Delaware State University associate professor Cyril Broderick has recently come under fire for an
We are not going to see incidents of gender-based violence disappear overnight. We must remember that tangible change will take time.
Involving students in advertising efforts may be the best way for an institution to distinguish itself, because the one asset a university has which no other has is its students — all of them with unique stories to tell and diverse perspectives to bring.
Though course evaluations are not a good measure of whether a professor deserves a tenured position, they still give students a sense of efficacy and give professors an opportunity to make valuable improvements to their courses.
Though it does make sense to prioritize the students who most want to attend, this measure is impossible to objectively quantify.
Rave venue owners should not be discouraged from distributing educational materials and preparing for emergency medical situations in order to make their events safer.
Admitting women to social fraternities is not a guaranteed remedy to the problems plaguing fraternity life — namely: sexual assault, alcohol abuse and hazing.
In developing such climate surveys, universities must maintain a balance between their obligation to assess their students’ safety and their obligations to protect student privacy.
The managing board highlights notable figures from the start of the fall semester
But we must also remember that there is a human element to this issue which is even more important than the financial element.
What is most remarkable about Hannah’s case is that even students who do not know her personally have made a concerted effort to disseminate information about her disappearance, and have expressed hope that she returns safely.
If police departments had good records of consistently investigating rape cases and bringing them to trial, perhaps more student survivors would choose that option.
Ideas like these can encourage debate which enriches a student’s academic experience, but any valuable theories Salaita offers are tainted by the incendiary remarks he has made.
The state can take more effective action than the NCAA can in this situation, because the state has the authority to mandate a university change its policies and redirect its funds.
Debt forgiveness programs could form partnerships with universities that keep their tuition as low as possible, offer more grant aid to low-income students and limit the amount of debt students graduate with.
Though we should take pride in the diversity of our school, it is unlikely that we will be as boastful about the economic diversity rankings as the national US News rankings.
This standard ensures the balance of power cannot be disrupted too easily, but the Visitors still have a way of replacing the rector if they believe he or she is not adequately fulfilling his or her duties.
Efforts to increase the representation of women in higher education are admirable. But advertising positions specifically for women is risky, in that it may open the door to legal battles which ultimately undermine the efforts of the university.
The Survivor Support Network training humanizes and personalizes the issue, which is why all faculty should be required to complete it.
The University’s rate of graduation for African American students is among the highest in the country — about 83 percent — but it is still less than the rate of white students, and this disparity needs to be addressed.
