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Faculty & Staff

At the Bottom of the Resource Gap Lies the Diversity Desert

Actually, it really is difficult to hire a more diverse faculty, and it’s a phenomenon that affects colleges across the country.

August 31, 2016

Students

NLRB Rules Student Assistants at Private Colleges Allowed to Unionize

Student assistants working at private colleges and universities are statutory employees covered by the National Labor Relations Act, and, as such, they are entitled to collective bargaining, the National Labor Relations Board ruled Tuesday.

August 23, 2016

Faculty & Staff

International Black Male Colloquium to Honor Dr. Lee Jones

When students and scholars gather in Bermuda in October for the 5th annual International Colloquium on Black Males in Education, they will pay homage to Dr. Lee Jones, founding president of the Brothers of the Academy Institute (BOTA) who passed away late last year.

August 22, 2016

Faculty & Staff

The Double Standard of Black Faculty in Academia

The increase of Black faculty into academia is a great improvement; however, additional efforts are required in order to recruit, retain and support the success of Black faculty members in years to come.

August 22, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Missouri Attorney General Backs Professor in Lawsuit

COLUMBIA, Mo. ― The Missouri Attorney General’s Office has filed a lawsuit against the University of Missouri Board of Curators in support of a university law professor’s challenge to the campus firearms ban. In the lawsuit filed Tuesday in Boone County, Andrew Hirth, deputy general counsel for Attorney General Chris Koster, wrote that the campus […]

August 18, 2016

Students

National Science Foundation Awards $2.9 Million to National Diversity-Serving Organizations

The National Science Foundation has awarded to $2.9 million to several national engineering diversity organizations in a collaborative effort to increase the number of underrepresented engineering faculty across all institutional types. The organizations Great Minds in STEM (GMiS), American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES), MAES: Latinos in Science and Engineering , National Society of […]

August 17, 2016

Students

University of California, Berkeley Chancellor Resigns

BERKELEY, Calif. ― The University of California, Berkeley chancellor, who critics alleged was too lenient when handling sexual harassment cases involving high-profile faculty members, has resigned his post. University of California President Janet Napolitano said Tuesday that she accepted UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks’ resignation and that a search for his successor would start immediately. […]

August 17, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Diverse Conversations: Professoriate Still Lacking in Diversity

According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, only 16 percent of full-time professors at postsecondary institutions are minorities.

August 15, 2016

Students

Students Fight for Change at University of Oregon

University of Oregon administrators have been pressed to respond to Black student demands.

August 8, 2016

Students

Professor Looks at What Type of Exercise Benefits Academics

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. ― A West Virginia University professor has been researching which types of exercise are effective in improving academic performance. The university said in a news release that Assistant Dean James C. Hannon of the College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences says resistance exercise such as weight lifting and using resistance bands seems […]

August 4, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Administrators Get Bulk of Chicago State University Payout for Layoffs

Nearly $1.6M of the $2.2M the financially strapped university has paid out went to severance pay for about 50 administrators in June, according to reports.

August 2, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Diverse Conversations: Can Income Diversity Replace Affirmative Action?

Harold O. Levy, executive director of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, writes for The Hill that the best way to keep diverse populations on campuses is to put income diversity programs in place.

July 28, 2016