Tag: Public Policy: Page 12

News Roundup

At Liberal Columbia U, Gorsuch Raised a Conservative Voice

NEW YORK — As a conservative student at Columbia University in the mid-1980s, Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch was a political odd man out, and he was determined to speak up. “It is not fashionable at Columbia to be anything other than a pro-Sandinista, anti-Reagan” protester, the then-sophomore wrote in a campus newspaper. “Only in […]

February 5, 2017

Students

John King to Succeed Kati Haycock as Education Trust CEO

The announcement that former U.S. Secretary of Education John King has been named Ed Trust president and CEO is winning plaudits from many.

February 2, 2017

Students

Travel Ban Throws Research, Academic Exchange into Turmoil

BOSTON — Universities across the nation say President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven Muslim countries is disrupting vital research projects and academic exchanges in such fields as medicine, public health and engineering, with untold numbers of scholars blocked from entering the U.S. For years, schools in the U.S. have worked to widen exchanges […]

January 31, 2017

Students

Study: Sanctuary City Stats Belie Negative Narrative

As President Donald Trump starts implementing controversial immigration protocol, a new report suggests that so-called sanctuary counties boast less crime and stronger economies than do their nonsanctuary counterparts.

January 30, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Cornel West: We’re All Responsible for ‘Gangster’ Trump

In his lecture at Harvard, Dr. Cornel West waxed introspective about the courage he believes is necessary to speak truth to power during Donald Trump’s presidency.

January 25, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Scholar Luisa Heredia Found Activism Close to Home

Dr. Luisa Heredia, selected by Diverse as a member of the 2017 Class of Emerging Scholars, said her family’s experiences helped shape her “strong sense of activism and of giving back to the community.”

January 24, 2017

Students

Our Struggle to Overcome Must Begin With You and Me

Let us strive to be our brother’s and sister’s keeper. We need more dignity and more respect when it comes to each other.

January 22, 2017

News Roundup

Some Push for Degree Reinstatement for Texas CPS Caseworkers

DALLAS — Democratic Texas lawmakers have filed bills seeking to restore a requirement that Child Protective Services caseworkers have at least a four-year college degree, including one that would add a stipulation that the degree be in a relevant field. Faced with a shortage of caseworkers and a beleaguered child welfare system, the state’s Department […]

January 22, 2017

African-American

Trump Inauguration Leaves Discord in its Wake

The angry exchanges that could be seen along Pennsylvania Avenue demonstrated that the strife brought about by the 2016 election is unlikely to go away anytime soon.

January 20, 2017

LGBTQ+

Leaders: Women’s March Much More than ‘Anti-Trump’

On the day after Donald J. Trump’s inauguration, more than 100,000 people are expected to descend on the nation’s capital for the Women’s March on Washington.

January 19, 2017

Students

Florida Community College Students Experience Washington Politics Up Close

For the past two weeks, a group of Miami Dade College students and faculty advisors has joined students at a number of select institutions participating in The Washington Center’s 2017 Presidential Inauguration Academic Seminar.

January 19, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Bipartisan Congressional Effort Aimed at Protecting Undocumented DREAMERS

Called the “Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy Act,” or “BRIDGE Act,” the law will give students temporary protection from deportation, and allow work permits to continue without interruption.

January 16, 2017