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Students

Dr. Nolan L. Cabrera: An Interdisciplinary Scholar

In studying climate issues on college campuses, Dr. Nolan L. Cabrera has made it a point to capture the narrative of White males.

February 4, 2019

News Roundup

Napping Pods Coming to the University of Arizona

The HOHM pods or “napping pods,” founded by alumnus Nik Woods, are coming to the University of Arizona’s campus. The pods will be available daily beginning on Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Students will be allowed two hours of free naps per month and can range from 30 minutes to four hours, […]

November 16, 2018

Latest News

Researchers Find Disparities in Off-Campus College Recruiting

UCLA and University of Arizona researchers released data this week that examined how colleges and universities often steer clear of poor communities and communities of color in off-campus recruiting.

May 2, 2018

News Roundup

Ex-UofA Coach Accused of Assaulting Athlete To Go On Trial This Week

TUCSON, Ariz. — A former University of Arizona assistant track and field coach is scheduled to go on trial this week in a Tucson court. Craig Carter was arrested in May 2015 on domestic violence charges involving a female student-athlete. He’s accused of choking the woman and threatening her with a box cutter and is […]

March 27, 2018

Sports

College Basketball + More Scandals = More Task Forces

As the scandals in major-college basketball grow, so does the scrutiny. The Congressional Black Caucus became the latest entity to take an interest in the comings and goings of men’s college basketball players, coaches and sports agents.

March 13, 2018

Home

Black Male Student-Athletes Still Face Harsh Inequities

A report from the University of Southern California Race and Equity Center spotlights the pervasive disparities between graduation rates for Black male student-athletes, student-athletes in general and Black undergraduate men overall.

March 11, 2018

Latest News

Emerging Scholar Profile: Yoon and Art for Social Justice

Dr. Injeong Yoon’s pathway to the University of Arkansas, where she began a tenure-track teaching position last year, is hardly traditional.

February 8, 2018

News Roundup

Arizona School Gets Big Grant to Study Mine Safety Training

The University of Arizona’s public health college and its mineral resources institute will use a $1.6-million grant to help improve mine safety training. The federal grant, announced Monday, will be used to develop new training methods for mine workers that include computer games. The games will be designed to simulate a real-life mining environment, allowing […]

February 6, 2018

Native Americans

Emerging Scholar Profile: Spoonhunter Finds Knowledge is Power in American Indian Studies

Building mutually beneficial knowledge alliances and driving positive impact for Native American communities are at the core of Dr. Tarissa Spoonhunter’s work in academia.

February 6, 2018

News Roundup

Former University of Arizona Dean’s Sex-crime Case Going to Maricopa

TUCSON, Ariz. — Pima County officials have handed over a 2015 sex-crimes case against a former University of Arizona dean to a prosecutor outside Tucson. The Arizona Daily Star reported Sunday that the Pima County Attorney’s Office sent the case against Jesse Bootman to a prosecutor in Maricopa County. The move comes after Bootman’s lawyer […]

June 19, 2017

Leadership & Policy

New University of Arizona President to Get Nearly $1 million Salary Package

TUCSON, Ariz. — University of Arizona’s new president will receive $988,000 a year under a proposed contract, more than any other university president in state history. The annual compensation for Dr. Robert Robbins is part of a three-year contract the Arizona Board of Regents is expected to approve Friday. Robbins is CEO of Texas Medical […]

April 5, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Leader of Texas Medical Center Selected as University of Arizona President

PHOENIX — The state Board of Regents on Tuesday selected the leader of the world’s biggest medical center as its top pick to be the next president for the University of Arizona. Dr. Robert Clayton Robbins has been president and chief executive officer of Texas Medical Center since 2012. A highly regarded cardiac surgeon, Robbins […]

March 8, 2017