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Trial to Start on Demotion of UW-Whitewater Dean

A trial expected to begin Monday will recall an ugly chapter at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, when two Black administrators were each demoted within months for misusing university credit cards.

February 7, 2010

Faculty & Staff

LEGENDS OF THE ACADEMY

For this special edition on ‘Higher Education Careers,’ Diverse caught up with some legends whose careers have made an indelible impact on the academy. We found that even in retirement, or semi-retirement, these pioneers n

November 11, 2009

Leadership & Policy

INTERIM EXPERTISE

By keeping an institution moving forward, retired executives can assist colleges and universities until a permanent replacement is hired.

November 11, 2009

Faculty & Staff

JUST A CLICK AWAY

University of Maryland University College has charted a unique path as a public insitution in online education.

September 2, 2009

Faculty & Staff

The Overqualified Professor

Community and junior colleges are seeing a substantial increase in the number of job seekers, particularly Ph.D.s, who in other years might have opted for higher-profile opportunities.

July 22, 2009

Health

Best & Brightest: Desire to Help Others Set Baltimore Native on Path to Achievement

By the time Edward Murray Jr. graduated from high school, he had witnessed a lot for his 18 years — the drowning of his niece and the demise of several family members who had succumbed to substance abuse and crime.

July 16, 2009

Leadership & Policy

Sounding Off About a Silver Celebration

William E. Cox and Frank Matthews discuss the vision they had when they started Black Issues/Diverse 25 years ago and the magazine’s contributions to the higher education community.

June 10, 2009

Latinx

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson Promotes a More Inclusive Environmental Movement

Lisa Jackson, the first African-American to serve as head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, is committed to diversifying the landscape of environmental advocacy, which is often defined by the contributions of White Americans.

April 21, 2009

Students

The ‘Belles’ are Back

Bennett College for Women is ever mindful of its place in history while preparing students for their future in a global society.

March 4, 2009

Leadership & Policy

The Presidential Search ‘Plateau’

Once a pioneer, Massachusetts is experiencing a slowdown in the promotion of minorities to the university president ranks, particularly at elite private institutions.

February 18, 2009

Sports

NCAA Addresses Diversity Concerns at National Conference

Promoting an inclusive environment that produces a diverse crop of collegiate sports administrators to address the needs of an increasingly diverse population of student-athletes is a priority for the NCAA, Charlotte Westerhaus, vice president of diversity and inclusion, said Wednesday during a seminar at the association’s national conference.

January 14, 2009

Students

Higher Ed Professionals’ Perspectives on Online Education

The recent growth of online education has added a new dimension to college learning that was unthinkable a few decades ago. Knocking down the traditional notion of the “ivory tower” college campus, online education presents an entirely new classroom paradigm, a shift resulting in more opportunities and challenges. For insight into both, we turned to college professors and administrators who reveal the good and the bad that accompany an online college education.

October 15, 2008