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Faculty & Staff

LSU Professor Fired for Profanity, Plans Court Fight

An LSU associate professor has been fired for using curse words and telling sexually-themed jokes to undergraduate students.

June 29, 2015

Students

The Legacy of Dr. Norman C. Francis and Xavier University

Physicians and alumni of Xavier University, Trevonne M. Thompson, MD and Myiesha Taylor, MD remember the lasting impact of Dr. Norman C. Francis and Xavier University.

June 29, 2015

Faculty & Staff

MICHAEL KIM

MICHAEL KIM has been named director of the School of Music at the University of Minnesota, effective July 31. He is acting associate vice president (external) and dean of the School of Music at Brandon University. Kim earned a bachelor’s from the University of Calgary, and a master’s and a doctorate from The Juilliard School.

June 29, 2015

Faculty & Staff

ELAINE COLLINS

ELAINE COLLINS has been appointed president of Johnson State College in Vermont. She was dean and COO of the College of Education at Grand Valley State University. Collins earned a bachelor’s from the University of California, Los Angeles, a master’s from the University of California, Davis, and a doctorate from The Ohio State University.

June 29, 2015

Faculty & Staff

MONICA PONCE DE LEON

MONICA PONCE DE LEON has been appointed dean of the School of Architecture at Princeton University. She was dean of the College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan. Ponce de Leon earned a bachelor’s from the University of Miami and a master’s from Harvard University.

June 29, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Ohio State Denies Ex-band Director’s Defamation Claims

The reputation of Ohio State University’s fired band director was not harmed by the university or anyone acting on its behalf, the school said in a court filing asking a judge to dismiss the director’s $1 million defamation lawsuit.

June 25, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Tuskegee University Secures $500K Grant

Tuskegee University has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to bolster its Bachelor of Arts degree program.

June 22, 2015

Faculty & Staff

2nd Trial Begins in Conservative’s Bias Claim Against University of Iowa

After years of arguing that liberal Iowa law professors illegally derailed her career, a conservative lawyer will get a second chance to prove her claim to a jury.

June 22, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Alumnae Declare Victory in Fight to Save Sweet Briar

Judge signs off on plan to have alumnae pay $12 million within 60 days to fund college operations in 2015-16.

June 22, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Boot Camp Bolsters Skills of MSI Faculty

Early career faculty from minority-serving institutions across the nation converged on the University of Pennsylvania recently for a three-day boot camp focused on professional development.

June 21, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Judge Denies Freed Illinois Man Certificate of Innocence

A Cook County judge on Thursday denied a certificate of innocence to a man whose murder conviction was overturned, saying the man’s own actions led to a finding of his guilt—including a confession that helped free a death row inmate in a case key to ending capital punishment in Illinois.

June 18, 2015

Faculty & Staff

City College of San Francisco Advocates Clear Another Hurdle

Advocates of the City College of San Francisco (CCSF) and the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) have been locked in a lawsuit since 2013.

June 18, 2015