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Faculty & Staff

Last-minute Deal Averts Cal State Faculty Strike

A view from one Asian American faculty member.

April 10, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Thought Leader

Diverse salutes community college pioneer Terry O’Banion, the 2016 recipient of the Diverse Champion Award.

April 4, 2016

Students

UVA Student Group Supporting Undocumented Students Finds Its Footing

A new student group at the University of Virginia—DREAMers on Grounds—is working to create a support network for students who are either undocumented or who have received DACA benefits.

March 30, 2016

Opinion

Remembering Bud Hodgkinson, the Guru of Education Demographics

Those of us who did not know Bud quickly learned that he was the guru who was constantly analyzing demographic trends and how they affected education at all levels.

March 25, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Board Upholds Firing of Missouri Professor who Protested

KANSAS CITY, Mo. ― The University of Missouri’s Board of Curators upheld its decision to fire an assistant professor whose run-ins with student journalists and the police during race-related protests last fall drew widespread attention, the university system said Tuesday. The board found that Melissa Click’s appeal “brought no new relevant information,” the university system […]

March 15, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Former Republican Congressman Tabbed as New President at U. of North Dakota

FARGO, N.D. ― A former Republican congressman from Minnesota was selected Tuesday to take over as the 12th president of the University of North Dakota, and deal with nearly $10 million in expected budget cuts and a Legislature that has been critical of higher education spending. The state Board of Higher Education spent more than […]

March 15, 2016

Students

Chairman of University Steps Down After President’s Comments

The chairman of Mount St. Mary’s University has resigned and the Board of Trustees has elected its first female leader following a furor over the former president’s comments likening struggling freshmen at the Maryland Catholic college to bunnies that should be drowned, the school announced Tuesday. John E. Coyne III said in a statement that […]

March 15, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Diverse on the Go

Vice President Ralph Newell is attending the ACPA Convention in Montreal through Wednesday, an event attended by approximately 3,500 American College Personnel Association members and guests.

March 7, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Relationship between U of Missouri, Lawmakers on the Mend

Tensions between the University of Missouri System and state legislative leaders appear to be dying down after months of turbulent talk and threats of budget cuts following protests at the Columbia campus.

March 6, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Diverse on the Go

Vice President Ralph Newell is attending the ACPA Convention in Montreal this weekend, an event attended by approximately 3,500 American College Personnel Association members and guests.

March 4, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Key Regents Weren’t Told About U. of Iowa Official’s Incident

IOWA CITY, Iowa ― Regents responsible for overseeing campus safety issues at the University of Iowa say they were never told about an incident in which the school’s public safety director is accused of interfering and lying during a hit-and-run investigation of his stepson. Leaders of the Iowa Board of Regents’ subcommittee on campus safety […]

March 1, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Joseph Continues to Bridge Eras of Social Change

James A. Joseph says that a friend of his sums up his life thusly: “It’s interesting to see that wherever you were, you were always a troublemaker.”

March 1, 2016