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Opinion

‘San Andreas’ Movie Stereotypes Academics

Are all professors doomed to not kiss the girl and look like Paul Giamatti?

June 8, 2015

Students

We March for Good but Racism Forges Ahead, Too

Now that the Selma March anniversary is behind us and the speeches have been made, what have we learned from this significant event in our nation’s history?

March 18, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Harvard Bans Professors from Having Sex with Undergraduates

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard University has instituted a total ban on professors having sex with undergraduate students, strengthening language it said didn’t reflect expectations on relationships between faculty members and students.

February 5, 2015

Students

Students of Color, Women Still Harassment Targets on Campuses

The recent racial profiling of Yale University student Tahj Blow by campus police this past weekend has re-ignited debates and renewed considerable attention to targeting of minority students on predominantly White campuses.

January 28, 2015

Latinx

Believing and Achieving King’s Dream

The question lies not in the promises made but can the promises be kept.

January 15, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Ohio State University: Fired Band Director Was Dishonest

The university’s fired band director witnessed more sexually charged incidents than previously reported, school attorneys said in response to his lawsuit.

October 23, 2014

Faculty & Staff

East Tennessee State Students Trying to Raise Funding for Sex Week

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. ―Some East Tennessee State University students say they will try to raise funds online for a Sex Week program after the Student Senate turned down a funding request.

October 9, 2014

Students

Virginia Wesleyan Sued Over Sexual Assault

NORFOLK, Va. ― A former student has sued Virginia Wesleyan College, claiming that she was sexually assaulted on campus in 2012 and that the college allowed her attacker to voluntarily leave the school so he could enroll elsewhere.

October 8, 2014

Home

A World of Opportunity

This issue of Diverse has a special focus on International Education, specifically studying abroad. We profile Cornell University’s Muna Ndulo.

June 5, 2014

Home

Study: People Fear Male-named Hurricanes More

Which scares you more: Hurricane Victor or Hurricane Victoria? People are slightly less likely to flee an oncoming storm with a feminine name than a masculine one, a new study finds.

June 3, 2014

Students

Dr. Muriel A. Howard – President, American Association of State Colleges and Universities

Howard, president of AASCU since 2009, is the first African-American to lead one of the six presidentially based higher education associations in Washington, D.C. She is also AASCU’s first female president. She is the former president of Buffalo State College, State University of New York and the vice president for public service and urban affairs […]

April 25, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Dr. France A. Cordova – President Emeritus, Purdue University

Cordova became Purdue University’s 11th and first female president in 2007, leading it to record levels of research funding while expanding its role as a top research institution on the global stage. A professor of physics and astronomy, she has published more than 200 scientific and public policy journal articles and conference abstracts. She was […]

April 25, 2014