Tag: Economics: Page 2

Students

University of Alaska Fairbanks to Eliminate Economics Degree

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — The University of Alaska Fairbanks is discontinuing its economics degree program. The Board of Regents made the decision to cut the program during its most recent meeting. Two faculty members recently received layoff notices, giving them one year left to teach, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported Tuesday. The university’s Faculty Senate met […]

July 26, 2017

African-American

Colonizing Black Lives: The ‘Crusade’ for All Lives and White Fragility

We have all been bombarded with social media messages that attempt to redirect our attention and “correct” the discourse of the Black Lives Matter movement.

January 31, 2016

Latinx

Study Refutes Narrative of Mexican Immigrants Taking Jobs from Americans

Low-skilled Mexican-born workers did not strain the resources of major U.S. cities during the economic downturn, nor did they crowd out the low-skilled natives for remaining jobs.

January 7, 2016

African-American

Forum Examines ‘Unintended Consequences’ of Blacks’ Incarceration

Dr. Samuel L. Myers Jr. of the University of Minnesota says that “the list of unintended consequences of disproportionate imprisonment of Black males is enormous.”

January 6, 2016

Asian American Pacific Islander

Teens, Blacks See Job Gains for July

It looks as though lots of teenagers landed summer jobs in July.

August 11, 2015

African-American

Jobs Elusive for Puerto Ricans Flocking to Central Florida

MIAMI — Mayra Rios didn’t want to leave her native Puerto Rico, but the constant bullying that her autistic son faced at school and the lack of services available to him were the last blows. “Over there, it’s almost impossible to live,” she said in Spanish at her modest two-bedroom Orlando apartment. “There’s a blow […]

July 21, 2015

Home

Judge Rejects Faculty Position Bias Suit

A federal judge has rejected a race and age discrimination suit by an applicant of Pakistani ancestry who wasn’t offered an interview for a faculty position at Waukesha County Technical College in Pewaukee, Wisconsin.

June 17, 2015

Faculty & Staff

BENJAMIN OLA. AKANDE

BENJAMIN OLA. AKANDE has been named president of Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. He will take office July 1. He currently serves as a professor of economics and dean of the George Herbert Walker School of Business and Technology at Webster University in St. Louis. He also leads Webster’s Office of Corporate Partnerships. Akande earned a bachelor’s from Wayland Baptist University and a doctorate from the University of Oklahoma.

June 17, 2015

Leadership & Policy

JOSE SARTARELLI

JOSE SARTARELLI has been named chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. He is chief global officer and dean of the College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University. He will take office in July. Sartarelli earned a bachelor’s from the Fundação Getulio Vargas in Brazil. He earned an MBA and a doctorate from Michigan State University.

May 5, 2015

African-American

Founder of African Center Takes On Boston University Over its Closure

Tension is mounting in a dispute over the pending closure of a Boston University multicultural center, pitting university officials against the initiative’s founder.

April 20, 2015

Latinx

College Major a Factor in Unemployment Rates, Earnings

New report shows college graduates tend to earn more than those with only a high school diploma, but this advantage varies depending on one’s major.

February 23, 2015

Students

For HBCUs, Investing in Education Abroad a Key to Marketplace Success

HBCU students need a tactical “education abroad” approach, one that synthesizes global literacy, academic achievement and career development.

September 10, 2014