Tag: Foreign Policy

News Roundup

Advocates Fight to Reinstate Babson College Employee After Being Fired For Satirical Facebook Post

Asheen Phansey, an employee at Babson College, was recently terminated by the school for posting a satirical foreign policy message on Facebook. After President Donald J. Trump threatened to bomb cultural heritage sites in Iran, Phansey’s post indicated that Iran should make a list of United States cultural sites to target, including the Kardashian family […]

January 23, 2020

Faculty & Staff

JUAN ARMANDO ROJAS JOO

JUAN ARMANDO ROJAS JOO has been appointed associate dean for diversity and inclusion at Ohio Wesleyan University. Rojas is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Modern Foreign Languages at Ohio Wesleyan. Rojas earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from the University of Texas at El Paso, and a doctorate from the University of Arizona.

May 4, 2016

African-American

In Case You Missed It…

Lincoln University Tells Parent’s Association to Back Off Diverse Docket: African-American Student Loses Bias Suit Against Valparaiso A Lesson in Isolation: Being Hopi in Higher Education In Malaysia, Obama Says Education an Anti-Terrorism Strategy

November 24, 2015

Students

Brown Student: Editors Shouldn’t Have Apologized for Columns

A Brown University student whose newspaper columns prompted protests from other students says she doesn’t think the editors should have apologized for the articles, which they called “racist.”

October 12, 2015

Students

U. of Richmond Suspends Fraternity for Policy Violations

Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s chapter at the University of Richmond has been indefinitely suspended for violating the school’s policies.

July 26, 2015

Sports

UM Campus Welcomes Foreign Students

In the last school year, the University of Montana had more than 830 international students enrolled.

June 14, 2015

Students

American Flag Ban on College Campus Draws Lawmakers’ Rebuke

California GOP lawmakers are inserting themselves into a heated college campus debate over the right to display the American flag.

March 9, 2015

Home

Dr. Ben Vinson III

An expert on Latin American history, Dr. Ben Vinson III is dean of George Washington University’s Columbian College of Arts and Sciences. He formerly directed the university’s Center for Africana Studies. Vinson has been vice dean at Johns Hopkins University, an associate professor at Penn State University and an assistant professor at Barnard College. Vinson’s […]

May 1, 2014

Community Colleges

Calif. College Student Arrested in Plot to Fight in Syria

Beginning last spring, Nicholas Teausant began expressing on his online photography account a desire to see America’s downfall.

March 17, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Remembering a Giant of African Literature

Considered the father of modern African literature, acclaimed writer Chinua Achebe has died at age 82, leaving behind a body of work that scholars say will grow increasingly more influential over time.

March 24, 2013

Leadership & Policy

Ky. Universities Push Senators on Immigration Law

The presidents of Kentucky’s public universities have signed a letter urging the state’s U.S. senators to help overhaul the immigration system.

February 26, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Iowa University Faculty OKs Exceptions for Military

The University of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate has approved a new policy that would let military personnel and veterans carry out their duties or receive medical treatment without worrying about missing class.

February 20, 2013