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Faculty & Staff

DOROTHY BROWNE

DOROTHY BROWNE has been named dean of the School of Public Health at Jackson State University. She was an adjunct professor of maternal and child welfare at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Browne earned a bachelor’s from Bennett College, a master’s from the University of Pittsburgh, and a master’s and a doctorate from Harvard University.

October 8, 2015

Faculty & Staff

California Professor Cancels Religious Freedom Speech at BYU

A California professor who was set to speak at Brigham Young University canceled after learning how the school treats Mormon students who lose their faith.

October 7, 2015

Students

U.S. Colleges Seek to Integrate Chinese Students Better

The multitudes of Chinese students attending American universities are approaching college as less of a life experience and more as a transaction, educators worry, leading to measures to help them integrate.

September 29, 2015

Faculty & Staff

MITZI MONTOYA

MITZI MONTOYA has been appointed dean of the College of Business at Oregon State University. She was vice president and dean of entrepreneurship and innovation at Arizona State University. Montoya earned a bachelor’s and a doctorate from Michigan State University.

September 24, 2015

African-American

Researchers at Brown Awarded $4.7M for Mindfulness Study

Researchers at Brown University have been awarded a $4.7 million grant to study whether mindfulness can help patients stick with lifestyle changes.

September 20, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Arizona State Professor Accused of Plagiarism on Administrative Leave

An Arizona State University history professor accused of plagiarism is on administrative leave, school officials said Thursday.

September 17, 2015

Students

Many Factors Determine Good and Effective Teaching

There are a combination of qualities that distinguish good professors from poor ones.

September 15, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Weeks Before Hiring, New University of Iowa President Met Search Leaders

Faculty critics said Harreld’s visit, confirmed by the university Tuesday, gives more credence to their claims that he may have been the inside candidate for the presidency all along.

September 15, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Saudi Businessman Gives $10M for Islamic Law Center at Yale

A Saudi businessman has donated $10 million to Yale Law School to establish what school officials hope will become the country’s top center for the study of Islamic law.

September 10, 2015

Faculty & Staff

#BlackLivesMatter Becoming Vital Part of Dialogue on Campuses

From changing curricula to even a new textbook titled Black Lives Matter to finding their places in protests with the students, the #BlackLivesMatter Movement is finding a place in not just higher ed but K-12 discussions as well.

September 10, 2015

Students

MARCUS A. WHITEHURST

MARCUS A. WHITEHURST has been named vice provost for educational equity at Pennsylvania State University. He was interim vice provost for educational equity at Penn State. Whitehurst holds a bachelor’s and a master’s from Binghamton University, State University of New York, and a master’s and a doctorate from Penn State.

September 9, 2015

African-American

Black Lives Matter Movement Crucial in Drawing Attention to Issues

It has been all but impossible to not to notice the Black Lives Matter movement

September 2, 2015