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Faculty & Staff

Human Rights Campaign HBCU LGBT Summit Fosters New Leaders

30 LGBT student leaders traveled to Washington, D.C., to participate in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s HBCU Leadership and Career Summit for personal leadership and career training.

November 7, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Urban League Develops Future Leaders Through Saturday Program

The Greater Baltimore Urban League is addressing an urgent need to bring literacy training, academic support and self-esteem cultivation to underrepresented students.

November 5, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Diverse Docket: RPI Prevails in Suit by Disabled Former Ph.D. Candidate

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., has won a disability discrimination suit by a former Ph.D. student who failed his doctoral candidacy exam.

November 3, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Growing Number of Part-time Professors Join Unions

The participation is boosting the ranks of organized labor and giving voice to teachers who complain about low pay and a lack of job security.

November 3, 2013

Students

In case you missed it …

Here are some of the key stories in higher education this week reported by Diverse: VI Congressional Leader Fights for Black Boys in Education Time For Higher Ed to Rethink the Questions HBCU Presidents at a New Crossroads Hip Hop Scholars Say Jay Z on Wrong Side of Fine Line in Barneys’ Controversy

October 31, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Hall Willing to Testify But Wants Subpoena

University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall’s attorney has told state lawmakers that Hall is willing to answer questions at his next impeachment hearing, but wants to be subpoenaed to testify under oath.

October 30, 2013

Students

University of Tennessee Says New Tuition Model Paying Off

Officials at the University of Tennessee say a new tuition model that charges new students for 15 credit hours instead of 12 is paying off in more ways than one.

October 29, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Alumni Group Unwelcome at Mo. Chiropractic College

When it comes to raising money from proud graduates, most college alumni associations can be counted on to ask their members for help.

October 28, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Society of Women Engineers Conference Offers Women Connections and Support

Nearly 6,000 women engineers attended the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) annual conference to sharpen their skills, network and meet recruiters.

October 27, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Penn State to Offer Doctoral in African American Studies

Next fall, Pennsylvania State University will offer a dual-degree program in Black studies, allowing students to also earn a degree in disciplines such as history or English.

October 22, 2013

Faculty & Staff

UCLA Fails to Check Faculty Bias Claims

The University of California, Los Angeles has not properly investigated an increasing number of complaints of racial bias among faculty, according to an internal report obtained by a newspaper.

October 20, 2013

Students

Ala. Governor Calls Special Meeting of ASU Board

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has called a special meeting of the Alabama State University Board of Trustees to discuss the search for a new school president and an audit critical of the university’s finances.

October 20, 2013