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Diverse Docket: College’s Religious Affiliation no Shield Against Bias Complaint

A private college’s religious affiliation doesn’t automatically shield it from liability for racial discrimination, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has ruled.

African-American

Auburn University Disavows ‘White Student Union’

AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn University officials are disavowing hate fliers found around campus and say they’re unfamiliar with a group claiming responsibility. A university statement says a group calling itself the Auburn White Student Union isn’t affiliated with the school. It calls the fliers “reprehensible.” Social media shows anti-Semitic leaflets that have been found around […]

Rolling Stone Settles, but Fight Over Rape Story Isn’t Over

RICHMOND, Va. — Rolling Stone magazine settled a University of Virginia administrator’s lawsuit over its discredited story about a rape on campus, but its legal fights over the botched article aren’t over. Attorneys for Rolling Stone and Nicole Eramo announced this week that they reached a confidential settlement over the 2014 story “A Rape on […]

Asian American Pacific Islander

Conference Helps AAPI Attendees Work Through Frustrations

The Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education conference has increasingly become a venue for undergraduate and graduate students to find common ground in their educational and life journeys.

Washington State U. Being Investigated by Feds Over Handling of Assault Case

PULLMAN, Wash. — The federal government is investigating how Washington State University handled a female student’s allegations of sexual assault and harassment to determine whether the school violated federal gender-equity law. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights filed a complaint on March 20 and gave the university two weeks to turn over […]

African-American

Pepsi Commercial Epitomizes White Privilege

The ad whitewashed the often challenging and grim realities facing many people and communities of color.

Rodriguez: Do All Lives Matter?

It was a great forum and a great dialogue, but in a sense, it was the wrong question. The reason is that each time the answer will invariably mischaracterize, misdirect, or at best, deflect.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions

Board of Trustees Making a Mess at Morehouse

Morehouse College will inevitably lose its national stature if the board of trustees continues to micromanage the day-to-day function of the college and refuses to allow their presidents to lead.

A Critical View of College Admissions

The entire admissions processes (barely changed over the decades apart from the introduction of technology) is troubling on so many levels that it is hard to describe the key levers for possible change.

Transgender University Employees Sue Over Insurance Cuts

MADISON, Wis. — Two transgender University of Wisconsin employees are suing the state’s insurance board and the UW System after it stopped covering sex reassignment procedures. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Wisconsin on Friday filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of anthropology graduate student Alina Boyden and cancer researcher Shannon Andrews. […]

Leadership & Policy

Ex-public Schools Chief, Dean Picked for Chicago State Posts

CHICAGO — Board members tapped former Chicago Public Schools chief Paul Vallas Friday for an interim administrator post at Chicago State University, an appointment recommended by Gov. Bruce Rauner. The university’s Board of Trustees also named arts and sciences dean Rachel Lindsey as interim president. Neither Vallas nor Lindsey commented after their appointments. However, the […]

Utah University Launches Program for Black Doctoral Students

SALT LAKE CITY — The University of Utah is launching a support network and stipend program for Black students pursuing its highest degrees. The African-American Doctoral Scholars Initiative will launch this fall. It will provide eligible students with scholarships of up to $5,000 each year and access to a host of other resources, The Deseret […]

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