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Faculty & Staff

Baraka’s Controversial Legacy

Black academicians, activists and artists remember the life of Amiri Baraka, one of the nation’s most prominent Black writers, who died at the age of 79.

January 9, 2014

Sports

Akron Assistant Football Coach Killed in Car Accident

Mississippi native, nicknamed “Tank,” killed in home state at age 44.

December 24, 2013

Disabilties

Princeton Starts Mass Meningitis B Vaccinations

The bold move comes after eight cases of on-campus infections have been reported since March.

December 9, 2013

Students

Monmouth College President Stepping Down

MONMOUTH, Ill. ― The president of Monmouth College in western Illinois has announced that he will be leaving at the end of the academic year.

November 24, 2013

Faculty & Staff

49ers Doctor, Stanford Professor Daniel Garza Dies

Daniel Garza, a leading researcher in concussion and brain-related injuries at Stanford University and the medical director and team physician of the San Francisco 49ers, has died.

October 17, 2013

Students

Vice Chancellor–Student Affairs

The University of California, San Diego is conducting a nationwide search for its next Vice Chancellor – Student Affairs. UC San Diego invites letters of nomination, applications (letter of interest that includes the individual’s contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion; resume/CV;

August 28, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Writing and Teaching Specialist

Delgado Community College is seeking an exceptional trailblazer with impeccable business acumen and leadership skills to direct its Business and Administrative Affairs unit. This individual must be a proven leader with a broad vision for the role of finance and administration and in achieving institutional excellence.

August 27, 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

Home

UPenn Researchers Strive for a More Athletic Robot

The RHex robot project began about 15 years ago when researchers at several universities began asking what it would take for robots to traverse rugged terrain as well as animals do.

August 13, 2013

Students

In $25M Gift, Casino Mogul Bets on Blindness Cure

Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn will donate $25 million to the University of Iowa to accelerate the search for cures to rare eye diseases including the one that hampers his own vision, the school announced Thursday.

August 8, 2013

Community Colleges

Chinese Researcher Sentenced in Research Drug Case

A Chinese researcher was sentenced Tuesday to time served plus two years of probation on charges stemming from the theft of a research drug from a Wisconsin medical school.

August 6, 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