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Faculty & Staff

Minority Scholars Share Strategies At ‘Keeping Our Faculties’ Conference

MINNEAPOLIS When Dr. John Brooks Slaughter was being recruited as president of Occidental College, he asked one professor on the search committee how many African-Americans were on the faculty. He vividly recalls her answer: “You’re looking at 50 percent of them.”

April 24, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Just the Stats: It Pays to Be A New Professor

The “2006-2007 National Faculty Salary Survey,” released this week by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resource, shows that new ethnic, cultural and gender studies professors posted higher salary gains than professors in other disciplines.

March 15, 2007

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Just the Stats: Higher Education Base Salaries Barely Outpacing Inflation

The College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) released its Administrative Compensation Survey report for 2006-2007. Based on its findings, the median base salary for senior-level administrative jobs increased by 4 percent from 2005-2006 to 2006-2007.

February 25, 2007

Leadership & Policy

College Presidents Give Lessons on Boosting Diversity, Handling Racial Incidents

Historically Black Colleges and Universities do not have to change their missions to achieve diversity, but college presidents do need to be more proactive, said Dr. Belle S. Wheelan, president of the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, at the final day of the American Council on Education’s annual conference.

February 12, 2007

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College Chiefs Urged To Shed Elitist Tendencies At ACE Conference

“The Access Imperative” is the theme of this year’s American Council on Education Annual Meeting, which concludes today in Washington. College administrators gathered for the conference on Monday received some stern advice for achieving the diversity they say they want: Stop relying on SAT scores and other assessments that are really only accessible to the elite.

February 12, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Despite Harvard’s Historic Move, Appointment of Women, Minority President Is Lacking, Says Study

In a historical first, Dr. Drew Gilpin Faust, the dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, has been named the 28th president of Harvard University. According to a press release issued on the university’s Web site, Faust, a Civil War scholar, was confirmed by the Board of Overseers on Sunday.

February 10, 2007

Students

New College Access Campaign Teaches Students To ‘KnowHow2GO’

With only 9 percent of low-income students completing college by age 24, compared to 75 percent of students from high-income families…

February 7, 2007

Community Colleges

New College Access Campaign Teaches Students To “KnowHow2GO”

With only 9 percent of low-income students completing college by age 24, compared to 75 percent from high-income families, a coalition of higher education advocates today will launch a new multi-media campaign to clear up misconceptions and show poor students that college is within their reach.

January 16, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Moving in, Moving On

Moving in, Moving On Dr. Carlton E. Brown, president of Savannah State University, stepped down to run a special initiative of the University System of Georgia. Dr. David G. Carter was named chancellor of the Connecticut State University System. He was formerly the president of Eastern Connecticut State University.  Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole, president of […]

December 27, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Poll: Most Americans See Little Relevance in STEM Subjects

WASHINGTON, D.C. It will take a rallying cry based on national pride, akin to the Soviet-era Sputnik satellite program that forced the United States to enhance its scientific knowledge, to get Americans to realize the importance of the science fields to the American economy, education leaders said on Wednesday.

December 6, 2006

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ACE Conference: More Research Needed

Higher education is seeing a gradual change in the face of its leadership

November 29, 2006

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American Higher Education in State of Crisis, State Legislators Say

Higher education in the United States is in a state of crisis, according to the Blue Ribbon Commission on Higher Education formed by the National Conference of State Legislatures.

November 28, 2006