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Faculty & Staff

Jewish Man Says Christian School Didn’t Hire Him Over Faith

by Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. – A Portland man says a small private Christian college in Portland discriminated against him by refusing to hire him because he’s Jewish. In a lawsuit filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court, Noel M. King says he applied for an adjunct professor of psychology position at Warner Pacific College in […]

Student Won’t Receive Degree Despite Disability Accommodation

A nursing student who failed a mandatory test four times in a required course despite disability accommodation isn’t entitled to her bachelor’s degree, a federal judge in Covington, Kentucky, has ruled.

African-American

The Supreme Court’s rehash of Fisher and Affirmative Action

Scalia revival of “mismatch” idea gets most of the headlines.

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Northern Indiana College Granted Waiver From LGBT Law

by Associated Press MISHAWAKA, Ind. — A northern Indiana school is among the more than two dozen religiously affiliated colleges nationwide to receive exemptions from a federal law that protects lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students and employees from discrimination. Bethel College President Gregg Chenoweth told the South Bend Tribune that the waiver doesn’t mean […]

African-American

A Crisis in Black Leadership? : Let Us Call a Spade a Spade

For many, me included, it is time that we as Black people in America critically examine the effectiveness of the leadership that we are providing to empower ourselves and other Black people in the Diaspora.

Leadership & Policy

Eddinger Guides Through Stellar Leadership, Mentorship at Bunker Hill

Dr. Pam Eddinger leads Bunker Hill Community College through mentorship, commitment and strong values.

African-American

Oakland, Detroit, D.C. Rated Tops for Commitment to Black Male Achievement

A CBMA scorecard rates cities based on efforts to advance Black males and reduce disparities in educational attainment, employment, incarceration rates and other areas of well-being.

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African-American

Walter Leonard: A Legendary Leader for All Seasons

Walter Leonard, who died Tuesday at age 86, was one of the pioneering education leaders who successfully paved the way for Blacks to hold leadership roles at both elite historically Black and White institutions.

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Winthrop Drops Name of White Supremacist from Award

ROCK HILL, S.C. ― Winthrop University’s top academic award will no longer bear the name of avowed segregationist and former South Carolina governor “Pitchfork” Ben Tillman. Media outlets report the university’s president Dan Mahony told faculty, staff and students in an email Friday that the university will discontinue the 75-year-old Tillman Award. Instead, the students […]

No Disciplinary Action Taken after Alleged Racist Frat Party

NEW HAVEN, Conn. ― No disciplinary action will be taken against any students or student groups at Yale University involved in allegations of racism at a fraternity party held by Sigma Alpha Epsilon in October. At the party in question, students complained that the fraternity denied entrance to minorities. Men at the door were […]

African-American

Man sues College of Charleston Citing Racial Discrimination

CHARLESTON, S.C. ― An employee at the College of Charleston has filed a federal lawsuit against the school, saying it failed to respond to complaints that his supervisor used the N-word and drew a racially insensitive picture of a black man while on the job. The Post and Courier reports Frederick Fortner, a Black man, […]

African-American

After Fisher Arguments, Justices Appear Typically Divided

The liberal and conservative justices showed themselves to be deeply divided over whether race should be a consideration in admissions policies at UT Austin and other institutions of higher education across the nation.

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