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Disparities
Planned Parenthood Seeks Repeal of Abortion Rule
MADISON, Wis. — Planned Parenthood and Democratic lawmakers has called on the Republican— led Wisconsin Legislature to strike an abortion restriction from the state’s legal code even though the U.S. Supreme Court struck it down last week, rendering it unenforceable. The Supreme Court overturned a similar Texas statute requiring abortion providers to have admitting privileges […]
July 12, 2016
Disparities
Black Males: “Will I Be the Next Hashtag?”
PHILADELPHIA — Javon Grant has come up with a plan for what to do should he cross paths with a police officer: Get as far away as possible. “People are getting shot every day,” says Javon, 14. “I’ll walk on the other side of the street. I will run. I don’t know what they’re gonna […]
July 12, 2016
Students
GVSU Committed to Advancing Success of Latino Students
In August, about 80 Latino students and their families will be welcomed at Grand Valley State University for the third annual Laker Familia, an orientation specific to Latino/a students.
July 11, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Muhlenberg College Takes Strategic Step Toward Inclusiveness
Muhlenberg College hires 10 diverse tenure-track faculty in an effort to become more inclusive.
July 11, 2016
African-American
Study: Blacks Less Likely to be Shot by Police Than Whites
There is no evidence of racial discrimination in officer-involved shootings, according to a recent study by Harvard economist Roland G. Fryer, Jr.
July 11, 2016
Other News
Murder-Suicide a Year Later: Understanding PTSD
YORK, Pa. — Sometimes, Emily Brown’s mind flashes back to July 2, 2015. When she hears firecrackers. Sees wood decks. Smells the aromas of a summer night. Brown was a customer at Flapjack’s Restaurant and Pub off U.S. Route 15 in Carroll Township that night, along with about 50 to 60 other people. It was […]
July 11, 2016
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Murder-Suicide a Year Later: Understanding PTSD
Sometimes, Emily Brown’s mind flashes back to July 2, 2015. When she hears firecrackers. Sees wood decks. Smells the aromas of a summer night.
July 11, 2016
Home
Campus Housing Rule Exempts Military, Veterans
Many first-time, full-time undergraduate students will have to live on campus during their first year under a requirement approved by New Mexico State University regents.
July 11, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Muhlenberg College Takes Strategic Step Toward Inclusiveness
Muhlenberg College hires five diverse tenure-track faculty in an effort to become more inclusive.
July 11, 2016
Students
GVSU Committed to Advancing Success of Latino Students
In August, about 80 Latino students and their families will be welcomed at Grand Valley State University for the third annual Laker Familia, an orientation specific to Latino/a students. We include the parents and siblings of our new students during a portion of this orientation because we want the entire family to feel comfortable with […]
July 11, 2016
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Veterans’ Tuition Program Spared Cuts
A program that provides tuition assistance for veterans has been restored for now by Gov. Matt Mead after being targeted for elimination because of budget cuts.
July 11, 2016
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Court to Reprimand Judge for Aid to Expelled Veteran
The Florida Supreme Court says it will publicly reprimand a Hillsborough County judge who tried to help a U.S. Army veteran expelled by the University of South Florida.
July 11, 2016
Home
Indicted Rep. Brown Exits Veterans’ Committee
U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown of Florida says she’s temporarily stepping down as ranking member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs as she defends herself against federal fraud charges.
July 11, 2016
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Water-Quality Intern Doubles as National Guardsman
It’s not quite a summer vacation for Guisel Marmolejo, as she is spending her summer days in a lab or searching area streams for water samples.
July 11, 2016
Students
Dallas’ El Centro College—When a Sniper Cancels Finals
The Dallas County Community College District hopes to be open for Monday after finals were canceled Friday due to a sniper.
July 10, 2016
African-American
Ogletree Announces Battle with Alzheimer’s
Charles J. Ogletree Jr.—one of the brightest legal minds in the Academy—known for his mentoring of future Black lawyers, has announced that he is battling Alzheimer’s disease.
July 10, 2016
African-American
Black Scholars Weigh in on Dallas Shooting
Black scholars weigh in during the aftermath of the Dallas shooting rampage.
July 10, 2016
African-American
The Ongoing Devaluation of Black Life
The death of Black people at the hands of law enforcement has become so commonplace and routine that many of us who are African-American have managed to become simultaneously outraged and psychologically numb.
July 7, 2016
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