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Faculty & Staff

Professor May Have Been Beaten Over Grade

Police are investigating the beating of a Miami Dade College music professor to see whether it was ordered by a student angry over a bad grade.

April 22, 2014

Students

UT Austin President Says $325K Payment was Properly Approved

AUSTIN, Texas—University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers said he was told that $325,000 in extra compensation he received while dean of the law school was properly authorized at the time even though a newspaper found no evidence that the chancellor ever signed off.

April 21, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Diverse Conversations: Preparation for College 2025

Education, corporate and philanthropic leaders from around the world say they believe that many colleges will be unrecognizable in another decade.

April 21, 2014

Students

Ky. Supreme Court: Former Seminary Professor Can Proceed with Suit

Dr. Jimmy Kirby, a tenured professor who was fired from Lexington Theological Seminary in 2009, can proceed with a lawsuit against his former employer.

April 20, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Welcome Aboard!

Marcos Galizia has become the newest member of the Diverse team. He is the Junior Web Developer for Cox, Matthews, & Associates. He has been working as a freelance web designer for over five years and is a skilled computer operator with experience in managing data and reporting through the use of MS Excel software. […]

April 17, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Sponsor Pulls Bill Allowing Guns on University of Alaska Campuses

A bill that would allow people to carry concealed handguns on University of Alaska campuses has been pulled.

April 16, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Priority on Sports an Issue Even at Smaller Colleges

Too often in the last decade, the spending by colleges and universities for new jobs and the like has either stayed steady or gone down. That is, except for sports.

April 14, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Global Scholars Say Universities Need to Get Back to Basics

Universities don’t have to solve the social and practical problems of the day, but should rather focus on equipping students with the critical and analytical thinking skills that will enable them to do these things themselves.

April 14, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Harris-Perry Leaving Tulane for Wake Forest

MSNBC television host is leaving her teaching job at Tulane University to become a presidential chair at her alma mater.

April 13, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Morgan State Seeks to Make History in National HBCU Quiz Bowl Competition

The 25th anniversary year of the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge culminates this week with the national championship tournament at which Morgan State University seeks a third consecutive national title.

April 13, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Furloughs Implemented for Stillman Faculty, Staff

Officials at Stillman College in west Tuscaloosa say furloughs are being implemented to avoid staff layoffs.

April 10, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Diverse Conversations: What K-12 Systems Can Learn from Best Education College Rankings

Student success stems from teacher capability. The educators who oversee today’s classrooms directly determine how much their students learn.

April 9, 2014