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LGBTQ+

University of California to Add ‘Gender-Neutral’ Restrooms

Responding to concerns raised by gay and transgender students and employees, University of California President Janet Napolitano directed the system’s 10 campuses on Monday to create more gender-neutral restrooms and to allow students to update their records with a preferred name that does not necessarily match their legal name.

September 30, 2014

Sports

Students Protest Brigham Young University’s Beard Ban

A group of Brigham Young University students is protesting the Mormon Church-owned school’s ban on something its namesake once sported: a beard.

September 28, 2014

STEM

Study: Blacks Less Influenced by STEM Gender Stereotypes Than Whites

While Black women are more likely than White women to show interest in STEM majors, Black women are less likely to actually complete STEM degrees.

September 25, 2014

Students

Student Accused of Videotaping Females in Shower

VERMILLION, S.D. ― University of South Dakota officials are defending their notification procedures after a student was accused of using a cellphone to videotape women in a dormitory shower in late August and charged days later in an off-campus rape.

September 25, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Venue Hearing Set in Ex-Penn State President Suit

A federal judge has scheduled a Nov. 14 hearing to determine whether former Penn State president Graham Spanier’s defamation suit against former FBI director Louis Freeh should be heard in federal court or in Centre County where it was filed.

September 18, 2014

Home

More Videos Show Missing University of Virginia Student, Male Walking

Police said Thursday they are seeking to talk to a male who was seen by a witness with a University of Virginia student the night she disappeared.

September 18, 2014

African-American

Future Financial Concerns Grip Generation X

As the older Gen Xers turn 50 next year, there is a certain level of apprehension about the future of the economy.

September 17, 2014

African-American

West Virginia University Professor Studies Issues of Female Veterans

Women have experienced violence in combat, sexual harassment and sexual trauma — and they’re finding their issues upon return are different than their male counterparts.

September 11, 2014

Students

Women’s Colleges Address Transgender Applicants

Women’s colleges are revisiting policies around enrolling transgender students as institutions of higher learning ― single-sex, coed and those with religious affiliations ― demonstrate varying degrees of acceptance for changing norms.

September 10, 2014

Students

Middle Tennessee State U. Engaging Males in Sexual Assault Prevention

Middle Tennessee State University is starting a program that aims to reduce the possibility of sexual assaults on campus by training male students.

September 7, 2014

Students

In Case You Missed It…

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September 4, 2014

Students

Sweet Briar Student Leaves After Racial Label Incident

A Sweet Briar College student who admitted placing racial labels in a dormitory has left the school.

September 4, 2014