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Students

Hine Awarded 2013 National Humanities Medal at White House

Dr. Darlene Clark Hine, a pioneering scholar in the field of African American women’s history, was among a group of individuals honored Monday at the White House.

July 28, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Iowa State AIDS Research Team Loses $1.38M Grant

An AIDS research team at Iowa State University will not get a final payment of $1.38 million it had been awarded from the National Institutes of Health after a team member admitted last year to faking research results.

July 8, 2014

Community Colleges

Is a College Degree Still Worth It? Study Says Yes

Those with bachelor’s or associate degrees earn more money over their lifetime than those who skip college, even after factoring in the cost of higher education, according to a report released by The Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

June 24, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Career Services Associate Director of Career & Pur

For more information and to apply visit: jobs.olemiss.edu. Only applicants who apply online will be considered. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until position is filled or until an adequate applicant pool is established. http://tisch.nyu.edu/faculty/faculty-positions

June 8, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Howard University Awarding School Record 105 Doctoral Degrees

Howard University has maintained it lead as the top producer of on-campus doctoral degrees awarded by Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

May 7, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Dr. Paula T. Hammond

Paula T. Hammond grew up wanting to become a writer, but instead she’s become a leading chemical engineer and academic. At MIT, she serves as the David H. Koch professor in engineering. Hammond helped found the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, which strives to design more functional technology for soldiers. Her research interests include the nanoscale […]

May 1, 2014

African-American

Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr.

Eddie S. Glaude Jr. is professor of religion and chair of the Center for African-American Studies at Princeton University. Regarded as one of the most important Black intellectuals in the U.S., Glaude is the author of several books, including In a Shade of Blue: Pragmatism and the Politics of Black America. Glaude developed the online […]

May 1, 2014

Students

International Conference Focuses on Preparation for Competition in Global Market

Global experts from 70 countries have gathered to strategize about a broad range of issues that will impact the future of international higher education.

April 29, 2014

Students

Nikki Giovanni – University Distinguished Professor, Virginia Tech

Since establishing herself in the mid-’70s as a leading poetic voice and a major force in the Black arts movement, Giovanni has received 20 honorary doctorates and various other awards, including the Rosa Parks Woman of Courage Award and the Langston Hughes Award for Distinguished Contributions to Arts and Letters. She teaches writing and literature […]

April 25, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Open Rank Faculty – Global Environmental Change

The University of Tennessee College of Medicine invites applications and nominations for the position of Dean of the College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), Chattanooga Campus. The UT College of Medicine is a four campus system with campus locations in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga and a developing campus in Nashville.

April 23, 2014

African-American

Proportion of Americans With College Degrees Grows

The U.S. continues to lose ground to global rivals in educational attainment, the report, by the Lumina Foundation, shows.

April 22, 2014

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Asbestos Poisoning Victims Want Yale Honor Revoked

Victims of asbestos poisoning in Italy are urging Yale University to rescind an honorary degree given to a Swiss man later convicted of negligence in some 2,000 asbestos-related deaths.

March 5, 2014