Tag: Race: Page 48

Students

Howard University Commemorates 50 Years of the Civil Rights Act

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, activists and senior government officials gathered at Howard University to celebrate past achievements and look to the future of racial equality.

July 15, 2014

African-American

Black Women Increasingly Becoming Victims of Brutal Violence

While many people have expressed their outrage at such injustices, there have been those who have resorted to a “they must have done something to deserve it” stance.

July 10, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Arizona State Professor Ersula Ore Pleads to Resisting Arrest

MESA, Ariz. ― An Arizona State University professor who accused campus police of excessive force when they arrested her agreed to a plea deal Wednesday. Ersula Ore pleaded guilty in Maricopa County Superior Court in Mesa to one misdemeanor count of resisting arrest. In exchange, three other charges, including a felony count of aggravated assault, […]

July 10, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Saginaw Valley State Gives Police Data on City’s Crime Trends

Saginaw Valley State University professors and students have shared with police their recent work to identify crime trends in Saginaw, noting poverty and vacant homes as key factors in the city.

July 2, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Randolph-Macon College’s Less Heralded Congressional Candidate Puts Education Atop Agenda

Democratic nominee Jack Trammell will take on fellow Randolph-Macon professor David Brat, who barreled into the political spotlight with an upset of incumbent Eric Cantor, in Virginia’s seventh district race.

June 17, 2014

Students

The Hero Was Asian American in Latest University Shooting, And So Was the Victim

In a colorblind world, unless people come forward and self-identify, it’s hard to get confirmation on a person’s race or ethnicity.

June 9, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Career Services Associate Director of Career & Pur

For more information and to apply visit: jobs.olemiss.edu. Only applicants who apply online will be considered. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until position is filled or until an adequate applicant pool is established. http://tisch.nyu.edu/faculty/faculty-positions

June 8, 2014

African-American

Ex-Offender/Law School Grad’s White House Access Plight Brings Reality to Table

When a delegation went to the White House recently to deliver a set of policy recommendations related to President Barack Obama’s “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative, one brother was kept out — ostensibly because of his background as an ex-offender.

June 8, 2014

Opinion

Elliot Rodger at the Sometimes Troubling Intersection of Race and Gender

Many have now heard of Elliot Rodger, the self-hating, misogynistic 22-year-old man who shot more than a dozen people and murdered six in Isla Vista, Calif., before turning the gun on himself and ending his own life.

June 4, 2014

Home

Diverse Docket: Court Sides with Thomas Jefferson U. in Discrimination Case

A federal appeals court has rejected a race discrimination suit by a former nurse anesthetist student who was dismissed from her program for poor performance, including faculty concerns that she might kill a patient.

May 28, 2014

Students

Scholars Reflect on Passing of Maya Angelou

Legendary poet, pioneering civil rights activist mourned by many in the academy and beyond.

May 28, 2014

African-American

Two African-American Scholars Join Ranks of Deans

Dr. Jonathan Holloway and Dr. Alondra Nelson have been appointed deans at Columbia and Yale University, raising the profile of Blacks in senior-level positions at two of the nation’s most selective academic institutions.

May 22, 2014