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Crude Sexist Phrase From Cornell Professor Proves Intolerable

by Dr. Ibram Rogers, April 16, 2010

A disturbing, appalling, and revealing incident that occurred at Cornell University two months ago is finally receiving the spotlight and shame it so utterly deserves. Professor Grant Farred, a professor of English and Africana Studies from South Africa, invited two of his advisees, both African-American female graduate students, to a conference

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Refusing To Define Quality by Anything but Test Scores: Why?

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, April 12, 2010

Last night I was at a dinner party. The small gathering included eight Ivy League tenured faculty members. Although we were gathered to talk about another matter, the subject of test scores and college admissions surfaced. I won’t go into the details of the discussion, but, as you might expect,

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Leading by Example

by Dr. Lorelle L. Espinosa, April 7, 2010

This past week, I participated in a two-day summit on STEM diversity at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In addition to the host campus, the meeting included representatives from 14 other highly selective research institutions, including Harvard, Stanford, Georgia Tech, UC Berkeley, and UT Austin. MIT convened these

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Using Good Customer Service in the Higher Education Marketplace

by Dr. James Ewers, April 2, 2010

I have often said that people don’t want to know how much you know until they know how much you care.  Students today have more choices than ever before on what to do when they graduate from high school.  If their choice is college, then what will they and their

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Maintaining Respect in the Classroom

by Dr. Murali Balaji, March 10, 2010

Over the last two weeks, I've been dealing with increasingly disruptive students in my classroom.   Last fall, I kept the disruptions to a minimum, but this semester, they have occurred more frequently. Students texting (even though I have banned electronic devices in my class), talking loudly among each other and leaving

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Diverse Sponsors ‘Mentoring’ Panel Discussion

Diverse Sponsors ‘Mentoring’ Panel Discussion

Journalist Janet Roach reports on the Diverse-sponsored panel discussion, “The Critical Role of Mentoring in Increasing Graduates and Faculty of Color”. The panel discussion was held in Washington, D.C. during the 98th annual conference of the Association of American Colleges and Universities.


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