Tag: Appointments: Page 28

Health

UCI Chancellor Michael Drake Named Ohio State President

Dr. Michael V. Drake will become the first African-American to lead Ohio State University.

January 30, 2014

Students

Feds Reviewing Pa. Student’s Bomb Arrest

The FBI and federal prosecutors were reviewing allegations against a college student from Russia who has been charged with possessing bomb-making and marijuana-growing materials, though police acknowledge the suspect told them he wasn’t planning on “blowing anything up.”

January 27, 2014

Students

Feds reviewing Pa. student’s bomb arrest

PITTSBURGH (AP) – The FBI and federal prosecutors were reviewing allegations against a college student from Russia who has been charged with possessing bomb-making and marijuana-growing materials, though police acknowledge the suspect told them he wasn’t planning on “blowing anything up.”

January 27, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Stanford Dean Claude Steele Selected as UC Berkeley Provost

Claude Steele, social psychology scholar and dean of Stanford University’s Graduate School of Education, has been tapped to serve as the next executive vice chancellor and provost of the University of California, Berkeley.

January 13, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Vernon Jordan Tapped to Lead Howard Presidential Search

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. has been selected to chair the search committee to select Howard University’s 17th president.

January 13, 2014

Home

Hawaii in Chicago’s Shadows in Bid for Obama Library

First family’s links to University of Chicago and the city weigh heavily in the search for a home for the future presidential library.

December 29, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Minneapolis Community College Professor Denounced for Structural Racism Teachings

Shannon Gibney, an English professor at Minneapolis Community and Technical College, was accused of creating a hostile work environment for teaching about structural racism.

December 16, 2013

Native Americans

American Indian College Fund President Has Lifetime of Preparation for Challenges

Cheryl Crazy Bull brings to her latest job persistence, business know-how, passion for the tribal college’s mission, and a willingness to face a variety of issues.

December 1, 2013

Opinion

A Crisis in Black Studies at Temple University

In the last few days, the graduate students in the Department of African American Studies (AAS) at Temple University have dispatched a carefully written letter to thousands of faculty across the nation in an effort to publicize what they call “a crisis.”

November 25, 2013

Home

Temple Instructor Denied to Chair Dissertation Committee

Dr. Anthony Monteiro of Temple University alleges he was denied the chance to chair a doctoral dissertation committee after he publicly criticized a White dean for placing the African American Studies department into receivership.

November 21, 2013

Sports

Proposal to Disband UDC Sports Teams Delayed

University of District Columbia Interim President James Lyons’ proposal to end the school’s participation in the NCAA in an attempt to use funds on academic programs and services was shelved by the board of trustees.

November 20, 2013

African-American

New SCSU President Tackles Enrollment, Financial Challenges

Five months after being appointed the new president of South Carolina State University, Thomas Elzey is pursing an ambitious agenda to give the troubled institution a new lease on life.

November 18, 2013