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Section: Demographics > LGBTQ+
Faculty & Staff
Dartmouth College Cancels Classes After Protest
Administrators announced that Wednesdayâs classes would be replaced by programs focused on the collegeâs commitment to fostering respectful debate.
April 24, 2013
LGBTQ+
Rand Paul Brings Republican Party Message to Howard University
U.S. Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky., told a packed audience at Howard University that the party today offers African-Americans a path toward unencumbered opportunity.
April 10, 2013
Students
Asking Tough Questions: College and LGBT Applicant Identification
This year, however, students may find a new topic area not only on their questionnaires, but also on their initial applications: sexual orientation.
April 9, 2013
Students
Asking Tough Questions: College and LGBT Applicant Identification
This year, however, students may find a new topic area not only on their questionnaires, but also on their initial applications: sexual orientation.
April 7, 2013
Faculty & Staff
AAUP Criticizes Southernâs Treatment of Faculty
A national organization of university professors is criticizing the way Southern University faculty members were treated immediately after the school declared a financial emergency nearly two years ago.
April 4, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Reflections on Increased Visibility of Lesbian and Gay Leaders in Higher Education
I also want to celebrate and mark the positive shifts when we see them, such as increased visibility and acceptance of queer leaders on our campuses nationwide.
March 24, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Oberlin College and the Popular Fables of Hate and Ignorance
Oberlin College administrators suspended classes âand all non-essential activitiesâ on Monday in response to a series of âhate-related incidents.â
March 5, 2013
African-American
Will African-Americans Be Used as a Wedge Against Immigration Reform?
Tonight in New York City, the Lunar New Year meets Black History month as the Asian American Legal Defense Fund honors legendary Freedom Rider, civil rights activist and long-time Georgia Congressman John Lewis.
February 18, 2013
LGBTQ+
Divided We Fail: Replicating the Successes and Avoiding the Mistakes of Desegregation
On June 28, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a ruling that officially ended the era of school desegregation that followed Brown v. Board of Education.
January 30, 2013
African-American
Obama the Patriot
[portfolio_slideshow id=50823] Like many who are identifiably African-American, my feelings of patriotism are complicated. When I heard General Colin Powell say on a recent âMeet the Pressâ appearance that some prominent members of his own Republican party âstill sort of look down on minorities,â referencing a former governorâs statement that President Obama âis shuckinâ and [âŚ]
January 21, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Auburn Faculty Concerned About Candidate Diversity
Faculty members at Auburn University are expressing concern about what some consider a lack of diversity among candidates to fill two openings on the schoolâs board of trustees.
January 16, 2013
Disabilties
Gallaudet Reinstates Official Who Signed Petition
Gallaudet University has reinstated its chief diversity officer after a 3-month paid suspension for signing a petition circulated by opponents of gay marriage in Maryland.
January 7, 2013
Leadership & Policy
Black Conservatives on Campus Stay Their Course
Finding themselves in the midst of liberal peers, Black conservatives embrace ânot just a political ideology, but a way of life.â
December 18, 2012
Sports
U. Iowa Adds Optional LGBT Question to Application
The University of Iowa has become the nationâs first public university to include optional questions about sexual orientation and gender identity on its application, a move hailed Wednesday by advocates hoping to improve the college experience for gays and lesbians.
December 12, 2012
Faculty & Staff
UM, MSU Students Want Gender Identity Protection
University of Montana and Montana State University students want the state Board of Regents to add sexual orientation and gender identity to its nondiscrimination policy.
November 25, 2012
Faculty & Staff
The Exposed Bigotry of Generation âYâ Manifests Itself
Dr. Elwood Watson is a professor of history and African-American studies at East Tennessee State University.
November 14, 2012
Faculty & Staff
Gallaudet Officerâs Suspension Opens a Firestorm of Protest
Following the decision by Gallaudet University President T. Alan Hurwitz to suspend Angela McCaskill, the schoolâs chief diversity officer, fierce advocates have sprung up on both sides of the issue.
October 28, 2012
African-American
Black Male Incarceration Crisis: Transparency and Education Are Key in Effecting Change
Transparency and education are the best ways to start changing the effects of mass incarceration on voting rights in the United States, concurred a panel of experts at a session at the Seventh Annual Black Male Initiative Conference at the City University of New Yorkâs College of Staten Island.
October 7, 2012
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