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Section: Demographics
Asian American Pacific Islander
ED Initiates $1M Grant to Improve AAPI Educational Outcomes
Recognizing that some Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have more educational disparities than others do, the U.S. Department of Education has launched a new, $1 million grant program aimed at improving college and career prospects.
May 16, 2016
African-American
Standardized Tests Never Have Been Racially Neutral
Exclusive excerpt from Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America.
May 16, 2016
LGBTQ+
U.S. Directs Public Schools to Allow Transgender Access to Restrooms
The Obama administration is planning to issue a sweeping directive telling every public school district in the country to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms that match their gender identity. A letter to school districts will go out Friday, adding to a highly charged debate over transgender rights in the middle of the administration’s […]
May 13, 2016
Leadership & Policy
CUNY’s Frank Sanchez Named President of Rhode Island College
WARWICK, R.I. ― Rhode Island College has a new president. Frank Sanchez, vice chancellor for student affairs at the City University of New York, was named Rhode Island College’s 10th president after a vote Wednesday by the Council on Postsecondary Education, The Providence Journal reported. He is expected to start his new job in the […]
May 12, 2016
African-American
Troubled Howard University Hospital Cutting Staff
By June 30, the financially troubled Howard University Hospital (HUH) will lose 10 percent of its workforce; not even management will be spared, said its CEO James Edwards.
May 12, 2016
African-American
HBCUs Back Push to Think Outside Box About Students’ Criminal Past
A new report from the Education Department urges colleges to reconsider how they ask applicants about their criminal records.
May 12, 2016
Students
UNC President on LBGT Law: Colleges Can’t Run Without Fed Funds
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. ― Leaders of North Carolina’s public universities met Tuesday to grapple with a looming threat that the federal government could withhold billions of dollars if the state loses a legal battle over transgender students and bathrooms. A North Carolina law adopted in March requires transgender people to use the bathroom or locker […]
May 11, 2016
Women
Paid Parental Leave But No Union for Columbia Grad Students
NEW YORK ― Graduate students who teach and conduct research at Columbia University will get paid parental leave and child-care subsidies starting next fall. Organizers of a drive to unionize Columbia graduate students said they welcomed the new benefits but urged the university to recognize their union. Provost John H. Coatsworth announced new benefits policy […]
May 10, 2016
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
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