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Faculty & Staff

Napolitano Aims to Grow University of California Role in Fighting Hunger

University of California President Janet Napolitano said Tuesday that she plans to leverage the state’s role in agriculture and research to tackle one of the world’s most pressing problems: food.

July 1, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Alum Donates School-Record $3M to Huston-Tillotson University

Huston-Tillotson University alum Ada Cecilia Collins Anderson donated $3 million to her alma mater Monday.

June 24, 2014

African-American

The Redskins Fight and the Legacy of Richard Oakes

It’s amazing how even some young people at the school, and even some regular folks in the city I asked at random, had no idea who Oakes was.

June 23, 2014

African-American

Winthrop University President Won’t Contest Dismissal

The president of Winthrop University won’t challenge a recent vote by trustees to fire her.

June 22, 2014

African-American

Generation X: The Distinguished Generation

A recent study conducted by the Pew Research Center earlier this spring focused on Generation X. This is the group of Americans born between 1965 and 1979.

June 22, 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

African-American

Higher Ed Advocate, Philanthropist Jim Rogers Dies

Jim Rogers, a philanthropist and education advocate who served as chancellor of Nevada’s higher education system from 2005 to 2009 without pay, died Saturday evening at his Las Vegas home after a bout with cancer.

June 16, 2014

Sports

Former TV Exec: Paying College Athletes Could Harm Sports

Neal Pilson testified that fans enjoy the concept of young people playing college sports for the love of the game.

June 12, 2014

Students

Takeover Triggers Debate Over Georgia State University Radio Station

The staff at Georgia State University’s student-run radio station has a go-to April Fool’s joke. They dream up a buyer for the university’s FCC license—a New Age station or maybe talk radio.

June 1, 2014

Faculty & Staff

The Downside of Trigger Warnings

Though designed to protect, trigger warnings can suppress academic freedom.

May 27, 2014

Students

In Case You Missed It …

IU Professor Describes the Origins of the Asian ‘Model Minority’ in the U.S. Low Profile of New President of NAACP Might Be Obstacle for Group’s Growth   Social Activism Loses ‘Peaceful Warrior’ Vincent Harding Report: Financial Aid, Student Support Reforms Should Embrace Non-Traditional Black Students

May 22, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Dream Catcher

In this issue, Diverse salutes Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton, the influential former president of Cuyahoga Community College.

May 22, 2014