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Faculty & Staff

University of North Carolina System Head Tom Ross Pushed Out of Job

Members of the UNC board emphasized their decision to replace President Tom Ross next year was not due to job performance or that he turns 65 in June.

January 18, 2015

Faculty & Staff

State of Adjunct, Contingent Faculty May Be Higher Ed Bellwether

Experts seek to figure out what the loss of stable, well-compensated employment within academia means for the future of higher education.

January 14, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Experience Leads Palmer to Study Black Males in Higher Ed

Dr. Robert T. Palmer, a Diverse 2015 Emerging Scholar, became interested in Black male success, in particular, because of his own experience in the K-12 system.

January 13, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Chattanooga College Officials Involved in Hiring Scandal Out

A Chattanooga State Community College administrator whose hiring led to a Board of Regents investigation of the school’s longtime president has been fired.

January 11, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Brooms Takes Pride in Connecting Teaching, Service and Research

Dr. Derrick R. Brooms, a Diverse 2015 Emerging Scholar, conducts research that trains a spotlight on the educational opportunities of Black males.

January 8, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Higher Education: The Problem with Priorities

For most colleges, the best hires typically come today with individuals who understand that the problem with priorities is how to find the courage — and backing — to address them.

January 6, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Bat Signal for Blind Example of Campus Innovations

Thousands of innovations are emerging from college classrooms and labs around the country.

January 4, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Second Review Sought in Case Against Professor

A northwest Missouri prosecutor is seeking another court hearing in a case against a former university professor who was arrested on drug charges after he posted insensitive remarks on Facebook.

January 1, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Bensimon’s Journey Leads to Advocacy for Equity

At the 10th Annual American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education’s National Conference in March, Dr. Estela Bensimon will receive the Outstanding Latino/a Faculty in Higher Education: Research/Teaching (Research Institutions) award.

January 1, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Navigating Your First Tenure-Track Academic Position

One’s ­first faculty position can be quite the mystery; at least it was for me.

January 1, 2015

Faculty & Staff

China Leader: More Party Control Over Colleges

China’s president has called for the Communist Party’s leadership over the country’s universities to be enhanced in a continuing tightening of ideological controls across a wide range of society.

December 30, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Harper College’s Faculty Fellows Program Helping Diversify Workforce

Harper College is not only trying to increase the number of diverse employees but is putting particular emphasis on administrative and faculty hiring.

December 29, 2014