Philosophy professor Adina Roskies was awarded a New Directions Fellowship from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, according to a College press release. The grant is awarded to faculty members in the humanities and arts who recently earned a PhD and plan to conduct research in fields different than their slated disciplines. Roskies, a neuroscientist and philosopher who specializes in neuroethics, will enroll in Yale Law School's year-long Master of Studies in Law program under the Fellowship program, according to the release. Roskies then plans to spend two summers conducting research at Stanford Law School, where she will focus on projects that apply the principles of law to neuroscience. Roskies, who arrived at the College in 2004, has published approximately 50 articles in academic journals, the release said.
A new bill introduced in the U.S. Senate last Thursday aims to expand federal laws regarding crime reporting on college campuses to include sexual violence, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported. The Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act, which has garnered support from approximately 20 advocacy groups, would amend current legislation by requiring universities to report cases of sexual violence in annual crime reports. College officials will also be required to provide programs in sexual assault prevention, produce an official definition of consent in sexual relationships and provide support for victims of sexual violence, according to The Chronicle. The legislation proposed by Sen. Robert Casey, D-Penn., and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. was introduced in the wake of an announcement by Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan of new guidelines to help universities address sexual violence. Biden and Duncan presented their proposals at the University of New Hampshire on April 4, The Dartmouth previously reported.
The average salary for full-time faculty members at Cornell University increased by 2.8 percent for the 2010-2011 academic year, surpassing the national inflation rate of 1.63 percent, according to The Cornell Daily Sun. This announcement follows an April 1 report by the American Association of University Professors that determined that salaries at institutions across the nation increased on average by only 1.4 percent. The pay increase is attributable to the university's interest in faculty recruitment and retention, Ronald Ehrenbergsaid, who serves as the chairperson of Cornell's Financial Policies Committee, said in an interview with The Daily Sun. Since neither Cornell's endowment nor state appropriations to the school increased, it is likely that the increase in tuition approved in January funded the salary increases, The Daily Sun reported.
Compiled by Elise Quinones
