Tag: Diversity: Page 214

Students

University of Kansas Names Director of Multicultural Affairs

LAWRENCE, Kan. ― A longtime member of the Office of Multicultural Affairs at the University of Kansas has been named permanent director of the department, fulfilling one demand of a student group seeking increased attention to diversity issues at the school. Precious Porras, who was named interim director of OMA in May after the department’s […]

December 22, 2015

Students

Students Work Toward Missouri School’s First Latina Sorority

COLUMBIA, Mo. ― University of Missouri students are working to establish the school’s first Latina sorority. Jessica Banuelos, who is studying psychology, has been working for the past two years to establish a chapter of the Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority at the school. The Columbia Missourian reports that it was started in 1975 at […]

December 22, 2015

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Activism & Diversity

If Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had been alive over this past year, he probably would have been dismayed by the state of race relations. He would undoubtedly see the epidemic of shootings of unarmed black men, the killing of nine church members by a white supremacist and the political rhetoric of intolerance as setbacks.

December 22, 2015

African-American

Diverse Conversations: 3 Reasons You Should Care About Hispanic-Serving Institutions

As HSIs grow in number, it’s important for all college educators to realize the effect these schools will have on everyone else and why we should embrace Hispanic-friendly college policies.

December 22, 2015

Students

E. Tennessee State Identifies Certain Restrooms as Gender-neutral

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. ― East Tennessee State University has updated some restrooms in academic buildings and residence halls with signage that identifies them as gender-neutral restrooms. The university’s Associate Vice President for Facilities Management Bill Rasnick tells the Johnson City Press that the restrooms with the new signs had previously been restrooms that were not […]

December 21, 2015

African-American

Omnibus Bill a Win for HBCUs, Minority Institutions

Among the appropriations listed in the mega-bill is a $22 million increase in Title III funding ― which is specifically designated for the strengthening of HBCUs from the Department of Education.

December 20, 2015

African-American

Jackson State Raises Non-Black Enrollment, Gains Control of Endowment

JACKSON, Miss. ― Jackson State University will become the second of Mississippi’s three historically Black universities to gain control of an endowment set aside in a desegregation lawsuit. Higher Education Commissioner Glenn Boyce announced the transfer of $24.3 million at a meeting of the College Board last week. “We will transfer the money to them […]

December 20, 2015

Students

Desegregation Not Same as Diversity and Inclusion

Do colleges and university senior administrators have a coherent definition of diversity that moves beyond demographics?

December 17, 2015

News Roundup

Wheaton College Professor Put on Leave for Wearing Hijab

CHICAGO ― A professor at a suburban Chicago Christian college who has been placed on administrative leave after donning a headscarf to demonstrate solidarity with Muslims said Wednesday that her actions are demonstrations of her own faith. Larycia Hawkins, who is a Christian and an associate professor of political science at Wheaton College, a private […]

December 16, 2015

African-American

5 Suggestions for Faculty of Color Teaching Online

There has been a surge in the research literature in the last decade regarding faculty of color and college teaching.

December 16, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Community Colleges Becoming Prime Destination for Faculty

Long in the shadow of four-year institutions, community colleges are increasingly becoming viable career tracks for faculty.

December 16, 2015

Students

PHYLLIS WORTHY DAWKINS

PHYLLIS WORTHY DAWKINS has been appointed provost and vice president for academic affairs at Bennett College. She was vice president for academic affairs at Cheyney University. Dawkins received a bachelor’s from Johnson C. Smith University, a master’s from the University of Michigan and a doctorate from The Ohio State University.

December 16, 2015