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Faculty & Staff

Still a No-go for Lifting Academic Travel Restrictions to Cuba

President Barack Obama’s campaign promises to rescind limits remain a ‘work in progress.’

NCAA Athletes Work Long Hours, Survey Says

If Michigan players complained about spending long hours on football, they were only voicing what many other student-athletes have told the NCAA.

International Graduate Admissions Decline for First Time in Five Years, U.S. Student Applications and Admissions Increase

With colleges and universities across the U.S. welcoming students back to their campuses this month, the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) has reported that offers of admission from U.S. graduate schools to prospective international students fell 3 percent from 2008 to 2009, the first decline since 2004.

Professional Appoitments

DR. DONNA H. OLIVER is the president of Mississippi Valley State University. Oliver previously served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Edward Waters College. Oliver earned a bachelor’s from Elon College and a master’s and doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. DR. LAURA BARRETT has been named dean of […]

U.S. Department of Education Awards UNCF Special Programs Corporation Over $9 Million for International Fellowship Program

The United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation (UNCFSP) today announced that it has received a grant for more than $9 million from the U.S. Department of Education in support of the Institute for International Public Policy (IIPP). IIPP is part of a strong consortium of institutions of higher education whose purpose is to increase […]

Mexican students to be recognized Friday

The California-Mexico Project (CMP), headed by CSULB Chicano/Latino Studies professor Armando Vazquez-Ramos, and Mexico’s National Association of Universities and Higher Education Institutions (ANUIES) arranged the study abroad program. Dr. Ana Uribe of Mexico’s University of Colima directed the program and its research component. According to the Daily 49er.com, among them are seven undergraduates from three […]

Arabic Language Teacher at Clemson Jailed Over Immigration

Federal immigration officials were holding a Syrian woman for overstaying her visa after having taught Arabic at Clemson University on a Fulbright program, and her husband says he is fighting to allow her to stay with him in America.

Community Colleges

COMMUNITY COLLEGE FORUM

Lethbridge is a small city of approximately 83,000 people located in Alberta, Canada, an hourâ€™s drive north of the Montana border. The landscape in this region is striking â€” a combination of flat prairie grasses…

‘Balancing Open Doors And National Security’

While the number of exchange visas for international tudents and professors is up overall, the post-Sept. 11 decline continues for many majority-Muslim countries.

Celebrating the Life and Legacy Of Dr. John Hope Franklin

Dr. John Hope Franklin chronicled the experiences of African-Americans like no one before him, forcing America to recognize Black history as American history. His contributions innumerable, his impact abiding. Here, scholars Robert Harris, David Levering-Lewis, John French and Clifton Wharton Jr. write about the celebrated scholar and activist.

An Ambassador On and Of f the Field

Yolanda Odenyo has excelled both academically and athletically and brought a global perspective to the Oklahoma State University women’s soccer team.

UVA Diversity Chief Appointed Top Post at International Reading Association

Known for his expertise on diversity in postsecondary institutions, Dr. William B. Harvey, the University of Virginia’s vice president and chief officer for diversity and equity, will employ his aptitude in a different arena when he assumes the executive director position at The International Reading Association (IRA) on Aug. 1, 2009.

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