Faculty

MC Maternity Leave Still Unpaid

April 7, 2016

By Natalie Craig and Cathy Goodyear Kiki Kringle contributed reporting The majority of the Manhattan College faculty, staff, and administration maybe aware of the maternity leave policy but never looked at it in depth. Our policy may not be [...]

Life as Department Chair

November 20, 2015

College faculty and administration have been known to have their differences in priorities – not just at Manhattan College. This creates a particularly tough challenge for department chairpersons, who are caught somewhere between being faculty [...]

A Unionization Effort

September 15, 2015

At MC and Across the U.S., Adjunct Professors Push for Collective Bargaining as Administration Pushes Back It always starts the same; disgruntled workers, compounded by economic downturns and the constant fear of illness or termination, and then [...]

Two National Science Foundation Grants Awarded to Manhattan College Faculty

September 10, 2014

The National Science Foundation has awarded Manhattan College faculty two grants to fund particle physics research and to launch an Engineering Scholars Training and Retention Center at the college. Rostislav Konoplich, Ph.D. and professor of [...]

Manhattan College Names Keith Brower as New Dean of School of Arts

September 9, 2014

Keith Brower, Ph.D., has been hired as the new dean of the School of Arts. Brower joins Manhattan College after serving as associate dean from 2007 to 2014 at the Fulton School of Liberal Arts at his alma mater Salisbury University. “I come to [...]

After Five Years, Dean Emmerson to Step Down From Administration

March 11, 2014

BY JOSEPH CUSMANO SENIOR WRITER Manhattan College’s current Dean of the School of Arts, Dr. Richard Emmerson, will serve his last day in administration on June 30 of this year. Emmerson, who started at the college in August of 2009, has served as [...]

For Faculty and Staff, Snow Days are No Walk in the Park

February 9, 2014

BY KYLEIGH PANETTA STAFF WRITER Not all of us can simply hit snooze when we have a snow day or delayed opening. For teachers, faculty and staff, snow days can make things very complicated. “Conversations usually take place the evening before, but [...]