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LGBTQ+

University of Arkansas Reverses Course on Gay Health Benefits

The University of Arkansas System has reversed its decision to include same-sex couples in the health benefits that is offered to spouses.

May 21, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Judge Rejects Suit Against Southern University

A state judge Monday threw out a lawsuit filed by Southern University student Author Joiner who sued the school for refusing to renew its contract with Chancellor James Llorens.

May 20, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Illinois President Asks Potential Retirees Back

With the state’s new pension law on hold, University of Illinois President Bob Easter on Thursday urged employees planning to retire this spring to reconsider.

May 18, 2014

Opinion

Slain Legal Immigrant to Receive Posthumous Degree

San Francisco State University confers Stephen Guillermo, a student shot and killed this month, with a posthumous degree in International Relations.

May 18, 2014

African-American

IU Professor Describes the Origins of the Asian ‘Model Minority’ in the U.S.

Ellen Wu, assistant professor of history at Indiana University Bloomington, recalls the origins and development of the Asian “model minority” stereotype in recent book.

May 18, 2014

Students

2 Fired Professors Sue Bryan College

Two former professors at a Dayton college named for one of creationism’s most famous defenders are suing to get their jobs back after rejecting the school’s amended statement of belief.

May 15, 2014

African-American

School Integration Slipping 60 Years After Brown

Progress toward integrating America’s schools since the landmark Brown v. Topeka Board of Education decision 60 years ago is being chipped away, and it’s no longer just a Black-and-White issue.

May 14, 2014

African-American

Can Stephen Guillermo Graduate Posthumously?

The family’s primary goal is to gain justice in the aftermath of his slaying but to have Stephen be given a degree from San Francisco State would be a very close second.

May 12, 2014

HBCUs

CU Pays Student $32,500 to Settle Sexual-Assault Complaint

The victim said her assailant’s punishment included only an eight-month suspension and $75 fine.

May 11, 2014

African-American

Texas House Panel Set to Vote on Hall Impeachment

A group of state lawmakers is set to vote on whether to recommend removing Wallace Hall from office as University of Texas System regent.

May 11, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Harrison B. Wilson Getting Honorary Doctorate from University of Kentucky

Denied admission to the University of Kentucky almost 70 years ago because it wouldn’t accept Black students, Wilson went on to become a coach and later a university president.

May 8, 2014

LGBTQ+

When a Young Life Ends Tragically

Why San Francisco State University senior Stephen Guillermo won’t graduate this year.

May 5, 2014