Tag: Gender: Page 13

Leadership & Policy

University of Connecticut Settles Sex Assault Lawsuit

The University of Connecticut will pay $1.3 million to settle a lawsuit by five women who alleged the school did not take seriously their claims of sexual assaults on campus.

July 20, 2014

Community Colleges

In Case You Missed It…

Fierce Feminist Tanisha Ford Brings Style to Her Scholarship San Diego State Leading Effort to Document Status of Minority Males in Community Colleges HistoryMakers Collection Finds Home at Library of Congress Spelman College President  Beverly Tatum to Retire Next Year

July 10, 2014

Students

Fierce Feminist Tanisha Ford Brings Style to Her Scholarship

The University of Massachusetts Amherst assistant professor is strictly 21st century in her approach to writing and teaching about the lives of Black women in the U.S., Britain and the African diaspora.

July 6, 2014

Opinion

Sex Addiction and Its Societal Effects

It is estimated that between 3 percent and 6 percent of Americans suffer from some form of sex addiction, according to the National Association of Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity.

July 2, 2014

Military

Michelle Howard Becomes Navy’s First Female Four-Star Admiral

She will serve as the vice chief of naval operations, which makes her the No. 2 admiral in the Navy behind Adm. Jonathan Greenert, the chief of naval operations.

July 1, 2014

Students

Expert Sees AAPI Churches, Elders as Keys to LGBT Inclusion in Higher Ed

A former evangelical minister, Jess Delegencia led a conference session last week examining the intersections—and historical lack thereof—among Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI), Christianity and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

June 30, 2014

Students

Study Finds Taking Class Online Does Not Necessarily Improve Outcomes

The authors found that there is no compelling evidence that online learning systems can deliver improved educational outcomes across the board, at scale, on campuses other than the one where the system was born and on a sustainable basis.

June 26, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Course Correction Uncertain for Increasing Black Enrollment in Higher Ed

While HBCUs look to build a direct pipeline for Black high school students, mounting challenges continue to serve as a roadblock, said a veteran educator.

June 22, 2014

Disabilties

Better College Stats Needed on Dating Violence

The Obama administration wants colleges and universities to compile more thorough statistics on stalking, dating violence and domestic violence.

June 19, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Cornell University ‘National Treasure’ Points to Poverty as Root of World’s Turbulence

As an international authority on African legal systems, human rights and development, Muna Ndulo has keen insight into some of the conflicts and turbulent events that have dominated world news in recent months.

June 19, 2014

Opinion

Elliot Rodger at the Sometimes Troubling Intersection of Race and Gender

Many have now heard of Elliot Rodger, the self-hating, misogynistic 22-year-old man who shot more than a dozen people and murdered six in Isla Vista, Calif., before turning the gun on himself and ending his own life.

June 4, 2014

Home

Study: People Fear Male-named Hurricanes More

Which scares you more: Hurricane Victor or Hurricane Victoria? People are slightly less likely to flee an oncoming storm with a feminine name than a masculine one, a new study finds.

June 3, 2014