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Faculty & Staff

Advocates Say Ethnic Studies Misunderstood, Needlessly Under Fire

Ethnic studies are at risk because of budget restraints, conflicting views of purpose and negative attitudes toward academic programs that don’t automatically equal jobs for graduating college students.

April 14, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Blind Illinois State Professor Teaches Chemistry

Cary Supalo, who lost his sight at age 7 as the result of a rare genetic condition called FEVR, says he believes “in a can-do attitude.”

April 11, 2013

Students

Student Arrested in Texas College Stabbing Spree

A student went on a building-to-building stabbing attack at a Texas community college Tuesday, wounding at least 14 people before being subdued and arrested, authorities said.

April 9, 2013

Students

Commitment to Service Helps Global Go-Getter Stand Out

Baruch College junior Alyssa Alicino was raised with many friends from Latin America and a sense of responsibility toward her community.

April 9, 2013

Home

N.C. Faculty, Graduate Students Criticize New Laws

A newly formed group of faculty and graduate students from several North Carolina universities is speaking out about new laws that the members believe will harm the state for years to come.

March 28, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Remembering a Giant of African Literature

Considered the father of modern African literature, acclaimed writer Chinua Achebe has died at age 82, leaving behind a body of work that scholars say will grow increasingly more influential over time.

March 24, 2013

Sports

Board Oks Pacts With Pa. University Faculty Raises

The board that oversees Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities gave the green light Wednesday to new contracts for thousands of faculty members and hundreds of sports coaches.

March 20, 2013

Students

Community Colleges in Wash., Calif. Win Top Prize

Walla Walla Community College in Washington state and Santa Barbara City College in California were awarded the prestigious Aspen Prize on Tuesday for success attracting, retaining and graduating students into jobs and four-year universities.

March 19, 2013

Students

Admiral: Navy Wants to Keep Tuition Assistance

The chief of naval personnel sought to reassure sailors on Tuesday that the Navy wants to keep the service’s tuition assistance program intact, despite intense budget pressures that have forced other military branches to suspend theirs.

March 19, 2013

HBCUs

Some Universities Filling Void Created by Military Tuition Assistance Cuts

Webster University is one of at least a handful of universities that have stepped up to offer enlisted members all of some of the tuition assistance they lost as a result of cuts to the Department of Defense.

March 19, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Florida A&M Suspends Search for New President

Florida A&M University on Friday abruptly halted its search for a new president after the university board chairman contended it was the wrong time to move ahead with a new leader.

March 17, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Catholic Institutions React to Announcement of a New Pope

On the second day of the papal conclave, the world watched Wednesday as Catholic leaders announced that Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio would be the next head of the Catholic Church worldwide.

March 13, 2013