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Faculty & Staff

Grants and Gifts

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-NORTHRIDGE has received a $150,000 gift from philanthropist Robert Barbera to support the university’s Collegiate Forensics Invitational Tournament and other debate programs. The gift will be used largely to help students recognize the value of public debate. HOWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Md.) has received a $1.5 MILLION gift from the Rouse Company Foundation to […]

May 2, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Perspectives: University of Illinois Misses A Teachable Moment On The Mascot

When University of Illinois officials announced the retirement of Chief Illiniwek, the controversial mascot who made his last offensive performance yesterday, they missed an opportunity to acknowledge the concerns of the Native community and address the hostile campus environment created by the Chief. Instead, opponents of the Chief fear they may have generated more resentment of American Indian students.

February 21, 2007

Students

FAMU Instructors Say They’re Not Getting Paid

Due to financial and administrative problems at Florida A&M University, adjunct professors and graduate teaching assistants haven’t been compensated in 2007, according to school sources. Diverse has confirmed that journalism teaching assistants have not been paid, but an estimated 600 employees falling under the former two job categories may also be affected at the 13,000-student school.

February 12, 2007

Students

Minority Librarians Seek To Update Image of White ‘Bun Lady’

MONTGOMERY, Ala. Librarians have long been portrayed as the little old White lady with her hair in a bun and glasses on a chain around her neck, “shushing” noisy people, but Deborah Lilton represents a more modern image.

December 18, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Debate On Desegregation Rages as Supreme Court Begins Oral Arguments

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today in two school desegregation cases that could drastically affect race-conscious initiatives in schools across the country. The justices are expected to make a decision this spring.

December 2, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Politically Conscious Globetrotting

Professors interested in hitting the road for research might want to check out the Global Exchange Reality Tours…

November 15, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Rutgers’ Budget Woes Felt Across the Board

Budget constraints have forced Rutgers University, the largest public research university in New Jersey…

October 4, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Conspiracies Continue to Abound Surrounding 9/11

On the eve of the fifth anniversary of 9/11, a group of professors calling themselves the 9/11 Scholars for Truth are echoing…

September 8, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Conspiracies Continue to Abound Surrounding 9/11

Conspiracy theories have long hovered over major news events: Did the FBI play a role in the assassination of the…

September 6, 2006

Faculty & Staff

What Are You Reading This Summer, Professor?

What Are You Reading This Summer, Professor? Who: Julian Bond, Chairman, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; Distinguished Adjunct Professor, American University Summer Book: Democracy Rising: South Carolina and the fight for Black Equality since 1865, by Peter Lau Why: “It details the significant work the NAACP did over many years to build […]

August 23, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Franklin Symposium: Black Achievement Suffers

In this city, now unfortunately infamous for an elite university’s lacrosse team party that may have gotten out of hand…

July 12, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Franklin Symposium: Black Achievement Suffers Because of Inadequate Relationships With Teachers

In this city, now unfortunately famous for an elite university’s lacrosse team party that may or may not have gotten out of hand, sits two high schools under a judge’s threat of closure because not enough students appear to be on track to attend any college, much less Duke.

June 18, 2006