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Students

Univ. of Missouri Fires Instructor After Student Run-ins

KANSAS CITY, Mo. ― The University of Missouri on Thursday fired an assistant professor who had been suspended after run-ins with student journalists during protests last year, including a videotaped confrontation where she called for “some muscle” to remove a videographer from the Columbia campus. Melissa Click’s actions were “not compatible with university policies and […]

February 25, 2016

Students

South Africa: Protesting Students Torch University Buildings

JOHANNESBURG ― Students were ordered on Thursday to abandon a South African university, leaving behind charred, smoldering buildings after protests turned violent. North-West University said protesting students burned an administration building and science center at the campus in Mahikeng (also called Mafikeng) on Wednesday night. Student protests have erupted across South Africa, often aimed at […]

February 25, 2016

Students

Harvard Replaces ‘House Master’ Title with ‘Faculty Dean’

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. ― Faculty dorm leaders who were previously called house masters at Harvard will now be called faculty deans. College officials announced the change on Wednesday following complaints that the title “master” had historical ties to slavery. The dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Michael Smith, said in a campus email that […]

February 25, 2016

African-American

Charges Against NY College Students who Claimed Bias Attack

ALBANY, N.Y. ― Three 20-year-old Black female college students who claimed a group of White men and women harassed them with racial slurs aboard a city bus are being charged with assault. Officials at the University at Albany announced Thursday that two of the women, Ariel Agudio and Asha Burwell, both of Long Island, also […]

February 25, 2016

Students

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY

Hofstra University SENIOR STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICER: Hempstead, New York W. Houston Dougharty Established: 1935 Vice President for Student Affairs www.hofstra.edu “This is a terrific time to be on our student affairs team at Hofstra. We are welcoming, creative, inclusive, and student-centered – providing an amazing place to be an intentional student affairs educator and student […]

February 25, 2016

Students

INDIANA UNIVERSITY–PURDUE UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS

IUPUI SENIOR STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICER: Indianapolis, Indiana Dr. Zebulun R. Davenport Established: 1969 Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs www.iupui.edu “I am humbled by the recognition as one of the 2016 Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs. In the Division of Student Affairs at IUPUI, we work diligently to create spaces that recognize, respect […]

February 25, 2016

Students

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville SENIOR STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICER: Edwardsville, Illinois Dr. Jeffrey N. Waple Established: 1957 Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs www.siue.edu “The university’s Division of Student Affairs displays a strong commitment to the mission, vision and values of SIUE. On a daily basis, we work to enhance a welcoming campus culture that features citizenship, […]

February 25, 2016

Students

TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY

Texas State University SENIOR STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICER: San Marcos, Texas Dr. Joanne H. Smith Established: 1899 Vice President for Student Affairs www.txstate.edu “It gives me great pleasure for our Student Affairs Division to be named a promising place to work. Our philosophy is based on building a culture of care for students and staff and […]

February 25, 2016

HBCUs

THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT

The University of Vermont SENIOR STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICER: Burlington, Vermont Dr. Annie Stevens Established: 1791 Vice Provost for Student Affairs www.uvm.edu “The University of Vermont is an exciting place to work, learn and grow. It is an honor to be recognized as one of the Most Promising Places to work in Student Affairs. Our division […]

February 25, 2016

Students

VIRGINIA TECH

Virginia Tech SENIOR STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICER: Blacksburg, Virginia Dr. Patricia A. Perillo Established: 1872 Vice President for Student Affairs www.vt.edu “The Division of Student Affairs at Virginia Tech is honored to receive this award. Given our commitment to diversity and inclusion, our robust student learning centered divisional curriculum, our engagement in best assessment practices, and […]

February 25, 2016

Faculty & Staff

RUQAIIJAH A. YEARBY

RUQAIIJAH A. YEARBY has been named associate dean of institutional diversity and inclusiveness at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law. She is a professor of law, associate director of the Law-Medicine Center and Oliver C. Schroeder Jr. Distinguished Research Scholar at Case Western Reserve. Yearby earned a bachelor’s from the University of Michigan, a master’s from Johns Hopkins and a juris doctor from Georgetown University.

February 25, 2016

African-American

Corporations Beginning to See Value of Supporting HBCUs

Recent headlines have shared historic announcements by many leading corporations of their new commitment to supporting greater diversity in science, technology, engineering and math.

February 24, 2016