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Urban League Issues a Call to Action for Education, Jobs, Voting Rights

Civil rights leaders united at the National Urban League Conference to discuss education reform, job creation, racial profiling and voting rights protection.

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Students Ask Feds to Investigate USC Rape Cases

University of Southern California students have filed a federal complaint alleging the school ignored or mishandled sexual assault and rape cases.

Support Grows for Gay Athletes at UGA

Though student-athletes at the University of Georgia are not publicly revealing their sexual orientation, some are being open within their team.

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What Diversity and Equality Look Like

The Supreme Court’s ruling on DOMA last week led to a weekend filled with hundreds of wedding celebrations.

Educators Discuss Creating an Inclusive Environment for LGBTQ Students

The “Expanding the Circle” summer institute offered best practices and initiatives in academia and student affairs for LGBTQ students.

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60K Sign Petition in Support of College Student Expelled for Being Gay

A former student who was expelled for being a lesbian receives enormous online support following the college’s request that she repay scholarship money.

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Faculty & Staff

Alcorn State Celebrates Medgar Evers’ Civil Rights Legacy

The thriving land-grant institution in rural Mississippi hosted the last leg of celebrations in the state honoring Evers 50 years after his assassination.

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Petition Opposes Weber State Program Named for Mormon Leader

A Utah gay-rights organization has started a petition to protest the naming of a new Weber State University program after the second-highest ranking leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who has called homosexual attraction as unnatural and immoral.

Faculty & Staff

First Generation Civil Rights Fellows Head to Washington

This summer, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law will introduce its First Generation Civil Rights Fellowship (FirstGEN) program for undergraduate students who intend to pursue careers in social justice.

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African-American

Sotomayor Makes Herself at Home at NYC Literature Festival

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has said she wants to be called just “Sonia from the Bronx.”

Faculty & Staff

Dartmouth College Cancels Classes After Protest

Administrators announced that Wednesday’s classes would be replaced by programs focused on the college’s commitment to fostering respectful debate.

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Rand Paul Brings Republican Party Message to Howard University

U.S. Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky., told a packed audience at Howard University that the party today offers African-Americans a path toward unencumbered opportunity.

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