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Faculty & Staff

Cal State Faculty to Vote on Major Strike Over Contract

SAN FRANCISCO — Faculty members at the California State University’s 23 campuses are voting online and in person on whether to permit their labor union to call a strike over stalled salary negotiations.

October 19, 2015

Students

Scholars of Color Making Academic Research More Culturally Relevant

A basic approach of conducting research, publishing work and focusing on information dissemination is key to making academic work relevant for the higher ed community and the people they serve.

October 19, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Dayton Expands Men of Color Mentoring Program

DAYTON, Ohio — Miles Tidd is now a solid, focused senior at Belmont High School who holds down a job and has an eye on attending The Citadel, a military college in South Carolina.

October 18, 2015

Faculty & Staff

UC Berkeley Astronomer Marcy Resigns Over Student Sexual Harassment

A prominent astronomer resigned Wednesday from the University of California, Berkeley, after an investigation found he sexually harassed female students over many years, two top administrators said.

October 14, 2015

Faculty & Staff

UC Berkeley Says Astronomer Appropriately Disciplined

The University of California, Berkeley defended its handling of sexual harassment complaints against a prominent astronomer amid accusations that the professor was inadequately disciplined for inappropriate behavior with students.

October 13, 2015

Faculty & Staff

University of Washington Names Cauce as President

The University of Washington Board of Regents on Tuesday chose Ana Mari Cauce to be the school’s next president.

October 13, 2015

Students

MSIs Need to Embrace Competency-Based Learning Strategies

It is essential for HBCUs, TCUs and other MSIs to be a part of the planning and implementation of such CBL strategies since these institutions are likely to be major producers of the national workforce of the future.

October 13, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Iowa Faculty Unhappy with New President Get Nebraska Boost

Faculty members unhappy with the Iowa Board of Regents choice for president of the University of Iowa have gotten support from teachers in neighboring Nebraska.

October 12, 2015

Faculty & Staff

K. RANGA RAMA KRISHNAN

K. RANGA RAMA KRISHNAN has been appointed senior vice president of the Medical Center and dean of the Medical College at Rush University in Chicago. He was dean of Duke-National University of Singapore Graduate Medical School in Singapore and a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University Medical Center. Krishnan earned an M.B.B.S. from Madras Medical College in India.

October 8, 2015

Students

KHATMEH OSSEIRAN-HANNA

KHATMEH OSSEIRAN-HANNA has been appointed vice president for institutional advancement and external affairs for the College of Staten Island of the City University of New York. She was director of advancement, North America, for The University of Queensland, Australia. Osseiran-Hanna earned a bachelor’s from George Washington University.

October 8, 2015

Faculty & Staff

DOROTHY BROWNE

DOROTHY BROWNE has been named dean of the School of Public Health at Jackson State University. She was an adjunct professor of maternal and child welfare at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Browne earned a bachelor’s from Bennett College, a master’s from the University of Pittsburgh, and a master’s and a doctorate from Harvard University.

October 8, 2015

Faculty & Staff

California Professor Cancels Religious Freedom Speech at BYU

A California professor who was set to speak at Brigham Young University canceled after learning how the school treats Mormon students who lose their faith.

October 7, 2015