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Faculty & Staff

Ex-University of Southern California Professor Fined for Grant Application Lie

A former University of Southern California math professor has been ordered to pay $300,000 in fines and restitution for lying about his employment on a grant application he made to the U.S. Department of Energy.

December 22, 2014

African-American

Poet, Professor Claudia Emerson Dies at 57

Claudia Emerson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, died early Thursday morning at age 57 after a long battle with cancer, the university said.

December 4, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Diverse Docket: Instructor’s Suit Against Delgado Community College Can Move Forward

A Korean American chemistry instructor can pursue allegations that Delgado Community College denied her a promotion and then terminated her because of racial and national origin discrimination, a federal appeals court has ruled.

November 23, 2014

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College Board: College Prices Continuing to Rise

The highest rate of increase of 3.7 percent was among private, nonprofit colleges.

November 13, 2014

Sports

Bowie State Fires Ex-NFL Player Charles Grant for Body-Slamming Student

Former NFL player Charles Grant has been fired from his position as a volunteer football coach at Bowie State University after a video surfaced showing him throwing a student to the floor.

November 12, 2014

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Panelists: Higher Education Act Might Be in Political Crosshairs

A simpler financial aid system and better learning outcomes for college students emerged Wednesday as some of the top things that Congress should seek to bring about when it works to reauthorize the Higher Education Act.

November 12, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Alabama-Birmingham, Alabama State Get Cancer Research Grant

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ― The University of Alabama at Birmingham and Alabama State University have been given a federal grant to research and reduce disparities in cancer rates.

November 11, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Dr. Sean Decatur

Sean M. Decatur became president of Kenyon College in July 2013 after serving as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Oberlin College. As an assistant professor of chemistry at Mount Holyoke College, he helped establish a top research program in biophysical chemistry. Decatur has been a visiting scientist at the Massachusetts Institute […]

November 10, 2014

HBCUs

West Virginia State Gets $40K Grant for Agriculture Research

West Virginia State University is getting a grant to help fund agricultural research projects.

October 26, 2014

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Xavier University Receives $19.5M NIH Award

Xavier University received a $19.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health as part of the national Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity (BUILD) Initiative. The historically Black university will use the grant to expand its biomedical programs.

October 22, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Professor to Use Grant to Bring Computer Science to Elementary Schools

A Georgia State University professor will use a $1.2 million grant to develop curriculum to bring computer science to elementary schools.

October 21, 2014

Sports

Temple University Aims to Broaden Access With New Test Option

Applicants who do not submit test scores will be required to answer specifically designed, self-reflective short answer questions that speak to non-cognitive attributes.

October 9, 2014