Tag: Law: Page 88

Faculty & Staff

UNC at Wilmington, Professor Settle Lawsuit Over Promotion

WILMINGTON, N.C. ― The University of North Carolina at Wilmington has reached a settlement in a seven-year battle with a criminology professor who sued the school after he was denied a promotion. The StarNews of Wilmington reports Mike Adams will receive $50,000 in back pay and an annual salary of $75,000, which is a $9,000 […]

July 15, 2014

Students

Appeals Court Rules University of Texas Can Use Race in Admissions

In a 2-1 ruling, judges from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that barring the university from using race would ultimately lead to a less diverse student body.

July 15, 2014

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

Students

The ‘Do Nothing’ Attitude Toward Sexual Violence

New survey re-confirms institutions of higher education prefer to play dumb when it comes to campus rape.

July 14, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Ohio University Steps Up for Its President in Tax Matter

ATHENS, Ohio ― Trustees at Ohio University have stepped in after the Internal Revenue Service said the school’s president must pay taxes on the free, on-campus lodging provided for him. An ongoing IRS audit of OU found that President Roderick McDavis should be paying taxes on his free residency in the 7,000-square-foot university-owned house in […]

July 14, 2014

African-American

Professor: Chicago’s New Police-File Policy Will Shine Light

An agreement to make public all completed investigations of Chicago police misconduct will shine a light like never before on a department that has long been dogged by a reputation for brutality and a code of silence.

July 14, 2014

Students

Teachers Union Leader Derides Obama Education Chief

LOS ANGELES ― The president of the nation’s second-largest teachers union said Friday that President Barack Obama’s education chief has turned his back on the concerns of educators and parents, but she stopped short of calling for his ouster. Teachers unions have been clashing with the Obama administration over its support for charter schools and […]

July 13, 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

Students

Effort to Answer Call on Sexual Assault Gaining Momentum Nationwide

With the additional coverage when President Obama established the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault this past January, the issue of sexual assault already has seen an unprecedented amount of attention this year.

July 10, 2014

Home

Survey: Rapes not Investigated at 2 in 5 Colleges

A survey of colleges and universities finds a lack of coordination between many campuses and local law enforcement in handling sexual assaults, and that many schools have gone years without investigating such cases.

July 9, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Iowa State AIDS Research Team Loses $1.38M Grant

An AIDS research team at Iowa State University will not get a final payment of $1.38 million it had been awarded from the National Institutes of Health after a team member admitted last year to faking research results.

July 8, 2014

Students

Marshall Rose Voted New President of AAAED

The membership of the American Association for Access, Equity and Diversity (AAAED) has selected Marshall Rose of Toledo, Ohio, as its president.

July 7, 2014