West Virginia University Faculty Demands School President Ouster Again West Virginia University’s faculty demanded Wednesday that embattled President Mike Garrison quit over a master’s degree scandal involving the governor’s daughter, the second call for his resignation in 10 days. by Associated Press, May 16, 2008, 22:47
Former NDSCS Athlete Being Deported A former North Dakota State College of Science basketball player from Algeria who pleaded guilty to racking up thousands of dollars in international phone bills on a school-issued calling card now faces deportation. by Associated Press, May 15, 2008, 21:56
Literary Scholar Indicts Some Black Thinkers for Shallow Works In his new book Betrayal: How Black Intellectuals Have Abandoned the Ideals of the Civil Rights Era, Dr. Houston A. Baker Jr., a leading scholar in African-American and American literature, takes a number of well-known Black intellectuals to task for published works that he deems as either lacking in substance or ideologically detrimental to Black American interests. by Ronald Roach, May 14, 2008, 22:25
Undocumented Students To Be Denied Admission To N.C. Community Colleges Upon the advice of the state attorney general’s office, the North Carolina Community College system will no longer admit undocumented students into degree-granting programs. by Michelle J. Nealy, May 14, 2008, 22:17
Diverse: Your Portal to Diversity: Feature Stories
Forming a Pipeline To the Presidency Many efforts have helped increase the number of women and ethnic minorities in college presidencies, but Asian Americans have not kept pace. By Lydia Lum May 15, 2008, 12:50 read more
Getting to Know Derek Inouchi Growing up in Honolulu, Derek Inouchi followed University of Hawaii sports with a passion, collecting team media guides the way other kids collected baseball cards and comic books. by Lydia Lum, May 15, 2008, 13:47
Baker’s Heat Moving beyond the scope of the literary scholarship for which he is known, Dr. Houston A. Baker Jr., in his latest book, takes a fierce stand as a social critic and assesses several Black scholars and the writings that have won them recognition as public intellectuals. by Ronald Roach, May 15, 2008, 13:40
