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Obama Signs Hate Crime Provisions Into Law
Trumpeting a victory against careless spending, President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed a defense bill that kills some costly weapons projects and expands war efforts. In a major civil rights change, the law also makes it a federal hate crime to assault people based on sexual orientation.
October 28, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Convention Panel Encourages Gay Chancellors, Presidents to Remain Open About Their Sexual Orientation
Since age 26, Dr. David Wain Coon has been open personally and professionally about his sexual orientation. “I wanted my students to have the role model I didn’t have when I went through my education.”
October 8, 2009
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Students
Non-Discrimination Policies and Support Groups Help Ease Campus Life for Gay and Lesbian Students at HBCUs
Earlier this year, a group of gay and lesbian students at Winston-Salem State University, a mid-sized historically Black institution in the conservative Piedmont region of North Carolina, petitioned the school’s administration to add sexual orientation to its nondiscrimination policy.
July 6, 2009
LGBTQ+
Study Finds Widening Generation Gap in United States
From cell phones and texting to religion and manners, younger and older Americans see the world differently, creating the largest generation gap since the tumultuous years of the 1960s and the culture clashes over Vietnam, civil rights and women’s liberation.
June 29, 2009
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LGBTQ+
Holder Urges New Hate Crimes Law
Attorney General Eric Holder said this week that recent killings show the need for a tougher U.S. hate crimes law to stop “violence masquerading as political activism.”
June 17, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Virginia Tech Decision Sparks Debate on Diversity Work and Faculty Evaluations
The decision by Virginia Tech to abandon a controversial proposal aimed at requiring faculty to engage in diversity-related activities, has prompted a larger debate on college campuses across the nation over what role, if any, should diversity work play in the evaluation of faculty members.
April 22, 2009
LGBTQ+
Texas Christian University To Offer Housing for GLBT Students
This fall, Texas Christian University will offer on-campus apartments for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered students, as well as heterosexual students who support them, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported.
April 8, 2009
LGBTQ+
Gainesville, Fla., Anti-discrimination Laws Kept
Voters on Tuesday turned down a measure that could have stripped Gainesville government’s anti-discrimination protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender residents.
March 25, 2009
LGBTQ+
Gainesville, Fla., Votes on Gay Discrimination Ban
Voters in this university city went to the polls Tuesday in an election that could strip the local government’s anti-discrimination protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender residents.
March 24, 2009
Students
Black Men on Campus: What the Media Do Not Show Us
Black male college students feel pressured to fulfill media-spun social expectations to be overly sexual, aggressive and athletic in college.
February 4, 2009
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LGBTQ+
Hispanic, Gay Advocates Vie for Abandoned Commerce Post
No sooner had Gov. Bill Richardson, D-N.M., and President-elect Barack Obama made their announcements that the New Mexico governor would be stepping aside because of a pay-to-play controversy swirling around him, than advocacy groups sprang to action to get their respective candidates considered.
January 5, 2009
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LGBTQ+
Poll: Black Voters Not to Blame for California’s Same Sex Marriage Ban
African Americans received much of the blame shortly after California voters banned same-sex marriage last month.
December 18, 2008
LGBTQ+
Photo Exhibit Put Back Up at BYU
Portraits of gay Brigham Young University students taken by photography major for a class project are back up at the school’s fine arts building after school officials removed the display.
December 15, 2008
LGBTQ+
‘Day Without a Gay” Participation Spotty
A daylong strike for which people were encouraged to call in “gay” to work to express support for same-sex marriage is drawing spotty participation.
December 10, 2008
Asian American Pacific Islander
Obama Names Prominent Member of Gay Community, Asian American to Environmental and Energy Posts
President-elect Barack Obama has selected a deputy mayor of Los Angeles to lead the White House Council on Environmental Quality, transition officials said Wednesday. On the same day, he also put in motion plans to announce his top pick for Energy Secretary.
December 10, 2008
Students
A SPACE OF THEIR OWN
Ethnic-themed dorms offer a supportive environment for minorities, but critics say they stunt personal growth by promoting self-segregation.
December 10, 2008
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LGBTQ+
Univ. of Toledo official fired over column sues
The firing of a college administrator over her criticism of gay rights has sparked a debate about free speech and whether universities have the right to regulate what employees say outside of their jobs.
December 2, 2008
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Students
N.H. Catholic College Wants Twice the Diversity
St. Anselm College, a Roman Catholic college here, wants to double the enrollment of Hispanics, African-Americans and other minorities.
November 11, 2008
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