Tag: Public Policy: Page 30

Students

Charleston Tragedy Inspires S.C. Diversity Programs

Duke Energy and its employees support new diversity initiatives led by Furman University’s Riley Institute in the wake of the fatal June 17 shootings at Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston.

July 28, 2015

Disabilties

ADA at 25: Making Life Accessible

Five days before he was to start college, Fred Maahs’ world turned upside down.

July 28, 2015

African-American

In Tech Boom, Oldest Chinatown in U.S. Is “Last Frontier”

For a century and a half, San Francisco’s Chinatown, the nation’s oldest, has sheltered waves of immigrants. It’s the birthplace of Chinese America, and to some extent, the broader Asian America.

July 28, 2015

Students

U. of Richmond Suspends Fraternity for Policy Violations

Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s chapter at the University of Richmond has been indefinitely suspended for violating the school’s policies.

July 26, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Cosby’s Lawyer Remains Chairman of Temple University Trustees

Bill Cosby, once the very public pride of Temple University, parted ways with the school last year amid allegations that he had drugged and sexually assaulted women.

July 23, 2015

Disabilties

University of Michigan Settles Disability Bias Lawsuit

The U.S. Department of Justice says it has settled a lawsuit against the University of Michigan that accused the school of failing to provide proper job reassignment to employees with disabilities.

July 23, 2015

Students

Professor: Student Debt Threatening American Dream

William Elliott said stakeholders must ask whether students who go to college and get debt can “achieve similar long-term outcomes as someone who didn’t take out debt.”

July 22, 2015

African-American

Jobs Elusive for Puerto Ricans Flocking to Central Florida

MIAMI — Mayra Rios didn’t want to leave her native Puerto Rico, but the constant bullying that her autistic son faced at school and the lack of services available to him were the last blows. “Over there, it’s almost impossible to live,” she said in Spanish at her modest two-bedroom Orlando apartment. “There’s a blow […]

July 21, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Clemson Trustees Call Tillman ‘Repugnant,’ Fail to Remove Name

COLUMBIA, S.C. ― Clemson University trustees passed a resolution Friday calling the racist views of one of its founders, Benjamin Tillman, “repugnant to our values and our fundamental purpose,” but did not call for removing the name of the late governor and U.S. senator from a key campus building. Instead, the trustees unanimously agreed to […]

July 19, 2015

Students

Purdue University Eliminates Chief Diversity Officer Role

A provost at Purdue University will take over the school’s diversity efforts after the school eliminated its chief diversity officer position.

July 14, 2015

Disabilties

ED Enforces Complaint System for Colleges and Universities

In an effort to avert fiascos that leave college students in a lurch, the U.S. Department of Education earlier this month began enforcement of a federal requirement for colleges and universities to have complaint systems in place for students.

July 12, 2015

Students

South Carolina’s Action on Flag Leads NCAA to Lift Ban

As a result of the South Carolina’s decision to remove the Confederate battle flag from its capitol grounds, the NCAA is ending a nearly 15-year ban on the state playing host to sanctioned championship events.

July 9, 2015