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LGBTQ+

Women, People of Color, LGBT Barely Seen in Hollywood Films

Women had less than a third of speaking parts in the most popular films from 2007 to 2014, according to a new study that gives further evidence of persistent inequality in Hollywood, on-screen and off.

August 7, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Cosby’s Lawyer Remains Chairman of Temple University Trustees

Bill Cosby, once the very public pride of Temple University, parted ways with the school last year amid allegations that he had drugged and sexually assaulted women.

July 23, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Lincoln University Professor’s Facebook Comments Stir Controversy

Lincoln University professor Dr. Kaukab Siddique has made waves over anti-Semitic, misogynistic and homophobic comments on his Facebook page.

July 23, 2015

Home

Camp Girls Learn to Code from the Pros

When organizers of a summer camp that includes a number of disadvantaged high-school girls asked about career plans, none of the girls talked about computer programming.

July 22, 2015

Home

Center Teaches Women Formula for Success

NASHVILLE — If it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert in any field, as some experts suggest, Mildred Walters is an expert three times over for building successful small businesses. She brings more than 31,000 hours to her position as program director for the Pathway Women’s Business Center. She came out of retirement to […]

July 4, 2015

African-American

Rachel Dolezal and White Privilege

Virtually all segments of the media—liberal, conservative, alternative, mainstream—have been deeply immersed in the saga of Rachel Dolezal.

June 16, 2015

African-American

Marginalization, Demonization of Black Women is Real

Many Americans have witnessed the dramatic, intense and shocking video of several unarmed Black teenagers at a suburban pool party being held at gunpoint by a McKinney, Texas, police officer.

June 9, 2015

Home

Diverse Conversations: Why Diversity on Campus Matters in Real World

It’s easy to think of college campuses as islands ― academic havens with little interaction with the greater world beyond.

June 9, 2015

Students

Proposal to Drug Test Members of Greek Life Dropped

COLUMBIA, Mo. ― A proposal to require drug testing of fraternity and sorority members living in Greek housing at the University of Missouri has been dropped.

June 8, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Dr. Tashni-Ann Dubroy Takes Over at Shaw

Representatives from Shaw University are expected to announce Dr. Tashni-Ann Dubroy as its 17th president today.

May 31, 2015

Faculty & Staff

BRANDEN GRIMMETT

BRANDEN GRIMMETT has been named associate vice provost for the Office of Career and Professional Development at Loyola Marymount University. He will assume the position June 1. Grimmett is the current and founding director of the Piper Center for Vocation and Career at St. Olaf’s College in Northfield, Minnesota.He earned a bachelor’s from St. Olaf’s and a master’s from Harvard University.

May 27, 2015

Community Colleges

St. Mary-of-the-Woods College to Admit 1st Male Undergrads

A private western Indiana liberal arts college open to women-only for 175 years will enroll its first male undergraduates on campus this fall.

May 19, 2015