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Provost Brian Blake said at a Faculty Senate meeting last month that cluster hires are a good idea, but the University s financial expenditure during the pandemic might hurt those efforts.
News By Ishani Chettri Feb 8, 2021 12:05 AM
An informal group of department chairs and program directors is in discussions with officials about enacting a “cluster hire” of underrepresented faculty and increasing funding for the Africana studies program.
Joined by faculty, the group is circulating a petition calling on administrators to hire 18 minority faculty members “primarily” in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences and provide enough funding for the Africana studies program to convert into its own department with a permanent director within the next three years. Professors said conversations that began last summer about deficiencies in funding, faculty and support in the Africana studies program sparked their calls for a broader
Arizona Coyotes to Celebrate Black History Month
Several internal and external initiatives will raise awareness, promote diversity, drive positive social change, and foster more inclusive communities by Arizona Coyotes @ArizonaCoyotes / Press Release
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Monday, February 8, 2021
GLENDALE, ARIZONA - The Arizona Coyotes announced today that during the month of February, the club will celebrate Black History Month through several internal and external initiatives that will raise awareness, promote diversity, drive positive social change, and foster more inclusive communities. Diversity, equity and inclusion are core values of our organization, said Coyotes President & CEO Xavier Gutierrez. This is an important month for us to celebrate the contributions that African Americans have made to t
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Kavita Daiya, the director of the women’s, gender and sexuality studies program, said she received approval for one part-time faculty member this semester.
News By Isha Trivedi Feb 1, 2021 12:43 AM
Almost one year after administrators implemented a hiring freeze to offset the financial impacts of COVID-19, department chairs said they have struggled to offer enough classes without part-time faculty members.
Provost Brian Blake said he has still been approving certain hires during the freeze that officials had an “absolute need” for, but he won’t feel comfortable lifting the freeze until administrators have a better idea of the status of the fall semester. Department chairs said they often rely on part-time faculty members to teach lower-level courses and leave electives to full-time professors, but the hiring freeze has forced more full-time faculty into introductory courses, limiting elective offerings.
Franco Fieramosca, a Huge Force in the Luxury Footwear Business, Dies at 81 Katie Abel
Franco Fieramosca, a huge force in the luxury footwear business who was instrumental in building Gucci, Prada and other top labels in the U.S. market, died Wednesday at age 81 from complications related to a liver condition.
“Footwear was his passion. Work was his life. He loved his job so much,” said his wife, Cristina Fieramosca. “He was still in touch with a lot of people. He never let it go.”
An expert in both product development and distribution, Fieramosca was born and raised in Italy, and his career began in 1960 at Bally of Switzerland. He studied all aspects of production, and in 1973, the company transferred him to the U.S. “In those days, it was Bally, Bruno Magli and Ferragamo,” Fieramosca said in a 2008 interview. “There was no Prada, and Gucci had only its own retail business, which was not huge in this country.”
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GW researchers are involved in more than 90 projects related to COVID-19 amid a record-high number of invention disclosures and patents filed by GW affiliates this year.
Officials doled out more money on research expenditures last calendar year than any other year in University history, Provost Brian Blake said at a Faculty Senate meeting Friday.
Blake said GW’s researchers had a “phenomenal” year despite the pandemic and ended up spending more than $200 million on research projects. He said GW had a “record year” of invention disclosures and patents in 2020, and the number of GW-authored documents and citations of work done by GW researchers reached a 10-year high.