Jessica Ruf (EDU)Jessica Ruf is a writer and copy editor for the print magazine at Diverse. She can be reached at [email protected].News RoundupFerris State Professor Fired For Racist, Anti-Semitic, Homophobic Comments on TwitterFerris State University fired an assistant physical sciences professor, Dr. Thomas Brennan, after he posted racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic comments on Twitter, reports the Detroit Free Press. Brennan had previously been placed on administrative leave in November 2020 for his comments, which included “the N-word regarding Neil deGrasse Tyson, a homophobic slur, COVID-19 denial, and […]March 1, 2021News RoundupCiting Conflicts of Interest, Fayetteville State Faculty Demand Revocation of Chancellor AppointmentThe faculty senate at the historically Black Fayetteville State University has declared the school’s search for a chancellor a failure, demanding the revocation of Darrell Allison’s appointment and recommending that interim Chancellor Peggy Valentine be installed to the position instead, reports The Fayetteville Observer. The decision comes amid rising allegations that Allison “lacks the requisite […]March 1, 2021News Roundup‘Preeminent Scientist and Entrepreneur’ Named President at The University of ChicagoThe University of Chicago has appointed “preeminent scientist and entrepreneur” Dr. Paul Alivisatos as its 14th president. Alivisatos is currently executive vice chancellor and provost at the University of California, Berkeley, where he is also a professor and the Samsung Distinguished Chair in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Research in the Department of Chemistry. As a UC […]March 1, 2021Community CollegesLouisiana Health Provider Teams With Community College to Address Nurse ShortageLouisiana health care provider Ochsner Health has committed $20 million to the nursing program at Delgado Community College in New Orleans. The announcement comes as the Louisiana State Board of Nursing forecasts a significant shortage of nurses across the state over the next several years. “With the country facing a critical shortage of trained healthcare […]March 1, 2021LatinxHave California HSIs Boosted Latinx Success? Virtual Panel to Explore That QuestionA March 2 virtual panel will explore just what impact Hispanic serving institutions (HSIs) have had on California’s Latinx student population over the past 25 years. Titled “California Briefing on 25 Years of HSIs in Accelerating Latinx Student Success,” the panel is hosted by Excelencia in Education — a nonprofit dedicated to identifying and promoting […]February 26, 2021News Roundup$20M in Gifts and Grants to Brown University Will Support DEI InitiativesGifts and grants to Brown University exceeded $20 million this academic year, as part of the university’s BrownTogether fundraising campaign, announced the Rhode Island Ivy League school. The donations will go toward faculty positions, research, student financial support as well as diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, outlined in the school’s DEI plan. As of January 2021, […]February 26, 2021News RoundupIHEP Guidebook Outlines How Lost Degrees Can Be Reclaimed Via Reverse Credit TransfersA new guidebook from the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) addresses how institutions can create equity-centered “reverse credit transfers” — allowing the transfer of a student’s earned credits from four- or two-year institutions to a two-year institution that can award the student, if eligible, an associate degree. According to IHEP, a disproportionate number of […]February 23, 2021African-AmericanStanford’s African and African American Studies Program Moves Closer to Department StatusStanford University’s African and African American Studies (AAAS) program is now in the process of becoming a department, thanks to a task force recommendation accepted by Dr. Persis Drell, Stanford’s provost, and Dr. Debra Satz, dean of Stanford’s School of Humanities & Sciences, reported Stanford Today. After the murder of George Floyd last May, a […]February 23, 2021News RoundupHolocaust Studies Scholar to Oversee Curriculum in New Role at Washington UWashington University in St. Louis has appointed Holocaust studies scholar Dr. Erin McGlothlin as vice dean of undergraduate affairs in Arts & Sciences. McGlothlin’s appointment comes as the position is being reconfigured to “focus more on the school’s educational mission rather than on operational activities,” said Dr. Feng Sheng Hu, the Lucille P. Markey Distinguished […]February 15, 2021News RoundupACLU Names First Black PresidentThe American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has elected its first Black president in its 101-year history, reports The Associated Press.February 3, 2021Previous PagePage 9 of 43Next Page
