Tag: Diversity: Page 218

Students

Southern California College Dean Resigns Amid Racial Issues

CLAREMONT, Calif. ― The dean of students at a small Southern California college resigned Thursday after protests linked to racial concerns on campus. Mary Spellman, who held the position at Claremont McKenna College since 2010, announced her resignation in an email to students. “I believe it is the best way to gain closure of a […]

November 13, 2015

Faculty & Staff

U. of Illinois OKs Settlement with Professor Over Job Offer

CHICAGO ― The University of Illinois will pay a professor who lost his job offer over a series of anti-Israel tweets $600,000 plus legal costs under an agreement trustees approved Thursday. The agreement settles Steven Salaita’s lawsuit against the university with the school admitting no wrongdoing, the university said. Salaita will not be hired and […]

November 12, 2015

Students

Howard University Warns of Online Threat to School, Students

WASHINGTON ― Authorities are investigating an online threat against Howard University and its students. In a message to the university community Thursday, President Wayne A. I. Frederick said school officials are aware of the threat and are working with local and federal law enforcement on the “serious matter.” He says the school has increased security […]

November 12, 2015

Students

Regents Approve Albany State, Darton State Merger

The University System of Georgia Board of Regents voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the merger of Albany State University and Darton State College, a move pushed forward by system Chancellor Henry “Hank” M. Huckaby. Huckaby, who presides over 30 public colleges and universities across the state and oversees an $8.1 billion annual budget, says that […]

November 11, 2015

LGBTQ+

Saigo Makes Diversity a Priority at Southern Oregon University

In the year that Dr. Roy Saigo has taken on the presidency of Southern Oregon University, the school has seen an increase in retention, enrollment and diversity.

November 3, 2015

Faculty & Staff

NA’ILAH NASIR

NA’ILAH NASIR has been appointed vice chancellor for equity and inclusion at the University of California, Berkeley, effective November 1. She is associate dean of diversity for social sciences, a full professor in the School of Education and the Department of African American Studies, and holds the Birgeneau Chair in Educational Disparities and the Williams Chair of African American Studies at UC Berkeley. Nasir earned a bachelor’s from UC Berkeley and a doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles.

October 20, 2015

Recruitment & Retention

Diversity in the Teaching Workforce: False Choices and Faulty Tactics

Teacher diversity is crucial to a student’s success in the classroom, yet attracting and retaining a diverse workforce remains an issue for some institutions.

October 19, 2015

Students

Scholars of Color Making Academic Research More Culturally Relevant

A basic approach of conducting research, publishing work and focusing on information dissemination is key to making academic work relevant for the higher ed community and the people they serve.

October 19, 2015

African-American

University of Missouri Police Investigate Report of Racism

University of Missouri authorities are investigating a report of someone using racial slurs on campus.

October 6, 2015

Home

Colleges, Corporations Work Together on Inclusion

To make it clear that corporations have put muscle behind their diversity and inclusion initiatives, leading executives at the first Chief Diversity Officer Summit shared some of the practices and models that have been applied within their organizations with various measures of success.

October 4, 2015

STEM

STEM Initiative to Focus on Minority Women, Girls

Consortium of 10 colleges and universities and nine nonprofit organizations has launched a national initiative to scale effective evidence-based strategies to improve STEM diversity.

October 4, 2015

Students

An Asian American Coming of Age Tale: Campus Racism

For Rini Sampath, her American dream ran into the reality of racism.

September 27, 2015