Tag: Politics: Page 4

Leadership & Policy

Diverse on the Go

Vice President Ralph Newell is attending the ACPA Convention in Montreal this weekend, an event attended by approximately 3,500 American College Personnel Association members and guests.

March 4, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Joseph Continues to Bridge Eras of Social Change

James A. Joseph says that a friend of his sums up his life thusly: “It’s interesting to see that wherever you were, you were always a troublemaker.”

March 1, 2016

HBCUs

Fairfield University Investigating ‘insensitive’ Party

By Associated Pres FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Fairfield University says it is looking into allegations that some of its students held a culturally insensitive party over the weekend. University officials said in a statement Monday they are working with students and diversity officers to investigate Saturday’s party. A spokeswoman for the school says students must adhere […]

February 22, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Replacement for Scalia Becoming an Issue of a Generation

In a presidential election year, with 34 Senate seats also in play, the death of Antonin Scalia and his replacement become an urgent campaign issue.

February 14, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Yes, Black History Month is Relevant

In various quarters of the nation, people will engage in various celebrations and acknowledgments of the history of people of African descent.

February 14, 2016

Leadership & Policy

EILEEN O’CONNOR

EILEEN O’CONNOR has been appointed vice president for communication at Yale University. She was deputy assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia. O’Connor holds a bachelor’s and a juris doctor from Georgetown University, and a postgraduate diploma from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

February 11, 2016

STEM

JESSICA CHEN WEISS

JESSICA CHEN WEISS has been named an associate professor of government at Cornell University. She was an assistant professor of political science at Yale University. Chen Weiss earned a bachelor’s from Stanford University and a doctorate from the University of California, San Diego.

February 11, 2016

Students

Skidmore College’s Wiley Embraces Being ‘Professor of Place’

Dr. Amber N. Wiley, a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar, says travel experiences ignited her interest in architecture.

February 10, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Passing On Our History to the Next Generation

There are some compelling questions to be asked regarding Black History Month as we know it now.

February 10, 2016

Students

Millennials Lacking the Urge to Drive

A recent report conducted by the Transportation Research Institute at University of Michigan indicated that a number of millennials (1980 to 1998) are resisting the urge to get behind the wheel.

February 2, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Can a little Affirmative Action Help #OscarsSoWhite?

In a broad sense, what the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has done is apply a little “affirmative action” in its quest for diversity.

January 25, 2016

Disabilties

The Infusion of Political Knowledge

The awkwardness displayed in these recent presidential debates has attracted the youth and opened a dialogue so that relevant information may be infused.

January 24, 2016