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LGBTQ+
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Omnibus Bill a Win for HBCUs, Minority Institutions Why Must International Students Pick Up the Tab for U.S. Higher Education? Diverse Conversations: 3 Reasons You Should Care About Hispanic-Serving Institutions Dishonor Roll ― The Schools that Sought Exemptions To Legally Discriminate Against LGBT Students
December 24, 2015
Students
Indiana Lt. Gov. Eyeing Job Leading Ivy Tech CC System
INDIANAPOLIS ― Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has raised the possibility of an unusual split with his 2012 running mate, suggesting that Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann would be an “ideal” candidate to take over the embattled Ivy Tech Community College system. The proposal has raised eyebrows among Indiana political observers who question why someone would […]
December 23, 2015
Students
E. Tennessee State Identifies Certain Restrooms as Gender-neutral
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. ― East Tennessee State University has updated some restrooms in academic buildings and residence halls with signage that identifies them as gender-neutral restrooms. The university’s Associate Vice President for Facilities Management Bill Rasnick tells the Johnson City Press that the restrooms with the new signs had previously been restrooms that were not […]
December 21, 2015
LGBTQ+
Dishonor Roll ― The Schools that Sought Exemptions To Legally Discriminate Against LGBT Students
The Human Rights Campaign, an activist group, urges the U.S. Department of Education to take action against schools that sought waiver.
December 20, 2015
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 […]
December 14, 2015
LGBTQ+
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 […]
December 13, 2015
African-American
Hire a Chief Diversity Officer, Check!
At colleges and universities across the nation as a response to a campus crisis or incident of cultural insensitivity, campus administration has swiftly announced the establishment of chief diversity offices and chief diversity officers to direct those offices.
December 3, 2015
African-American
Celebrating Differences Among Students
Celebrating the cultural differences between students in the classroom helps to create a nurturing environment.
December 1, 2015
LGBTQ+
Study: Diversity on Campuses Impacts Religious, Sexual Identity Worldviews
Co-author adds that institutions must think carefully about how educators are structuring the opportunities for students to interact across their differences.
November 29, 2015
LGBTQ+
University to Rebrand 14 Campus Restrooms as ‘All Gender’
INDIANAPOLIS ― Officials at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis have announced a plan to re-label 14 restrooms across campus as “All Gender.” The Indianapolis Star reports the university announced the plan in a faculty newsletter Tuesday. The school also plans a new center at Taylor Hall for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students. Karen Dace is […]
November 19, 2015
LGBTQ+
Saigo Makes Diversity a Priority at Southern Oregon University
In the year that Dr. Roy Saigo has taken on the presidency of Southern Oregon University, the school has seen an increase in retention, enrollment and diversity.
November 3, 2015
Sports
College Athletic Departments Dropping Ball on LGBT Inclusion
The sparse collegiate element was noticeable last week as Athlete Ally celebrated individuals who have been instrumental to advancing the support of LGBT athletes across the sports world.
October 25, 2015
Students
When Free Speech Becomes Unfree Speech
Practicing free speech comes with the responsibility speaking the whole truth, without false or unproven racist ideas.
October 20, 2015
Faculty & Staff
University of Washington Names Cauce as President
The University of Washington Board of Regents on Tuesday chose Ana Mari Cauce to be the school’s next president.
October 13, 2015
LGBTQ+
What’s an LGBTQ College Student Center, Anyway?
I have found that our work is most impactful in the moments that we become a part of our students’ journeys of development.
October 8, 2015
Sports
Bryant U. Basketball Assistant Coach Chris Burns Comes Out
Division I men’s basketball has its first openly gay coach.
October 8, 2015
Students
Wichita State Chapel Change to Help Muslims Draws Complaints
WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita State University has announced plans to review changes to a campus chapel after critics took aim at the university for renovating the space to accommodate Muslims. The Wichita Eagle reports the university in May renovated the Harvey D. Grace Memorial Chapel and removed the tiny altar and pews after Muslims at […]
October 7, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Novelist Quits Teaching at Phoenix College Over Loyalty Oath
PHOENIX — A crime novelist and poet quit his job teaching creative writing at Phoenix College because of a longstanding state requirement for public employees to sign a loyalty oath. Former adjunct faculty member James Sallis said the oath is a violation of his privacy and civil rights, and asks him to violate the constitution, […]
September 29, 2015
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