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Susan Duncan Named University of Mississippi Law School Dean

OXFORD, Miss. — The University of Mississippi School of Law has a new dean. After a national search, the university says it has chosen Susan Duncan of Louisville, Kentucky, for the top post. She is scheduled to start Aug. 1, pending approval by the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Education. Duncan joins […]

Leadership & Policy

Napolitano to Send ‘Strong’ Message on Mexico Trip

SAN FRANCISCO — University of California President Janet Napolitano is crossing the border next week to send a “strong and loud” message to Mexico — which she clearly hopes will resonate in Washington — that America should not isolate its neighbor. The three-day trip starting next Wednesday is meant to reassure Mexico that UC campuses […]

Jordan Putting St. Mary’s College on the Map

Dr. Tuajuanda C. Jordan is helping to bring new visibility to a small liberal arts college that was once considered a well-kept secret.

Dr. Tuajuanda C. Jordan, right, talks with students on the campus of St. Mary’s College in Maryland. (Photo courtesy of St. Mary’s College)

Faculty & Staff

University of Oregon Professor Sues School Over Gender Bias

EUGENE, Ore. — The University of Oregon has been hit with a lawsuit by one of its psychology professors over claims that she is being paid substantially less than several of her less-experienced male colleagues. The Register-Guard reports Jennifer Freyd filed the lawsuit Tuesday alleging she was subject to sex-based discrimination in violation of the […]

Judge Dismisses Ex-rowers’ Suit Against University of Kansas

LAWRENCE, Kan. — A judge dismissed a lawsuit against the University of Kansas by parents of two former rowers who allege they were sexually assaulted by a Jayhawk football player in a campus dorm. Douglas County District Judge B. Kay Hoff ruled, among other things, that the former rowers have left the university and no […]

Leadership & Policy

Investigation: Ex-UTSA President Romo ‘Likely’ Sexually Harassed Women

An internal investigation into former University of Texas at San Antonio president Dr. Ricardo Romo found that Romo “more likely than not” violated the UTSA’s sexual harassment policies, the San Antonio Express-News reported on Monday. Romo was approaching retirement in August after serving as UTSA president for 18 years, but was placed on administrative leave […]

UConn Fraternity Chapter Closed After Member’s Death

HARTFORD, Conn. — A national women’s fraternity has closed its University of Connecticut chapter following the death of one its members who was run over by a campus fire department vehicle in October. The Connecticut Post reports that the Ohio-based Delta Gamma Fraternity announced Monday that it closed the Epsilon Pi chapter at UConn for […]

Baylor Draws Record Number of Applications Despite Scandal

WACO, Texas — Baylor University has drawn a record number of freshmen applications despite a lingering sexual assault scandal that’s led to lawsuits and the departure of top administrators. The Houston Chronicle reports the Baptist university has received about 36,000 applications. Students have until May 1 to make a final admission decision. University officials attribute […]

African-American

Persistence Puts Turner on Path to Education, Politics

Her mother’s sudden death, left Turner, who was then a 22-year-old sophomore at Cuyahoga Community College, and her police officer husband Jeffery, the task of caring for her six siblings and their own child.

Nina Turner (Photo courtesy of Nina Turner)

UW-La Crosse Dispatcher Fired Over Trump Offered Job Back

LA CROSSE, Wis. — A University of Wisconsin-La Crosse police dispatcher who says she was fired for supporting President Donald Trump’s travel ban will get her job back. Chancellor Joe Gow says the university system’s legal counsel recommended dispatcher Kimberly Dearman be rehired. Dearman was fired on Monday following a university investigation into a complaint […]

Leadership & Policy

Carol T. Christ to Become UC Berkeley’s 1st Woman Chancellor

SAN FRANCISCO — Carol T. Christ, a scholar of Victorian literature and former president of Smith College, was named the next chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley on Thursday and the first woman in the school’s 149-year history to hold the position. The UC Board of Regents, the governing board of the system’s 10 […]

Faculty & Staff

Plenty of Work Remains in Effort to Close Higher Ed Gender Pay Gap

New evidence suggests some colleges and universities are taking bold steps to even out the playing field when hiring and retaining female faculty and staff.

Dr. Jacqueline Bichsel says the overall gender pay gap at colleges and universities is “not narrowing.”

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