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Faculty & Staff

Court Tosses Trump U’s Defamation Claims

A federal appeals court on Wednesday breathed new life into a lawsuit alleging that Donald Trump’s universityDonald Trump’s -Search using:News, Most Recent 60 DaysBiographies Plus News engages in deceptive business practices.

April 18, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Washington State University President Reacts to Assault on Professor

Washington State University President Elson Floyd has donated $10,000 to the reward fund to help catch whoever assaulted a faculty member near campus.

April 10, 2013

Disabilties

Diverse Docket: Judge Sides With Yale in Discrimination Suit

A federal judge in Connecticut has rejected race and gender discrimination claims by an African-American doctor who was terminated from Yale University’s obstetrics and gynecology residency program.

April 8, 2013

Home

High Court Takes On a New Affirmative Action Case

The Supreme Court’s decision to hear a new case from Michigan on the politically charged issue of affirmative action offers an intriguing hint that the justices will not use a separate challenge already pending from Texas for a broad ruling bringing an end to the consideration of race in college admissions.

March 25, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Remembering a Giant of African Literature

Considered the father of modern African literature, acclaimed writer Chinua Achebe has died at age 82, leaving behind a body of work that scholars say will grow increasingly more influential over time.

March 24, 2013

Students

Kansas Immigration Hearing Draws Emotional Response

An emotional crowd gathered for a House committee hearing on a measure that seeks to repeal in-state tuition for Kansas students without legal residency.

March 21, 2013

Students

Will New Report Move Colleges Toward a Color-Blind Sense of Diversity?

Anti-affirmative action advocates (from both the left and right), have long said it was really all about class — not race — in the quest for equal opportunity in student admission.

March 18, 2013

Sports

Diverse Docket

A Round-Up of Legal Cases in Higher Education.

March 12, 2013

International

Hypocrisy, Social Capital, and the Shadow Process

The admissions cycle is in full swing. Applicants are waiting with bated breath as committees pore over files and dole out hope and despair in the form of decision letters.

February 28, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Judge: No Foul Play in UDC Tenure Decision

A former law school faculty member at the University of the District of Columbia failed to provide any evidence that gender or race discrimination was responsible for her denial of tenure, a federal judge has ruled.

February 26, 2013

Sports

A Special Tribute to College Sports’ Unsung Scholars/Researchers

In the third installment of a four-part series, the Diverse editors recognize scholars and researchers who have helped us look beyond the data and navigate in the world of sports.

February 4, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Temple Leadership Ensures Diversity Remains Topic of Conversation

The university’s faculty and staff members have the opportunity to meet monthly in an effort to tackle issues of race and diversity among the student body.

February 4, 2013