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Diverse Docket: Alabama State Assessed More than $2M in Harassment Suit

A federal judge has ruled the school must pay for race and gender harassment and retaliation against three ex-employees.

December 10, 2013

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Cornel West to Leave Princeton University

The nation’s most visible Black intellectual, Dr. Cornel Ronald West is leaving his endowed professorship at Princeton University in July to become a professor of philosophy and Christian practices at Union Theological Seminary — an institution where he first began his teaching career as an assistant professor some 35 years ago.

November 17, 2011

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Cornel West to Leave Princeton University for UTSA

The nation’s most visible Black intellectual, Dr. Cornel Ronald West is leaving his endowed professorship at Princeton University in July to become a professor of philosophy and Christian practices at Union Theological Seminary — an institution where he first began his teaching career as an assistant professor some 35 years ago.

November 17, 2011

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Cornel West to Leave Princeton University

Dr. Cornel West is leaving his endowed professorship at Princeton University in July to become a professor of philosophy and Christian practices at Union Theological Seminary in New York.

November 17, 2011

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APLU Panel Addresses Challenges of Minorities Enrolled in STEM Fields

Despite growing public awareness and collective efforts to increase the ranks of U.S. minority college students seeking degrees in STEM fields, their supporters and advocates still struggle with many of the same issues today as they did several decades ago, a panel of educators says.

November 14, 2011

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Dance Opens the Door to History

Scholars say understanding different genres provides a wealth of information about race and class struggles.

July 4, 2011

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Michigan Two- and Four-Year Colleges Team Up To Boost Minority STEM Enrollment

In Michigan, the alliance builds on a five-year effort by the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Wayne State University and Western Michigan University. Between 2005 and 2010, those universities increased the number of STEM bachelor’s degrees awarded to underrepresented minority students by almost 50 percent.

June 13, 2011

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Conference: UC-Berkeley’s Equity Chief Gibor Basri Says Data Collection Key to Diversity Push

UC-Berkeley’s vice chancellor of equity and inclusion, Gibor Basri, says his efforts are focused on developing the Haas Diversity Research Center, which has seven endowed chairs and targets disparities in education, public health and economics.

March 8, 2011

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Young Scholars Reflect on Family Ties in the Academy

Having grown up in the academy, second-generation scholars chart their own course to become their professor parents’ academic peer.

November 22, 2010

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Perspectives: Time for Community Colleges To Lead on Diversifying Faculty

Inclusive student body requires two-year institutions to hire more multicultural faculty to address learning needs.

October 12, 2010

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ACLU: GSU’s E-Mail Policy Violates Constitution

A First Amendment issue is brewing at Grambling State University in the wake of the president’s summer e-mail message to students, prohibiting political expression via e-mail.

September 23, 2010

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College Loan Default Rates Rise, Report Says

The number of college students who defaulted on their federal student loans climbed in the fiscal year that ended in September 2008, according to new government data released Monday.

September 14, 2010