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Expert: Minority Rights in Jeopardy Absent Consent Decrees for Police

Amid concerns that the U.S. Department of Justice won’t pursue consent decrees to hold police departments accountable for use of excessive or deadly force, a law professor who negotiated consent decrees under President Obama said the rights of minorities are at stake.

March 9, 2017

Students

Black Junior to Lead Student Government at University of Alabama

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A Black University of Alabama student supported by a secretive campus group long controlled by Whites has been elected student government president, breaking a barrier that seemed unlikely to fall a few years ago. Junior marketing major Jared Hunter won the office in balloting Tuesday, carrying 54 percent of the vote in […]

March 8, 2017

Students

Research Counters Trump View of Immigration

Monica Gomez Isaac, executive director of the Institute for Immigration Research at George Mason University, says, “The contributions of immigrants permeate nearly every facet of American society.”

March 5, 2017

Students

University of Wyoming President Reaches Out to Reservation Schools

RIVERTON, Wyo. — University of Wyoming President Laurie Nichols visited Wind River Indian Reservation schools this week as part of an outreach effort to promote new programs available for American Indian students attending UW. Her visit Wednesday also included a stop at the chambers of the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho business councils. The Ranger […]

March 5, 2017

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Harvard Publicly Acknowledges Historical Ties to Slavery

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard University publicly acknowledged its deep ties to colonial-era slavery on Friday, casting a light on parts of its history that long remained in the shadows. At a conference that Harvard organized to explore the relationship between colleges and slavery, university President Drew Faust said the school must confront the grimmer parts […]

March 5, 2017

Students

Lecturer at Middlebury College Calls Protesting Students ‘Seriously Scary’

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — A libertarian author who has been called a white nationalist said college students who protested his guest lecture this week were “scary.” Middlebury College said a professor was injured by a protester following a demonstration against guest speaker Charles Murray on Thursday. The Southern Poverty Law Center considers Murray a White nationalist […]

March 5, 2017

Students

Dubuque Students Apologize for Photo of Them in Blackface

DUBUQUE, Iowa — More than 150 people gathered at the University of Dubuque to discuss how to respond after two students posted a photo of themselves in blackface on social media, sparking outrage at the school and surrounding communities. The two-hour discussion Wednesday allowed students and faculty members to speak their minds, the Telegraph Herald […]

March 2, 2017

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UMB Students Enjoy Day of Discovery

Four University of Maryland, Baltimore students spent the last day of Black History Month adding important pieces to the puzzles of their ancestry.

March 1, 2017

Latinx

Rodriguez: Time for Brown Berets to be Seen in Court?

What has not been litigated is whether Mexicans in this country are part of a foreign and illegitimate culture. With the recent arrest of the Brown Berets, perhaps it is time to take that assertion to court.

February 28, 2017

African-American

‘The Obama Years: The Power of Words’ Premieres Tonight

Tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern, the Smithsonian Channel premieres “The Obama Years: The Power of Words,” with historians assessing the impact of Obama’s rhetoric in light of history.

February 27, 2017

Students

Report: MSIs Key to Texas Reaching Higher Ed Goals

Currently, 35 percent of young adults in Texas age 25-34 hold an associate’s degree or higher. Texas’ goal is to raise that number to 60 percent by 2030.

February 23, 2017

African-American

For Now, Reality Reels In Milo Yiannopoulos

The “inclusion” afforded to Milo Yiannopoulos by some was only temporary and came with strings attached.

February 22, 2017