigned as chair of Rutgers University’s Africana Studies department in protest of a proposal that he says attacks the very existence of his department and discipline.

December 10, 2007