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Faculty & Staff

Doctor Accused by 2 Gymnasts Cleared in Previous Complaint

EAST LANSING, Mich. ― A doctor accused of sexual abuse by two gymnasts ― including a former U.S. Olympian ― was investigated by Michigan State University authorities in 2014 over a another allegation of misconduct, but the school found no violation of its policy. School spokesman Kent Cassella said Tuesday that local prosecutors did not […]

September 14, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Professors Locked Out of Classrooms Over Labor Dispute

NEW YORK ― Students at the New York City campus of Long Island University say they have begun the school year with classes being taught by replacement teachers of questionable quality after the administration locked out their regular professors as part of a bitter labor dispute. About 400 full-time and adjunct members of the faculty […]

September 13, 2016

Students

Western Kentucky University Investigating Racial Incidents on Campus

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. ― Officials at Western Kentucky University are investigating after someone slipped a statement under an assistant dean’s office door, attacking her race. WKU Provost David Lee told the Bowling Green Daily News Monday that Assistant Dean Michelle Jones of the University College recently found the statement in her South Campus office. He […]

September 13, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Faculty Vote to Call Strike at 14 Pennsylvania Universities

HARRISBURG, Pa. ― Faculty members at Pennsylvania’s 14 state universities have voted to call for a strike, but the union representing them said Monday they’ll keep working with the state system to resolve their disagreements, calling a strike a “last resort.” Over 90 percent of union faculty members who voted favored authorizing a strike, the […]

September 12, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Professor Says University Violated Tenure Rules in Firing

HATTIESBURG, Miss. ― A former professor of religion at a private university in Mississippi is suing the school for ending his job. Daniel Browning worked at William Carey University 26 years and had tenure the last 20. He was fired April 28. The Hattiesburg American reports Browning filed suit Thursday in Forrest County Circuit Court […]

September 12, 2016

Faculty & Staff

The Importance of Crossover Ecology: Rethinking Public Scholarship

Crossover scholarship is not a one-way street from the academy to the public.

September 12, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Court Orders Board to Probe Professor’s Complaint About Dues

The Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board erred when it refused to investigate a college professor’s complaint involving the use of teacher union dues to promote the candidacy of Gov. Tom Wolf, a state appeals court ruled Thursday. State law prohibits public employee unions from using union funds to support political candidates. Mary Trometter, an assistant professor […]

September 8, 2016

Students

Ky. Attorney General Intervenes in University Suit Against School Paper

FRANKFORT, Ky. ― Kentucky’s attorney general has ratcheted up his dispute with the state’s flagship university in an open-records case that spurred the school to sue its campus newspaper after it asked for investigative documents pertaining to a professor under investigation for alleged sexual harassment. In the latest twist, Attorney General Andy Beshear said Wednesday […]

September 7, 2016

Students

2 Laid-off ITT Educational Employees File Federal Lawsuit

CARMEL, Ind. ― Two employees laid off by the parent company of for-profit college chain ITT Technical Institute have filed a lawsuit claiming the company violated federal law by not providing 60 days’ notice. Allen Federman, a business analyst at ITT Educational Services Inc.’s Carmel, Indiana, headquarters, and Steve Ryan, an instructor at two ITT […]

September 7, 2016

Students

San Jose State Professor on Leave in Sexual Harassment Case

SAN JOSE, Calif. ― A San Jose State professor accused of sexually harassing a student last year has been placed on paid leave nearly five months after a campus investigation into the matter concluded. An investigation by the Bay Area News Group into Professor Lewis Aptekar raises questions about the campus’ response to a problem […]

September 7, 2016

Students

Malveaux Pushes for Advancement of Blacks in Higher Ed, ‘Social Economic Justice’

Former president of Bennett College Dr. Julianne Malveaux has created a legacy of sounding off about injustices against Blacks from the higher ed realm to the political arena.

September 6, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Lafayette College Professor Goes on Hunger Strike Over Tenure Denial

EASTON, Pa. ― A professor at a Pennsylvania college says he’s on a hunger strike over the denial of his application for tenure. Juan Rojo announced his plan during a faculty meeting on Tuesday and says he expects to continue teaching at Lafayette College in Easton through the rest of the semester. He says he […]

September 1, 2016