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Section: Demographics
LGBTQ+
ACA Nixes Nashville Over ‘Discriminatory’ Law
The American Counseling Association has canceled its annual conference scheduled for 2017 in Nashville in protest of a state law Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam put into effect two weeks ago that allows counselors to cite principles to reject patients. “Of all the state legislation impacting counseling during my 30 years with ACA, the new Tennessee […]
May 10, 2016
African-American
The Citadel Won’t Allow Incoming Cadet to Wear Hijab
As The Citadel drew a line in the sand Tuesday in the name of “uniformity,” the U.S. Military Academy stood down and headed off a potentially controversial situation of its own.
May 10, 2016
LGBTQ+
Philippines Elects First Transgender Woman
Voters have made history in the Philippines, electing their first ever transgender politician to the House of Representatives. Liberal Party candidate Geraldine Roman trounced her closest rival in the congressional district of Bataan, winning 62% of the unofficial vote count with 99% of precincts reporting. Read the full story via CNN.
May 10, 2016
LGBTQ+
Battle Heating Up Between Federal, State Governments Over LGBT Issues
The showdown between North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory’s administration and the federal government escalated Monday and the state’s public university system is caught squarely in the middle.
May 10, 2016
Asian American Pacific Islander
Asian Students Not Standing on Protest Sidelines
Asian American students have been active participants and outspoken leaders in recent campus protests, including actions supporting the concerns of other racial groups.
May 9, 2016
Students
Virginia Tech to Present Honorary Degree to First African American Student
Virginia Tech will be handing out a lot of degrees during their commencement ceremonies on May 13th, however, one is especially dear to the Virginia Tech community. Irving Peddrew III will be presented with an honorary Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering at the ceremony in Lane Stadium. Peddrew is the first African American […]
May 9, 2016
African-American
First African-American Police Chief Appointed in Ferguson, Mo.
The city of Ferguson, Missouri, swore in Delrish Moss as its first African-American police chief on Monday. A longtime veteran of the Miami Police Department, Moss was selected over 53 other applicants after a three-month search, the city said. He was officially sworn in at a ceremony on Monday afternoon. He is tasked with helping […]
May 9, 2016
African-American
False Reports of Hate Crimes Beset College Campuses
Despite the fact that the 2015-16 academic year has been characterized by protests on campuses nationwide, it has also seen a fair amount of allegations of racism that turned out to be false.
May 8, 2016
Students
This ‘Sister Circle’ of 8 Indiana Women Is Making History
They’re called the “great eight.” They are women, they are African-American, and they are making history this weekend. All are receiving Ph.D. degrees from the Indiana University School of Education. Demetrees Hutchins, Shannon McCullough, Nadrea Njoku, Juhanna Rogers, Johari Shuck and Jasmine Haywood have earned doctorates in the field of higher education and student affairs. Tiffany Kyser and Jada Phelps Moultrie earned doctorates in urban […]
May 8, 2016
LGBTQ+
Oregon Lays out Sweeping Protections for Transgender Students
Transgender students across Oregon should be able to use the bathrooms, names and pronouns they want, according to unprecedented guidelines released Thursday by the Oregon Department of Education. In a sweeping 15-page document the department issued what are likely to be controversial suggestions for Oregon educators — directing them to allow transgender females to play […]
May 6, 2016
Latinx
Engaging Families for Latino Student Success in Higher Education
Latinos are struggling with access to higher education, navigating the college process, and, once enrolled, paying for their college education.
May 5, 2016
Students
N.C. College System’s Federal Funds in Crosshairs of LGBT Law
RALEIGH, N.C. ― North Carolina’s prized public universities could be the biggest losers as state leaders defend a new law limiting the rights of LGBT people. The 17-university system, which includes the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University as well several historically Black colleges, risks losing more than $1.4 […]
May 5, 2016
African-American
Majoring in Beyoncé: A True Higher Education
The Beyoncé effect has once again taken hold of our visual, auditory, and emotional centers in a vise-like grip, refusing to relent, refusing to weaken. It can be felt in fashion, film, politics, and even in the higher realms of academia.
May 4, 2016
African-American
The 2016 Presidential Election Process: One Black Man’s Perspective
The struggle today is not simply about the tension generated by the need to breathe false life into antiquated notions of White supremacy in order to facilitate the economic and political domination of African descendant people.
May 4, 2016
Students
FSU Student Reps: No Headdresses at Seminoles Games
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. ― Florida State University’s student government has passed a resolution discouraging Seminoles fans from wearing Native American headdresses at games. The Student Government Association approved the nonbinding, formal opinion by a 27-4 vote on April 20 asking the university’s administration to consider adding the wearing of headdresses as a violation of the student […]
May 4, 2016
Students
Police Probe Beating of Black University of Iowa Student
IOWA CITY, Iowa ― A Black University of Iowa freshman told police that he was severely beaten by three White men who shouted racial slurs, investigators said Wednesday. The Iowa City Police Department said that it was investigating the assault of Marcus Owens as a hate crime. Owens, 19, walked in to the department late […]
May 4, 2016
Asian American Pacific Islander
Chicago Group Providing Refuge en Route to an Education
A Chicago-based organization is working at helping North Koreans in the United States adapt and earn an education.
May 4, 2016
Faculty & Staff
JAYATI GHOSH
JAYATI GHOSH has been appointed dean of the School of Business Administration and a professor of international business at Widener University. She was associate dean of the Barowsky School of Business at Dominican University of California. Ghosh earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from the University of Calcutta in India, a master’s from Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada, and a doctorate from the University of Waterloo in Canada.
May 4, 2016
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