Tag: Law: Page 91

Students

Drug Arrests Increase at Michigan State University

Michigan State University arrested 261 people for drugs in 2012, a 158 percent increase from two years earlier, the East Lansing school says.

May 18, 2014

Opinion

Slain Legal Immigrant to Receive Posthumous Degree

San Francisco State University confers Stephen Guillermo, a student shot and killed this month, with a posthumous degree in International Relations.

May 18, 2014

Students

2 Fired Professors Sue Bryan College

Two former professors at a Dayton college named for one of creationism’s most famous defenders are suing to get their jobs back after rejecting the school’s amended statement of belief.

May 15, 2014

Sports

Sterling and Bundy: And the Racist Beat Goes On

It was just a year ago when millions of Americans were reacting to the crass, old-style racism of former celebrity chef Paula Deen.

May 14, 2014

African-American

Can Stephen Guillermo Graduate Posthumously?

The family’s primary goal is to gain justice in the aftermath of his slaying but to have Stephen be given a degree from San Francisco State would be a very close second.

May 12, 2014

HBCUs

CU Pays Student $32,500 to Settle Sexual-Assault Complaint

The victim said her assailant’s punishment included only an eight-month suspension and $75 fine.

May 11, 2014

African-American

Texas House Panel Set to Vote on Hall Impeachment

A group of state lawmakers is set to vote on whether to recommend removing Wallace Hall from office as University of Texas System regent.

May 11, 2014

African-American

Pay Gap Persists at University of Iowa

On average, female professors at the University of Iowa make less money than their male counterparts.

May 1, 2014

Students

Goodwin Liu

Goodwin Liu is an associate justice of the California Supreme Court. He has also been a member of the University of California- Berkeley Law faculty. Liu earned tenure in 2008 and was associate dean from 2008 to 2010. In 2009, Liu won the UC Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award. His primary areas of expertise are constitutional […]

May 1, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Dr. Peniel Joseph

Peniel E. Joseph is a tenured professor of history at Tuft s University and the author of several award-winning books, including Waiting ‘Til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of Black Power in America and Dark Days, Bright Nights: From Black Power to Barack Obama. He is a frequent commentator on issues of race, democracy […]

May 1, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Susie Powell – Screenwriter, Former Trustee, Bennett College

A Bennett College alumna, Powell is a former Bennett board member. She wrote the screenplay for The Loving Story documentary, winning the award for Outstanding Historical Programming (Long Form) at the 34th Emmy Awards. Powell was one of two Black women to graduate from her law school class at Case Western Reserve. She has published […]

April 28, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Dr. Carolyn W. Meyers – President, Jackson State University

Meyers is the 10th president of Jackson State University and a professor of civil and environmental engineering. She is the former president of Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Va. Meyers was also a tenured faculty member at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the first associate dean for research in its College of Engineering. She […]

April 28, 2014