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Professor Investigated for Sharp Responses to Muslim Student

CINCINNATI — The University of Cincinnati is reviewing a music professor’s sharp responses to a Middle Eastern Muslim student who wrote in a class assignment that Donald Trump’s presidency negatively affected her family. Assistant professor Clifford Adams’ written replies on the assignment included: “Review this list of Islamic terrorist attacks and then tell me about […]

October 31, 2017

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Trahant Moving Forward With Standing Rock Lecture Series

Native American journalist and professor Mark N. Trahant will organize a previously denied journalism lecture series, bringing reporters who covered the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock to the University of North Dakota.

October 30, 2017

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Western Kentucky University Regents Approve Diversity Plan

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Western Kentucky University regents have approved a five-year plan to promote diversity, equity and inclusion on the Bowling Green campus. WKU President Timothy C. Caboni says the plan demonstrates the school’s willingness to create a culture where everyone can flourish. Lynne Holland, WKU’s dean of students, says the plan focuses on […]

October 30, 2017

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UK Academics Irked by Letter Seeking Brexit Lecture Details

LONDON — British academics accused a lawmaker from the governing Conservative Party on Tuesday of infringing on intellectual freedom by asking universities to provide information on professors who teach about Britain’s vote to leave the European Union. The letter from euroskeptic legislator Chris Heaton-Harris requested the names of professors “who are involved in the teaching […]

October 24, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Assistant Coach Sues Oregon State University After Firing

PORTLAND, Ore. — An assistant wrestling coach fired by Oregon State University has filed a federal lawsuit that contends he was wrongly let go. The lawsuit filed in Eugene says Kevin Roberts was falsely accused of allowing or participating in derogatory remarks made by members of the wrestling team toward one of their teammates. The […]

October 23, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Senators Again Seek Loan Relief for Adjunct Faculty

Adjunct faculty members will get another chance to gain eligibility for a federal student loan relief program under proposed legislation by two U.S. senators.

October 19, 2017

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Strategy Offered to Turn Rising Tide of Segregated Schools

A new policy briefing from the National Coalition on School Diversity suggests that schools will see better results from using policies that take both race and socioeconomic status into account.

October 18, 2017

Faculty & Staff

University of Tennessee Campus Faculty Against Plan to Outsource Facilities

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — University of Tennessee Knoxville faculty and union members have expressed concerns about proposed participation in the state’s facilities management outsourcing plan. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports the Faculty Senate unanimously passed a non-binding resolution against the outsourcing Monday, citing hidden costs and a potential loss of institutional knowledge. United Campus Workers released […]

October 17, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Chancellor Raises Concern About Protecting Research

FARGO, N.D. — Potential customers who are interested in teaming with North Dakota researchers on fields like unmanned aircraft are balking because of the state’s open records laws, the head of the university system says. Chancellor Mark Hagerott told the state Board of Higher Education during last month’s meeting that some leading research universities are […]

October 16, 2017

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Faculty: University of Kansas Student Hacked into Computers

LAWRENCE, Kan. — A recent cybersecurity breach has a University of Kansas faculty group concerned that the breach could lead to other attacks, not just at the university, but across higher education. Aerospace engineering professor Ron Barrett-Gonzalez said the hack was carried out by an apparently disgruntled engineering student during the 2016-17 academic year. The […]

October 16, 2017

Faculty & Staff

As Educators at PWIs, Are We Doing Enough for Students of Color?

Researchers reveal it is not uncommon for students of color, particularly African-American students, who elect to attend PWIs, to describe their in- and out-of-classroom experiences as “chilly,” unwelcoming and inhospitable.

October 12, 2017

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U. of Louisville Professor Found Dead in Wyoming Backcountry

BUFFALO, Wyo. — Authorities say a University of Louisville geography and geosciences professor has died on a hiking trip in the Bighorn Mountains in northern Wyoming. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office says 62-year-old Carol Hanchette of Louisville, Kentucky, died from hypothermia. Authorities say she and 67-year-old Richard Cornelius of Billings, Montana, entered a wilderness area […]

October 12, 2017