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Faculty & Staff

Judge: Students, Staff Can Oppose Corcoran Merger

The Corcoran’s board is seeking to merge the museum founded in 1869 and its college with George Washington University and the National Gallery of Art after years of financial shortfalls and daunting renovation needs.

July 21, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Time No Barrier to Law Professor Ronald Sullivan Getting to Truth

Harvard educator is a consultant on Brooklyn’s Conviction Review Unit that seeks to bring the innocent to justice and restore faith in the legal system.

July 21, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Former Professor Wins Legal Victory in Drug Case

A northwest Missouri prosecutor said he will appeal a judge’s ruling that quashed a search warrant for a former university professor’s home where a marijuana-growing operation was found last year after the educator posted insensitive remarks on Facebook.

July 17, 2014

Faculty & Staff

A New Take on Race

In this issue of Diverse  we profile the American Council on Education’s Fellows Program, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary next year, and its preparation of minority and women candidates for top-tier positions in academia. We take a look at several HBCU issues, including the growth of unions at HBCUs across the country and recent […]

July 17, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Bryan College Clear to Hire Replacements for 2 Professors

DAYTON, Tenn. ― Two professors have withdrawn an effort to stop Bryan College from hiring replacements for them as they sue the school to get their jobs back. Professors Stephen Barnett and Steven DeGeorge this week withdrew their motion seeking an injunction against the college. Previously, Chancellor Jeffrey Atherton granted a temporary restraining order barring […]

July 16, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Princeton Professor Charged With Stealing Lawn Signs

PRINCETON, N.J. ― Police have charged a Princeton University professor with stealing lawn signs belonging to a computer repair business. Owner Ted Horodynsky tells The Times of Trenton his signs began to disappear after a traffic incident with professor John Mulvey. Horodynsky says he set up a surveillance camera that showed Mulvey driving off with […]

July 16, 2014

Faculty & Staff

More HBCU Faculty Lean Toward Raising Collective Voices

Fewer than 10 percent of the nation’s 105 HBCUs have faculty unions. But that may be changing—due to increasing angst among faculty and greater demands for shared governance.

July 16, 2014

Faculty & Staff

UNC at Wilmington, Professor Settle Lawsuit Over Promotion

WILMINGTON, N.C. ― The University of North Carolina at Wilmington has reached a settlement in a seven-year battle with a criminology professor who sued the school after he was denied a promotion. The StarNews of Wilmington reports Mike Adams will receive $50,000 in back pay and an annual salary of $75,000, which is a $9,000 […]

July 15, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Chancellor Quickly, Deftly Redirecting UMass Flagship Campus

Dr. Kumble R. Subbaswamy is promoting a climate of increased academic standards, improved morale and inclusion at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

July 15, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Diverse Conversations: Understanding the Peer-Review Process

Up there with the tenure system, the peer-review process is perhaps one of the most baffling and convoluted aspects of modern academia.

July 13, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Tumult at University of Texas May Hurt Hiring of New Leaders

It could complicate a search for two of the most powerful higher education jobs in the state: a new UT system chancellor and a president of the 50,000-student flagship campus.

July 13, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Arizona State Professor Ersula Ore Pleads to Resisting Arrest

MESA, Ariz. ― An Arizona State University professor who accused campus police of excessive force when they arrested her agreed to a plea deal Wednesday. Ersula Ore pleaded guilty in Maricopa County Superior Court in Mesa to one misdemeanor count of resisting arrest. In exchange, three other charges, including a felony count of aggravated assault, […]

July 10, 2014