Tag: Diversity: Page 206

Students

4 Students Sue Providence for Ban on Renting House Together

PROVIDENCE, R.I. ― Four college students are suing the city of Providence, Rhode Island, over an ordinance that bans them from living together in a single-family home. The Johnson & Wales University students are joined in the suit filed Tuesday by their landlord, and backed by the American Civil Liberties Union. The city council passed […]

February 24, 2016

Students

Florida State Frat Suspended Following Hazing Investigation

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. ― Florida State officials have suspended the school’s Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity following a police investigation into hazing allegations. The university reported in a news release Wednesday that the complaint was filed in January through the school’s hazing website. The TKE member said pledges were forced to participate in a drinking game called […]

February 24, 2016

Students

How Low-Income Students Are Fitting in at Elite Colleges

In recent years, college campuses have been rocked by black students protesting racial bigotry, and women’s groups denouncing sexual harassment. But in the age of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump’s class-based politics, we’re beginning to see something new: the rise of low-income and working-class students protesting longstanding inequalities on campus that in the previous decades […]

February 24, 2016

Students

New Program to Fund Graduate Education for 100 International Students Each Year

Stanford University announced Tuesday the Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program, a graduate-level scholarship to prepare a new generation of global leaders with the skills to address the increasingly complex challenges facing the world. The program is named for alumnus Philip H. Knight, MBA ’62, philanthropist, American businessman and co-founder of Nike Inc., who is contributing $400 million, […]

February 24, 2016

African-American

President Obama Nominates First African-American Librarian of Congress

President Barack Obama has nominated the longtime head of Baltimore’s library system as the next Librarian of Congress. Carla Hayden would be the 14th Librarian of Congress in the institution’s 214-year history and the first woman and the first African-American to hold the position. Obama announced her appointment on Wednesday. If confirmed by the Senate, […]

February 24, 2016

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PETER RODRIGUEZ

PETER RODRIGUEZ has been named dean of the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University. He is senior associate dean for degree programs and chief diversity officer at the School of Business at the University of Virginia. Rodriguez earned a bachelor’s from Texas A&M University, and a master’s and a doctorate from Princeton University.

February 23, 2016

African-American

Harvard Appoints First African-American Faculty Dean

Michelle A. Williams, S.M. ’88, Sc.D. ’91, a distinguished epidemiologist and award-winning educator known for her influential studies of maternal and child health around the world, will become the next dean of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, starting in July. Since 2011, Williams has been the Stephen B. Kay Family Professor of […]

February 22, 2016

Leadership & Policy

University of Arizona Dean Picked to Lead St. Mary’s College

SOUTH BEND, Ind. ― A University of Arizona administrator has been selected as the new president of St. Mary’s College in northern Indiana. Janice Cervelli grew up in South Bend, where she will become leader of the Roman Catholic liberal arts school in June. The South Bend Tribune reports students and employees applauded and cheered […]

February 18, 2016

Students

U. of Missouri: $2M in Donations Lost After Unrest

COLUMBIA, Mo. ― About $2 million in donations to the University of Missouri have been lost in fallout from the unrest at the campus in Columbia, a top university official said Thursday. Vice Chancellor for Advancement Tom Hiles said several donors who had pledged money to the university have pulled back their pledges, though the […]

February 18, 2016

Students

Providence College Vows Inclusivity After Sit-in Over Racism

PROVIDENCE, R.I. ― The president of a Catholic college in Rhode Island is promising to create a more inclusive environment as part of a deal reached with students who staged a 13-hour sit-in over complaints of campus racism. About 50 students at Providence College occupied the Rev. Brian Shanley’s office until he signed the agreement […]

February 17, 2016

African-American

ABC Replaces Top Boss With First Black Female Broadcast President

Major executive shake-up at ABC: Entertainment chief Paul Lee has stepped down from his post after six years leading the network’s programming department. Lee has been replaced by ABC’s vice president of drama development, Channing Dungey, who is the first African-American to ever lead the entertainment division of a major broadcast network. Dungey helped develop ABC hits […]

February 17, 2016

Students

PWIs Need to Stop Preaching and Start Providing

Wheaton College maintains that they are committed to creating a diverse community, but how can they expect to achieve diversity if they remain unwilling to listen to differing voices?

February 16, 2016