Tag: Women: Page 13

Students

Penn State Sorority Apologizes for Insensitive Photo

A Penn State sorority has apologized after a photo of members wearing sombreros and holding offensive signs circulated on the Internet.

December 5, 2012

Opinion

Maybe We’re Not so Smart: Identifying Subconscious Bias and Micro-aggressions in Academia

In the fall of 2009, we excitedly kicked off our program that would help to diversify our university professoriate and to change the campus climate to become more welcoming and inclusive toward women and minority faculty. Being a diverse pair of women ourselves, a Black Christian and a White Jewish Humanist, what could go wrong? A whole lot!

November 7, 2012

Faculty & Staff

Gallery Renovation Delay Offers Opportunity for an Unusual Exhibit

WSSU exhibit offers eclectic mix of pieces assembled “By special request.”

October 15, 2012

Native Americans

Former University of New Mexico Regent Inspires NCORE Audience

Recounting her experiences growing up on a Navajo reservation in New Mexico and the isolating effects of academia on minority students, Sandra Begay-Campbell struck a chord with the women at this year’s NCORE event.

June 3, 2012

Faculty & Staff

Taking Stock of Diversity at Cornell

Cornell University marks progress and setbacks in efforts to recruit and retain minority faculty.

November 2, 2011

Home

Book Examines Impact of Women’s Studies

New book by feminist scholars shows how women’s and gender studies majors are trained to address injustice.

April 11, 2011

Faculty & Staff

Report: MIT Makes Strides With Women Scientists

The school found that the number of women on the science and engineering faculties combined has increased from 46, or about 7 percent of the total in 1995, to 112, or about 17 percent in 2011.

March 22, 2011

Faculty & Staff

Tenure Crusader

After winning the tenure race, Dr. Kerry Ann Rockquemore gave it up to help other young professors reach their own tenure goals.

January 10, 2011

Faculty & Staff

Purdue’s Córdova Leads University Into Firm Embrace of Diversity

Purdue University president France Córdova’s initiatives have boosted minority and female representation among administration and students, but the institution has a long way to go.

August 18, 2010

African-American

Book Review: Black Women, United and Hell-Bent on Doing God’s Work

In Jesus, Jobs, and Justice: African American Women and Religion, Dr. Bettye Collier-Thomas, a professor of history at Temple University, has labored diligently to craft a comprehensive history of Black women in the U.S.

July 8, 2010

Home

Gender Dilemmas

Authors examine how race and sex affect the lives of men and women in society.

June 14, 2010

African-American

Purdue Report Notes University’s Lack of Diversity

Purdue University needs to become more affordable and create additional programs to retain students to improve its campus diversity, the school’s vice provost for diversity and inclusion says in a report.

June 6, 2010