Faculty Senate Chair Philip Glick is seeking transparency from the UB Foundation (UBF), but was “very disappointed” when the foundation rejected his request to add members to the foundation’s board of trustees.
Former UB Vice President Dennis Black is under investigation for hundreds of thousands of dollars in expenditures during his time at UB, according to The Buffalo News.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito thinks Buffalo’s resurgence is proof that the “American Dream” is still alive. Alito spoke at Shea’s Performing Art’s Center on Oct. 20. UB Law School and law firm Hodgson Russ hosted the exclusive question-and-answer session. Interim Law School Dean James Gardner and Hodgson Russ Chairman Daniel C. Oliverio moderated the conversation with Alito.
UB Foundation Chairman Francis M. Letro recently rejected Philip Glick’s request for a faculty member, professional staff member and student to be added to UB Foundation’s board of trustees. Glick, Faculty Senate chair, discussed this rejection and a number of other topics at the Faculty Senate Meeting in Center For Tomorrow on Tuesday. The Senate also discussed salary equity, the smoke-free campaign and faculty mentorship.
The third debate had arguably the most substantive discussion on policy issues, including the Supreme Court, the economy and fitness for president. Republican candidate Donald Trump said he wouldn’t accept the election’s outcome, which commentators regarded as one of the most memorable moments of the debate. Trump said this in the wake of his comments that the election is rigged against him.
UB College Democrats held a debate watch party of the final debate between Clinton and Trump Wednesday night in Norton 112.
UB faculty members in the Natural Sciences department have a number of concerns, including campus cleanliness, base stipends, expanding the Communities of Excellence and freshmen seminar funding.
Carl Paladino thinks Hillary Clinton is a “gift from Hell” and it would be a horror story if she is elected. He described Donald Trump as “an imperfect human being” who says what everyone is thinking.
A UB employee reported he was hit while operating a UB vehicle in the Park Hall parking lot. Patrol was dispatched and an accident information exchange was completed.
Dr. Walter Hakala’s life experiences sound like a blend of an action-adventure novel, an espionage thriller and a coming-of-age epic. If someone asked Hakala, an assistant professor of English and Asian Studies, where he grew up, they should prepare for a long story.
Angelique Romulus is used to being the only black person in her class. Romulus, a junior psychology major, feels UB’s campus is lacking in diversity.
UB freshmen often have trouble navigating the Stampede, academic buildings and dorms. Some find the new general education requirements to be just as confusing.
Jessica Reznik feels it can be “really creepy” walking on North Campus at night. Reznik, a senior communication major, was closely followed by a male while walking to Capen library last month.
UN Rights Chief says Trump presidency would be a global danger Zeid Raad al-Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said at a news briefing in Geneva, the U.S. electing Trump would pose a global danger. Trump has advocated for increased water boarding and torture on terror suspects.
Andrew Meyer said Jewish students are a large minority group on campus and make up 10 percent of the student population at UB. But he wants his voice to be heard. “We [Jewish students] have certain needs that a regular student may not,” Meyer, president of the Jewish Student Union (JSU) and a junior business administration major, said.
Jaekyung Lee, Dean of UB’s Graduate School of Education, is stepping down at the end of the 2016-17 academic year. Lee is resigning for “family reasons,” according to a letter from Provost Charles Zukoski sent to UB faculty. Lee was the eighth GSE dean. He served as the interim GSE dean since 2012 and was appointed to permanent dean status in 2013. Lee will return to full-time status as a professor of “counseling, school and educational psychology,” according to the release.
Four sexual assaults were reported to University Police between Sept. 9 and Sept. 25. UPD sent out a campus-wide alert for only one of the four reported incidents, which occurred on Sept. 25.
Alain Kaloyeros, State University of New York (SUNY) Polytechnic Institute President, resigned on Monday after being charged in a bribery and bid-rigging case, according to Associated Press.
National backlash against the observance of Columbus Day caused Buffalonians to hold a rally for “a call to action” Monday morning, according to The Buffalo News. The rally and news conference was held at 11 a.m. in front of the Army Corps of Engineers’ Buffalo office at 1776 Niagara St.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump faced off for the second time in the second presidential debate on Sunday night.
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