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Faculty & Staff

Moving Beyond Divestment

Academia should examine the underlying causes of civil war and find new property rights regimes and economic and livelihood alternatives that resolve disputes like the current crisis in Sudan. Professor Steve Hansch of Georgetown and American Universities talks about divestment and other ways universities can help.

June 4, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Coalition Questions Logic of Immigration Reforms

A newly formed coalition of 11 influential Blacks known as “Choose Black America” rebuked the U.S. Senate’s comprehensive immigration bill at its inaugural press conference Tuesday at the National Press Club in Washington D.C.

May 23, 2006

Students

More College Students Seeking Mental Health Help, Says Study

More college students are seeking help for mental illness than in previous years, according to the 2005 National Survey of Counseling Directors….

March 29, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Blogging Rights

For a year and a half, Meg Spohn served as an adjunct faculty member at DeVry University’s Westminster, Colo., campus…

March 8, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Blogging Rights

For a year and a half, Meg Spohn served as an adjunct faculty member at DeVry University’s Westminster, Colo., campus. A well-liked instructor, her engaging teaching…

March 7, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Civil Rights Activist Henry Kirksey Dies at 90

Henry J. Kirksey, an outspoken civil rights activist and one of the first Blacks elected to the Mississippi Senate after Reconstruction…

January 11, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Civil Rights Activist Kirksey Dies at 90

Henry J. Kirksey, an outspoken civil rights activist and one of the first Blacks elected to the…

December 13, 2005

Faculty & Staff

Professional Appointments

Dr. Kimetris N. Baltrip has been named assistant professor of journalism and mass communications at Kansas State University and news adviser to the K-State Collegian, the university’s daily newspaper. She is a former copy editor for The New York Times. Baltrip earned a bachelor’s from Prairie View A&M University, and a master’s and doctorate from […]

November 30, 2005

Faculty & Staff

Flying Standby

The plight of graduate assistants in the academy has repeatedly made headlines in recent years…

November 16, 2005

Faculty & Staff

Former N.C. State Instructor Says “Exterminate White People”

North Carolina State University has distanced itself from comments made by an adjunct instructor who recently said Blacks must “exterminate White people off the face of the planet.”

October 25, 2005

Faculty & Staff

GAO Report: Textbook Costs Rising Faster Than Tuition

Tuition isn’t the only skyrocketing cost for students. The cost of textbooks has been accelerating much

October 5, 2005

Faculty & Staff

Duke University Brings Together ‘Podcasters’ for Academic Symposium

Students at Duke University have listened to foreign language lessons and reviewed lectures using their iPods…

September 29, 2005