Tag: Law: Page 79

Students

Killings in Charleston Put Race Relations in U.S. to Test

Racial tension in this country became the focal point of discussion last week with the killing of nine African-Americans in Charleston, South Carolina.

June 22, 2015

Sports

When Asian Americans Hear Hate Crime, We Think of Vincent Chin

The anniversary of his beating death in 1982 coincides with the mourning in Charleston.

June 21, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Judge Denies Freed Illinois Man Certificate of Innocence

A Cook County judge on Thursday denied a certificate of innocence to a man whose murder conviction was overturned, saying the man’s own actions led to a finding of his guilt—including a confession that helped free a death row inmate in a case key to ending capital punishment in Illinois.

June 18, 2015

Faculty & Staff

City College of San Francisco Advocates Clear Another Hurdle

Advocates of the City College of San Francisco (CCSF) and the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) have been locked in a lawsuit since 2013.

June 18, 2015

African-American

Dolezal Was Asked if She Tried to Mislead Howard University

Rachel Dolezal, who has posed for years as a Black woman, faced tough questions about her racial identity long before her career as a civil rights advocate was derailed by this week’s revelations that she grew up “Caucasian.”

June 17, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Prosecutor Says Detention of Virginia Student was Justified

A prosecutor said Wednesday that he found no evidence of excessive force or racism by officers involved in the arrest of a University of Virginia student who was bloodied and pinned to the ground in an incident that drew widespread attention.

June 17, 2015

Sports

Catholic College in Massachusetts Closing

A small Roman Catholic college in Massachusetts has announced that it is closing at the end of the academic year due to “insurmountable financial challenges.”

June 16, 2015

Home

Charges Dropped Against UVA Student Bloodied During Arrest

Charges have been dropped against a University of Virginia student whose bloody arrest sparked a public uproar and a state police investigation, a prosecutor said Thursday.

June 11, 2015

Home

LAURA ROSENBURY

LAURA ROSENBURY has been named dean of the Levin College of Law at the University of Florida. Rosenbury is a professor at the Washington University School of Law in St. Louis and will begin her new job July 1. She earned a bachelor’s from Harvard-Radcliffe College and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.

June 5, 2015

Latinx

Out for Justice

Thrust in limelight by Freddie Gray case, Marilyn Mosby and husband Nick say HBCU helped prepare them to lead in crisis.

June 4, 2015

African-American

September Trial Date Set for U.Va. Student in Bloody Arrest

A September trial date has been set for a University of Virginia student whose bloody arrest outside a bar sparked a public uproar.

May 28, 2015

African-American

Young Men of Color Matter Before They’re Victims

President’s comforting words arrive too late for some.

May 10, 2015