Tag: Duquesne University

Sports

Rooney Rule Revisited During Panel Discussion

Duquesne President Ken Gormley moderated a webinar about the impact of the NFL’s Rooney Rule and its contemporary relevance.

October 22, 2020

African-American

Duquesne University Fires Professor For Repeated Use of Racial Slur During Virtual Class

Duquesne University has fired an education professor for “serious misconduct,” having suspended him less than a month ago for using a racial slur in a virtual lecture related to race, the Tribune-Review reported. “We have 30 days to grieve the termination and certainly will do so,”  Warner Mariani, the attorney for Dr. Gary Shank told […]

October 8, 2020

COVID-19

Advocates Push for COVID-19 Benefits for Working College Students

Duquesne University graduate student Terrell Nelson works part-time as a leasing agent at an apartment complex, and due to the COVID-19 pandemic, his hours have been reduced by more than two-thirds causing his income to plummet. What’s more, under the latest pandemic-related legislation passed by Congress, Nelson and numerous other working college students have been […]

May 7, 2020

Latest News

Whitfield-Harris Pushes for Diversity in Nursing

Studying public health as a college student, Dr. Lisa Whitfield-Harris was hesitant to expand her career to higher education, a field that required her to do more public speaking than she was used to.

February 20, 2018

Students

Scholar Warns of Negative Images of Black Males in Media Influencing Teachers

Dr. Darius Prier wants aspiring teachers to think about how negative images of Black males in the media might influence the way they interact act with young Black males in the classroom.

August 24, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Duquesne Professor Pleads Guilty in Car-key Vandalism Case

BRIDGEVILLE, Pa. — A Pennsylvania professor known for her expertise on consumer trends has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for keying her neighbors’ cars. Online court records show 62-year-old Duquesne University professor Audrey Guskey pleaded guilty to three summary citations on Monday, paid $897 in fines and court costs, and agreed to pay more than […]

August 24, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Duquesne University Professor Charged With Keying Neighbors’ Cars

BRIDGEVILLE, Pa. — A Pennsylvania professor known for her expertise on consumer trends has been charged with keying her neighbors’ cars. Bridgeville police say Duquesne University professor Audrey Guskey told them she gets upset when others park their vehicles in front of her residence. Police have charged the marketing and communications expert with criminal mischief. […]

July 26, 2017

Women

Duquesne Names Ex-judge Lally-Green First Female Law Dean

PITTSBURGH — Duquesne University in Pittsburgh has made former Superior Court Judge Maureen Lally-Green its first female law school dean. Lally-Green has been interim dean of Duquesne’s School of Law since July. The school says Monday that she’ll become the permanent dean effective July 1. Lally-Green was appointed a Superior Court judge in 1998 by […]

May 1, 2017