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African-American

Dr. Cornel West, in His Own Words

Dr. Cornel West, in His Own WordsBefore giving the keynote address at the conference “The State of the African American Professoriate,” held at Ramapo College in Mahwah, N.J., Dr. Cornel West spoke with reporters, primarily about the circumstances surrounding his much-publicized departure from Harvard University.A lot of people may feel, given your recent experience at […]

May 22, 2002

Faculty & Staff

The Current Toast of the Poetry World

The Current Toast of the Poetry WorldCarl Phillips honored with Kingsley Tufts Award   Charlottesville, Va.Carl Phillips has become only the second African American poet to win the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, a highly coveted prize that carries with it a career’s worth of prestige — and a $100,000 check.Phillips says the reality of following in […]

April 24, 2002

Faculty & Staff

Bluefield State President Resigns

Bluefield State President Resigns, Plans to Teach at CollegeBLUEFIELD, W.Va.Bluefield State College president Dr. Robert Moore announced his resignation last month, citing a desire to pursue new personal and professional goals. Moore, who became BSC president in June 1993, following 19 years as a member of the college’s faculty and administrative staff, is stepping down […]

April 10, 2002

Recruitment & Retention

University of Kansas to Expand Minority Retention Program

University of Kansas to Expand Minority Retention Program LAWRENCE, Kan.Boasting an 85 percent retention rate, the University of Kansas is expanding its School of Business minority retention program across the entire university.The Multicultural Business Scholars Program was created to provide comprehensive mentoring and scholarship opportunities to students of color who were interested in becoming business […]

July 4, 2001

Faculty & Staff

Salary Gap Widens Between Tenured, Non-Tenured Faculty, NEA Report Says

Salary Gap Widens Between Tenured, Non-Tenured Faculty, NEA Report SaysWASHINGTONThe two-tiered employment system for higher education continues to erode salaries among non-tenured faculty, according to recent data collected from the National Study of Post Secondary Faculty that was analyzed and published in the June issue of the National Education Association’s Higher Education Research Center Update.Additionally, […]

July 4, 2001

Faculty & Staff

UC Hiring Fewer Women Professors After Prop. 209

UC Hiring Fewer Women Professors After Prop. 209 SACRAMENTO, Calif. The University of California has hired fewer female faculty following passage of anti-affirmative action ballot measure Proposition 209, creating a gender gap that needs bridging, women professors from across the 10-campus system said recently. “We are in serious discrimination mode at the university,” says UC […]

February 28, 2001

Faculty & Staff

Students Come to Aid of Popular African American Law Professor

Students Come to Aid of Popular African American Law ProfessorLexington, KentuckyS tudents and alumni at the University of Kentucky’s College of Law are throwing their support behind a popular African American law professor who was denied tenure. Darlene Goring, one of three Black faculty members at the college, was being considered last month for tenure […]

December 6, 2000

Students

A Tough Decision for Yale’s Jewish Students

A Tough Decision for Yale’s Jewish StudentsIn 1920, newly-minted Yale graduate Morris Sweetkind, enticed by the life of the mind, resolved to stay in New Haven while his classmates left to seek their fortunes elsewhere. Rather than cash in on his prestigious degree, Sweetkind applied to pursue graduate work in Yale’s English department. While other […]

February 2, 2000

Faculty & Staff

Berkeley Struggles As the Faculty Looks Elsewhere

Berkeley Struggles As the Faculty Looks ElsewhereBERKELEY, Calif. — Issues of race and racism are swirling about the University of California at Berkeley, stirred up by the imminent departures of two professors of color and ongoing concern over the future of the ethnic studies department.At issue: Is prestigious Berkeley’s ivory tower a bastion for only […]

December 22, 1999