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Students

FAMU Board Approves President’s Restructuring Plan

A total of 89 jobs will be lost directly related to the plan, while another 109 employees will be laid off on June 30 because they were funded by the federal stimulus program.

April 7, 2011

Faculty & Staff

National League for Nursing’s 2011 Education Summit to Focus on Future of Nursing

This year’s summit will focus on the much heralded recommendations contained in “The Future of Nursing,” a report issued last fall by the Institute of Medicine, based on work done by the Committee on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing.

April 4, 2011

Faculty & Staff

AACR Recognizes HBCU and HSI Faculty Contributions to Cancer Research

The American Association for Cancer Research will recognize leaders in the minority cancer community with the Minority-Serving Institution Faculty Scholars in Cancer Research Awards. The 36 recipients will be honored at the AACR 102nd Annual Meeting 2011, held April 2-6.

March 28, 2011

Faculty & Staff

Inclusiveness Prevails at Syracuse University

Much of the Syracuse University community stands with chancellor and president Nancy Cantor despite criticism that her efforts to make the school more inclusive has compromised its reputation as a leading academic institution.

March 27, 2011

Students

Study: Indians Studying in U.S. Wish to Return Home

A survey by Rutgers University, Pennsylvania State University and the India-based Tata Institute of Social Sciences found only 8 percent of the 1,000 Indian graduate students polled say they would strongly prefer to remain in the U.S. after completing their studies.

March 9, 2011

Students

Conference: UC-Berkeley’s Equity Chief Gibor Basri Says Data Collection Key to Diversity Push

UC-Berkeley’s vice chancellor of equity and inclusion, Gibor Basri, says his efforts are focused on developing the Haas Diversity Research Center, which has seven endowed chairs and targets disparities in education, public health and economics.

March 8, 2011

Faculty & Staff

Political Scientist Karin Stanford Reborn As a Hip-Hop Scholar

Ten years after Dr. Karin Stanford gained notoriety for her relationship with the Rev. Jesse Jackson, she has rebuilt her life and the Black studies department she leads.

March 2, 2011

Faculty & Staff

Melissa Harris-Perry Leaving Princeton to Lead Race Center at Tulane

Black intellectual superstar Melissa Harris-Perry is departing Princeton University to build a new, unique center in the heart of the South.

February 27, 2011

Faculty & Staff

WVU nursing gets $800K boost for research work

The West Virginia University School of Nursing is getting $800,0000 to hire a research professor and create endowments to support other faculty members’ projects.

February 23, 2011

Faculty & Staff

Tenure Controversy Trips Up DePaul

Claims of bias, violations of academic freedom and racism continue to dog DePaul University’s tenure process.

February 1, 2011

Students

Dormitories Seen as Retention Tools at Urban, Commuter Schools

In efforts to improve retention rates, commuter colleges are looking to an unusual suspect: residence halls.

January 30, 2011

Faculty & Staff

Tenure Crusader

After winning the tenure race, Dr. Kerry Ann Rockquemore gave it up to help other young professors reach their own tenure goals.

January 10, 2011