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UCLA Study Shows More Freshmen

According to an annual survey conducted by the University of California, Los Angeles, the current crop of college freshmen…

February 22, 2006

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UCLA Study Shows More Freshmen Care About Civic Responsibility

According to an annual survey conducted by the University of California, Los Angeles, the current crop of college freshmen are the most civic-minded in the past 25 years…

February 1, 2006

Students

University to Study Tenure Bias Against Female, Minority Professors

The Faculty Council at Oklahoma State University will study faculty promotion…

January 23, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Eastern Washington University Board Picks First Latino President

Rodolfo Arevalo, provost at the University of Texas-Pan American, was named the 25th president of…

January 11, 2006

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More Students Don’t Identify Racial/Ethnic Background on Applications, Says Study

A new report, “‘Unknown’ Students on College Campuses: An Exploratory Analysis…

January 4, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Indiana University President Answers Critics, Says Chancellor Search Was Correct

Indiana University President Adam Herbert, a target of growing criticism by faculty members…

November 15, 2005

HBCUs

Professional Appointments

Dr. Victor Borden has been named associate vice president for university planning, institutional research and accountability at Indiana University. Borden earned a bachelor’s from the University of Rochester, and a master’s and doctorate from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Dr. Donna L. Parker has been appointed associate dean for student affairs at the University of Maryland […]

September 21, 2005

Sports

Professional Appointments

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August 24, 2005

Recruitment & Retention

Columbia Dedicates $15M to Enhance Ongoing Efforts to Diversify Faculty

Columbia University this week announced the dedication of $15 million to jump start a new recruitment campaign and to accelerate other ongoing efforts to diversify its faculty Story:

August 2, 2005

Leadership & Policy

Arkansas College Degrees Up, But Still Lag Behind National Trend

Arkansas College Degrees Up, But Still Lag Behind National TrendLITTLE ROCK, ARKArkansas had the fastest growth in college graduates from 2000 to 2003, but it lagged so far behind to begin with that it is still well below the national average, according to new U.S. Census estimates. Also, the percentage of Arkansans over age 25 […]

February 9, 2005

Students

Norfolk State Creates Program to Grow Its Own Leadership Cadre

Norfolk State Creates Program to Grow Its Own Leadership Cadre     Executive leadership training for underrepresented minorities is not exactly a new idea — the granddaddy of such programs, the American Council on Education’s Fellows Program, will be 40 years old this year, and the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) has a leadership […]

August 25, 2004

Faculty & Staff

Faculty Survey Finds Growing Gap in Political Liberalism

Faculty Survey Finds Growing Gap in Political Liberalism LOS ANGELESThere is increasing polarization in the political identification of college and university faculty, a new UCLA study shows. Today, only 34 percent of college and university faculty identify as “middle-of-the road” politically (down from 40 percent in 1989). Although the percentage of faculty identifying as “conservative” […]

November 20, 2002