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Faculty & Staff

Southern University Furlough Request Vote Rejected

Tenured and tenure-track faculty cannot be furloughed unless they voluntarily accept the pay cuts or if financial exigency is approved this week by the Southern Board of Supervisors.

August 21, 2011

Students

Southern University at Baton Rouge Pushes Its Faculty for Pay Cuts

Some faculty members at the historically Black Louisiana school are balking at furlough requests, essentially creating a standoff with Southern’s administration which is ready to declare a financial emergency.

August 18, 2011

Leadership & Policy

Southern University Chancellor Sees Challenges

New Southern Chancellor James Llorens, who has been on the job one week, said Thursday that declaring a state of financial emergency, called exigency, is a last-step resort, but it must remain on the table.

July 10, 2011

Faculty & Staff

First African-American Named to Lead Lexington Theological Seminary

The flagship seminary of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) made history last week when trustees voted to name Dr. Charisse Gillett, the 17th president of the Lexington Theological Seminary.

July 10, 2011

Faculty & Staff

National Faculty Group Takes Two New Orleans Universities Off Censure List

The University of New Orleans and Loyola University of New Orleans have been removed from a national academic group’s censure list.

June 14, 2011

MSIs

U.S. Higher Education Confronts Historic Financial Challenges

Diverse brings together an expert panel to dissect the situation of public and private institutions and offer solutions. This is a two-part series.

May 10, 2011

Faculty & Staff

Theology Professor’s Discrimination Lawsuit Raises Thorny First Amendment Issues

Dr. Jimmy Kirby, a former tenured professor at the Lexington Theological Seminary, is appealing a lower court’s ruling that dismissed his lawsuit against the seminary last year for breach of contract and racial discrimination.

April 6, 2011

Students

Hundreds Mark Institute for Recruitment of Teachers’ 20th Anniversary Milestone

Getting first-hand accounts of recruitment program’s success was easy as dozens of alumni gathered in Andover, Mass., to celebrate the IRT’s 20-year anniversary.

March 14, 2011

Leadership & Policy

Mississippi Universities Seek Restoration of Stimulus Funds

Anticipating the coming dearth of federal stimulus funding, Higher Education Commissioner Hank Bounds says Mississippi’s universities have shaved $91 million from operating expenses, but will still need more state money next fiscal year.

September 22, 2010

Faculty & Staff

Scholar Says Research Universities Not Serious About Faculty Diversity

To Dr. M. Cookie Newsom, director for diversity education and assessment at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, there’s no delicate way of describing the lack of commitment she believes many top research universities demonstrate as they allegedly seek to diversify their faculties.

June 9, 2010

Tenure

New Academic Home Expected To Help Maryland Update Journalism Education

With the National Association of Black Journalists on board as a tenant, the University of Maryland’s new state-of-the-art journalism building is said to embody the innovation of a changing media landscape.

April 25, 2010

Community Colleges

Dire Financial Future Projected for U.S. Community Colleges

Hundreds of community college trustees and officials, meeting in Washington this week, are girding themselves for projected state funding shortfalls in 2012 when stimulus funds will dry up and recessionary budget gaps are expected to swell.

March 11, 2010