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ASSOC VC FOR STUDENT ENGAGEMENT INCLUSION & MULTIC

University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) invites applications of accomplished and visionary student affairs leaders for the position of Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Engagement, Inclusion and Multicultural Programs. UAA is a growing and maturing institution with increases in enrollment; new academic, research and sports facilities; and visionary staff.

August 27, 2013

Students

Faculty Positions Department of Medicine

Candidates will be considered who have experience and a strong interest in health services research, cancer prevention and control, racial disparities, obesity, chronic disease epidemiology, genetic epidemiology, quality of care, patient outcomes, clinical effectiveness, women’s health, teaching, changing provider practice patterns, and preventive medicine.

August 27, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Former Seminary Professor’s Case Reaches Supreme Court

The case of Dr.Jimmy Kirby, who was fired from Lexington Theological Seminary due to faculty cutbacks, was heard recently by the Kentucky Supreme Court.

August 26, 2013

African-American

Reflection on Original March on Washington

On August 28, 1963, some 250,000 people endured the sweltering sun and heat to participate in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

August 22, 2013

Students

Kentucky State Dismisses Band Director, Details Sketchy

Kentucky State University has dismissed a music professor who also served as director of the school’s band program for the last eight years.

August 19, 2013

Leadership & Policy

College Board Approves New Medical School Building for UMiss

The University of Mississippi Medical center plans to start construction on its new medical school building this fall.

August 15, 2013

Students

How Should We React to White Student Unions?

White student unions are growing in popularity on college campuses.

August 15, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Harvard Scholar Henry Louis Gates to Host African-American History Series

Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. returns to PBS this fall to narrate a six-part documentary series that presents a sweeping look at African-American history from the early 1500s to present-day America.

August 8, 2013

Faculty & Staff

New Look at Old Community Recasting History of Free Blacks in America

The Hill on Maryland’s Eastern Shore is a historic community of free Blacks that predates Treme’, a neighborhood in New Orleans, which had been recognized as the oldest neighborhood of free Blacks.

August 7, 2013

African-American

Why the ‘Pick Up Your Pants’ Rant Falls Short

We’ve had a reprise of the Bill Cosby rant, most recently by Fox News icon Bill O’Reilly, who was then backed up by CNN’s Don Lemon.

August 5, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Alabama State University Program Creates International Collaboration

This summer, two scientists from Ege University in Izmir, Turkey, traveled to ASU to learn new nanotechnology techniques.

August 5, 2013

Leadership & Policy

West Virginia State Asked to Renovate Aging Dorms

Preservationists are asking West Virginia State University to renovate its aging residence halls instead of tearing them down.

August 4, 2013