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Faculty & Staff

Professor in Gay Marriage Trial Stung by Criticism

Mark Regnerus said his study found that young adults had more problems if they were raised with a mom or dad in a same-sex relationship.

March 4, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Regent Blasts University Head over Assault Remark

University of Iowa president Mason was chastised for her comment that ending sexual assault probably wasn’t realistic “just given human nature.”

March 2, 2014

Students

Rankins Board’s Choice to be President of Alcorn State University

A state higher education administrator is the board’s choice to be the next president of Alcorn State University.

February 27, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Portland State Faculty Union Declares Impasse in Talks

The union representing faculty at Portland State University declared an impasse after 10 months of bargaining with the administration.

February 24, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Southern University Board Reconfirms Decision to Oust Chancellor Llorens

The immediate matter is settled but the controversy is far from over. The special session had been called after students, alumni and other supporters voiced disapproval of the board’s original decision not to give James Llorens a one-year extension.

February 24, 2014

Students

Ole Miss Fraternity Suspended; Noose Suspects Kicked Out

A fraternity chapter at the University of Mississippi was indefinitely suspended Friday by its national organization and three of its freshman members were kicked out because of their suspected involvement in hanging a noose on a statue of James Meredith, the first Black student to enroll in the then all-White college.

February 23, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Diverse Docket: Asbury University Wins One Suit, Loses Another

It was win one, lose one, for a small Christian college in Kentucky facing two unrelated discrimination suits.

February 23, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Dr. Michael Drake Has the Foundation, Support to Succeed as Ohio State President

The university’s first Black president has served as a professor, senior associate dean and has engaged in cutting-edge research focused on breast cancer, HIV/AIDS and tobacco use.

February 23, 2014

Students

Sometimes Attacks on Higher Ed Mask Other Agendas

Seems that everywhere you turn you are likely to hear about someone bemoaning the crises facing higher education.

February 19, 2014

Faculty & Staff

University of Illinois at Chicago Faculty Strike

Union officials say hundreds of faculty members began striking Tuesday, holding a rally on campus.

February 18, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Special Focus: Black History Month

In this Black History Month-focused edition, Diverse takes a look at MIT professor Craig Steven Wilder’s new book, Ebony and Ivy, exploring the long history of slavery and Ivy League institutions.

February 17, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Monteiro Receives Support in Employment Fight at Temple University

A popular faculty member at Temple University is receiving widespread support among other academics across the country after his annual teaching contract was not renewed.

February 16, 2014