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Faculty & Staff

Salary Gap Widens Between Tenured, Non-Tenured Faculty, NEA Report Says

Salary Gap Widens Between Tenured, Non-Tenured Faculty, NEA Report SaysWASHINGTONThe two-tiered employment system for higher education continues to erode salaries among non-tenured faculty, according to recent data collected from the National Study of Post Secondary Faculty that was analyzed and published in the June issue of the National Education Association’s Higher Education Research Center Update.Additionally, […]

July 4, 2001

Faculty & Staff

Virginia Tech Task Force to Study Race

Virginia Tech Task Force to Study RaceSurvey finds Whites, Blacks perceive campus racial climate differentlyBLACKSBURG, Va. A Virginia Tech task force will examine racial tensions on campus in response to concerns from students and faculty. The 20-member group, composed of faculty and students, will study how to improve communication within the university community and encourage […]

June 20, 2001

Faculty & Staff

Study Shows Top Chemistry Departments Lag Behind in Minority Hiring

Study Shows Top Chemistry Departments Lag Behind in Minority Hiring By Hilary HurdNorman, Okla.When Dr. Donna J. Nelson, associate professor of chemistry at the University of Oklahoma, decided to look at the numbers of underrepresented minorities at the top 50 chemistry departments in the country, she was not quite prepared for the results of the […]

June 6, 2001

Faculty & Staff

Our Top 100 Tops 100,000

Our Top 100 Tops 100,000For the 10th consecutive year, Black Issues In Higher Education has produced its rankings of the top 100 institutions that graduate the most students of color. Over the years, we have seen a steady increase in the number of bachelor’s degrees awarded to African American students, and for the first time, […]

June 6, 2001

Faculty & Staff

To Be or Not To Be(loved)

To Be or Not To Be(loved)Although minority and female authors have found a place on many English departments’ reading lists, the debate over the benefits of a diverse  curriculum still linger. By Sophia N. KellmanIn the past few decades, English literature departments have added more women and minority writers to their course listings. Thanks to […]

May 23, 2001

Faculty & Staff

Casino Tax Money to Help Boost Pay for Louisiana’s College Faculty

Casino Tax Money to Help Boost Pay for Louisiana’s College Faculty By Scott DyerBATON ROUGE, La.After years of receiving the lowest wages in the South, college faculty in Louisiana have finally hit the jackpot. With a push from Louisiana Gov. Mike Foster, the Louisiana Legislature agreed to dedicate $109 million in state gambling taxes for […]

May 9, 2001

Faculty & Staff

Report Addresses Allegations of Racism at Florida Law School

Report Addresses Allegations of Racism at Florida Law School GAINESVILLE, Fla.Aconsultant’s report on racial issues at the University of Florida College of Law says the school’s major problem is a “culture of name calling” in which professors lash out at each other through e-mail and in faculty meetings. “Everyone, almost without exception, complained about a […]

April 25, 2001

Faculty & Staff

Distance Education Course to Explore African

Distance Education Course to Explore African And African American ArtWhen Dr. Grace Hampton took a sabbatical leave to research university-based art education and traditional art in Nigeria and Ghana, she regarded the opportunity as a means to emotionally and spiritually renew herself after holding academic administrative posts at Penn State University for much of the […]

April 11, 2001

Faculty & Staff

The Politics of Art

The Politics of ArtPaul R. Jones chose to donate his extensive collection of African American art to the University of Delaware, but not without making sure an HBCU would benefit. By Robin V. SmilesOn more than one occasion Paul R. Jones has been entangled in some of America’s most politically and racially charged events of […]

March 28, 2001

Students

New Book Explores the Black Experience at MIT

New Book Explores the Black Experience at MIT CAMBRIDGE, Mass.Many stories about life as one of the few Black students at MIT are recounted in longtime professor Clarence Williams’ new book, Technology and the Dream: Reflections on the Black Experience at MIT, 1941-1999 (MIT Press, $37.95). The 1,042-page book is a look at racial issues […]

March 28, 2001

Faculty & Staff

UC Hiring Fewer Women Professors After Prop. 209

UC Hiring Fewer Women Professors After Prop. 209 SACRAMENTO, Calif. The University of California has hired fewer female faculty following passage of anti-affirmative action ballot measure Proposition 209, creating a gender gap that needs bridging, women professors from across the 10-campus system said recently. “We are in serious discrimination mode at the university,” says UC […]

February 28, 2001

Faculty & Staff

MIT Hosts Roundtable on Gender Disparities for Female Professors in Higher Education

MIT Hosts Roundtable on Gender Disparities for Female Professors in Higher EducationCambridge, Mass.Aroundtable on how best to ensure women professors experience the same opportunities, recognition and rewards as their male counterparts was held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.The decision to host a roundtable discussion on gender equity in higher education was the result of […]

February 14, 2001