Tag: Diversity: Page 51

Students

Frat at Missouri Sued Over Alleged Near-fatal Hazing Case

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A former University of Missouri student is suing a fraternity and its parent organization over an alleged hazing incident he says left him with near-fatal alcohol poisoning while the frat already was on probation for alcohol infractions. Brandon Zingale’s lawsuit filed Thursday in Boone County – home of the Columbia campus […]

July 30, 2017

News Roundup

Indiana University Spent $1.65M on Spring Commencements

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — According to figures provided by Indiana University, the university spent $1.65 million on commencement ceremonies this spring. The total doesn’t include the costs of ceremonies that were organized by individual schools or units, The (Bloomington) Herald Times reported. The Bloomington campus ceremonies were the most expensive at more than $900,000, followed by […]

July 30, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Ex UC Davis Chancellor Returns to Teaching After Controversy

DAVIS, Calif. — The former chancellor of the University of California, Davis, who resigned after being placed on leave amid allegations of misconduct, will return to the campus in September teaching at a salary comparable to the one she earned as campus leader. University officials told the Sacramento Bee that Linda Katehi will be paid […]

July 30, 2017

Students

Guillermo: Undocumented Student Finds Her Golden Door, Hopes to Help Others

Cheska Mae Perez isn’t a Latino name. She’s 19, a Filipino immigrant, whose example speaks to the power of DACA.

July 30, 2017

Students

FAMU Basks in ‘Girls Trip’ Screen Time

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) has joined the list of historically Black colleges that have been represented on the big screen.

July 30, 2017

Students

Miami University Joins Diversity, Inclusion Group

Miami University is the latest institution to join the CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion, a coalition of CEOs and presidents of corporations, businesses and nonprofits who share strategies to increase inclusion and diversity in the workplace.

July 27, 2017

Students

Music Therapy Proving to be Sound Choice for Howard Student

Maya Rogers, a graduate student focusing on music therapy at Howard University, has been named one of four student recipients of the $25,000 Beyoncé Knowles-Carter Formation Scholars Award.

July 27, 2017

Students

Grant Program for Students’ Childcare Imperiled

CCAMPIS, a grant program aimed at helping low-income parents in college pay for childcare, was one of several higher education programs slashed in the Trump administration’s budget proposal.

July 27, 2017

Students

University of Memphis Lands its Largest Research Contract

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The University of Memphis has landed the largest research contract in the school’s history. The Commercial Appeal reported that the university won a $13.8 million research contract from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to lead a team of six universities studying wearable sensors. The work began at the end […]

July 27, 2017

Faculty & Staff

11 Professors Accept University of Montana’s Buyout Offers

MISSOULA, Mont. — Eleven University of Montana professors have accepted buyout offers during its first round. The Missoulian reports the university offered a total of 48 buyout offers to faculty members in May. Officials previously said 14 tenured professors over the age of 65 expressed interest in the offers during the first round. Kevin McRae […]

July 27, 2017

Students

Baylor University Ordered to Provide Sex Assault Reports Dating to 2003

WACO, Texas — A judge has ordered Baylor University to turn over to plaintiffs’ attorneys records of all cases of sexual assault and harassment since 2003 in a lawsuit against the nation’s largest Baptist school. A group of women is suing Baylor, claiming the school in Texas mishandled or ignored claims of sexual assault for […]

July 27, 2017

LGBTQ+

Trump Relegates Transgender Americans to Ranks of Second-Class Citizens

On July 26, 2017, President Donald J. Trump announced — via Twitter, of course — that transgender people will be banned from serving in the military in any capacity.

July 26, 2017