Tag: Social Sciences: Page 12

Students

‘Animal House’ Fraternity to Appeal Dartmouth Branding Sanction

A Dartmouth College fraternity that partly inspired the 1978 movie Animal House and was recently accused of branding new members is appealing a decision to withdraw its recognition as a student organization.

April 15, 2015

Students

2015 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars

2015 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars

April 9, 2015

Faculty & Staff

VALERIE SMITH

VALERIE SMITH has been appointed president of Swarthmore College, effective July 1. She is currently dean of the college and a professor of literature and African-American studies at Princeton University. Smith earned a bachelor’s from Bates College, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Virginia.

April 6, 2015

Students

Tiger Woods Donates $10K to UMES for Golf Scholarship

Tiger Woods is donating $10,000 to the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, helping the university create a scholarship in the name of trailblazing golfer Charlie Sifford.

March 26, 2015

Military

Homeward Bound

Acclaimed poet Nikky Finney returns to Southern roots, urging others in the academy to make the move.

March 26, 2015

Students

Janet Napolitano Apologizes for Disparaging Student Protest

University of California President Janet Napolitano apologized Thursday for calling chants by students protesting tuition hikes “crap,” a remark picked up by an open microphone at a Board of Regents meeting.

March 19, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Penn State Professor Arrested in Miami after Rant on Plane

A Penn State University associate sociology professor says she doesn’t know why her onboard speech about U.S.-Venezuela relations got her pulled off a flight in Miami.

March 18, 2015

Students

Welcome Aboard!

Please join us in welcoming Jonica T. Gibbs into the Diverse ranks as an Advertising Accounts Manager. Jonica has an extensive background in sales, as well as experience in higher education. As a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Jonica is a Tar Heel through and through. She enjoys exercising, traveling, […]

March 18, 2015

Health

HOLLY ERNEST

HOLLY ERNEST was named as the holder of the Wyoming Excellence Chair in Disease Ecology at the University of Wyoming. She was a professor of wildlife genetics and population health at the University of California, Davis. Ernest earned a bachelor’s from Cornell University, and a master’s and a doctorate from The Ohio State University. She also earned a doctorate from the University of California, Davis.

March 18, 2015

Students

Anti-Israel Divestment Push Gains Traction at U.S. Colleges

In the United States, Israel’s closest ally, the decade-old boycott-divestment-sanctions, or BDS, movement is making its strongest inroads by far on college campuses.

March 2, 2015

Students

Women As Writers

“Weaving the Stories of Women’s Lives” is the theme this year of Women’s History Month, which is observed in March. This year is also the 35th anniversary of the Women’s History Movement and the National Women’s History Project, which promotes Women’s History Month.

March 1, 2015

Sports

Testimony Complete in Suit from Former Alabama State Athletic Director

Testimony is complete in the dispute between Alabama State University and its former athletics director Stacy Danley.

March 1, 2015