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Tag: Law: Page 96
African-American
SUNY College Police Investigating Racial Posting
Campus police at an upstate New York college are investigating a “racially offensive posting” in a campus residence hall.
October 24, 2013
Students
Ala. Governor Calls Special Meeting of ASU Board
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has called a special meeting of the Alabama State University Board of Trustees to discuss the search for a new school president and an audit critical of the university’s finances.
October 20, 2013
Students
Judge Hears Voting Lawsuit Involving University of Alabama Greeks
University of Alabama sorority and fraternity members, many of whom registered to vote illegally, wrongly swayed a city election after being urged to the polls by illegal offers of booze, concert tickets and peer pressure, a lawyer for a failed candidate told a judge Tuesday.
October 15, 2013
African-American
Black Scholar’s Post-Civil War Diploma Survives
Two rare documents from a fleeting time after the Civil War when the University of South Carolina first admitted African-American students and faculty went on exhibition Tuesday.
October 15, 2013
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Judge Sets 2014 Trial in School Discipline Suit
A federal judge has scheduled a December 2014 trial for a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit that says there’s a “school-to-prison pipeline” in east Mississippi that locks up students for minor infractions like flatulence or vulgar language.
October 13, 2013
Students
Educators Advised to Remove Racial Bias from Disciplinary Procedures
To end persistent racial disparities in school suspension rates, educational leaders must root out racial bias and pursue more non-suspension alternatives.
October 13, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Alabama State Probing Tuberculosis Case
Officials at Alabama State University and the state Department of Public Health say they’re investigating a case of pulmonary tuberculosis at the school.
October 9, 2013
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Former Congressman Stokes Named Kent State’s New President’s Ambassador
Former Congressman Louis Stokes has been named as the 2013-2014 Kent State President’s Ambassador, a one-year, part-time appointment beginning this fall. In this position, Stokes is expected to help promote pluralistic understanding and mutual respect among diverse constituencies of students, staff, faculty and administrators at Kent State; help address diversity challenges; implement diversity initiatives; engage students; and assist with other responsibilities that advance university-wide goals.
October 8, 2013
African-American
Maryland in Violation of Duplicating HBCU Programs at White Institutions
A federal District court judge has ruled that the constitutional rights of students who attend Maryland’s four HBCUs were violated after other state-funded institutions duplicated similar programs at nearby majority institutions.
October 7, 2013
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Diverse on the Go
Maya Matthews Minter, vice president at Diverse: Issues In Higher Education, will present the keynote speaker, American civil rights icon James Meredith, today at the Fulbright Association’s 36th Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. Minter is a former Fulbright recipient, having served as an educational adviser in Madrid.
October 3, 2013
Students
University of Delaware Honors Civil Rights Lawyer for Inspiring Integration
The University of Delaware names a newly-built residence hall after Louis Redding, a civil rights lawyer who successfully filed a lawsuit against the university for refusing to admit Black students in the 1950s.
September 22, 2013
Latinx
Cartagena Says Access to Higher Ed Remains Major Focus of Civil Rights Struggle
The LatinoJustice PRLDEF leader addressed civil rights issues that impact the Latino community and the role of higher education during a Twitter chat.
September 19, 2013
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