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Faculty & Staff

Diverse December 6 Edition

In this edition, Diverse features a Spectrum reflection on James Meredith, activist and first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi. Also included are reports on the efforts of HBCUs to diversify and grow enrollment, the need for more alumni and wealthy donor giving at HBCUs, the struggle of Catholic universities adapting to modern changes in efforts to adhere to the Catholic Church, and the re-emergence of co-op programs that offer students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the real world.

December 10, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Diverse Conversations: You Can Go Home Again

Francis L. Hendricks is a 1979 graduate of Mansfield University of Pennsylvania. He recently returned to the university as its 28th president.

December 9, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Howard Univ. Honors Mandela in Photo Exhibit

“Nelson Mandela: Character, Comrade, Leader, Prisoner, Negotiator, Statesmen,” a 37-panel exhibit chronicling Mandela’s rise to South Africa’s first Black president, made its debut at Howard’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center on Oct. 31.

December 8, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Ex-University of North Carolina Professor Charged Over No-show Class

A former professor at the center of an academic scandal involving athletes at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been criminally charged.

December 2, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Yale Professor Dies After Being Taken to Jail

The medical examiner’s office said the cause of Samuel See’s death was pending further study. Police and court officials are investigating the death.

November 27, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Appiah Leaves Princeton, Headed to New York University

Dr. Kwame Anthony Appiah — arguably the nation’s most prominent black philosopher — has decided to give up his endowed professorship at Princeton University and will join the faculty at New York University in January.

November 26, 2013

Students

Purdue Storm Chasers Hit Pay Dirt During Outbreak

Three Purdue University students who rejected a professor’s warning and became storm chasers during last week’s tornado outbreak say they hit pay dirt during their adrenaline-fueled trek.

November 26, 2013

Faculty & Staff

UM, MSU students want gender identity protection

University of Montana and Montana State University students want the state Board of Regents to add sexual orientation and gender identity to its nondiscrimination policy.

November 25, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Southern Cuisine, Civil Rights Author, Dies

John Egerton, an authority on the history of Nashville, Tenn., Southern cuisine and the early days of the civil rights movement, has died.

November 21, 2013

Faculty & Staff

The Philippines’ Super Typhoon and Americans’ Super Ignorance: Is Higher Ed to Blame?

Most people just didn’t know much at all about the Philippines and its historical connection to the U.S.

November 18, 2013

Students

Survey: Students Forgoing Advisers Who Can Help Them Graduate

At a time when research shows that academic advising is a key to helping college students graduate on time, most say they aren’t getting it.

November 17, 2013

Students

When It Comes to Inclusion, Ohio State’s Lee All In

As chief diversity officer, vice provost for diversity and inclusion and vice president for outreach and engagement at Ohio State, Dr. Valerie Lee manages one of the largest — if not the largest — diversity departments in higher education.

November 14, 2013