UNLV mass shooting victims: Two professors ID’d Thursday, December 7 by ABC News(LAS VEGAS) -- Three faculty members were killed and one faculty member was injured in a mass shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on Wednesday.The suspect -- who had applied for a college professorship at UNLV, but was not hired, according to... Read More.
Penn State DuBois professor receives “distinguished professor” title Wednesday, February 22 by Louise BennettDUBOIS — Seven “distinguished professors” for 2023 have been named by Penn State's Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, and one of them is a Penn State DuBois professor.Pingjuan Werner, a professor of engineering at the DuBois campus, was given the “distinguished... Read More.
Nobel Prize in economics awarded to former Fed Chair Bernanke and two professors Monday, October 10 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The Nobel Prize in economics was awarded to Ben Bernanke, Douglas Diamond and Philip Dybvig on Monday for their research on banks and financial crises.Bernanke, of The Brookings Institute, served as chair of the Federal Reserve from 2006 to 2014, where... Read More.
Professor’s ‘hateful rhetoric’ prompts student calls for accountability Thursday, April 21 by ABC News(PHILADELPHIA) -- Students at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School are calling for the suspension of a law professor who they say has repeatedly expressed racist beliefs about Black and Asian populations."As descendants of enslaved ancestors, immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers and persons holding... Read More.
Student raises over $70K for scholarship for women after professor’s viral comments Monday, January 10 by ABC News(BOISE, Idaho) -- A college student who took action after a professor at her school stated that women should not be recruited into fields like engineering, medicine and law has now raised over $70,000 for a scholarship for women studying those fields.The Women in... Read More.
Students demand action after Penn professor’s ‘racist’ comments about Asians Friday, January 7 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The University of Pennsylvania came under fire this week after a law professor made inflammatory comments about Asians and the Asian-American community during an interview.Amy Wax, in speaking to Brown University professor Glenn Loury on "The Glenn Show," said: "Maybe it's... Read More.