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Latinx

Supreme Court’s Ruling Means Affirmative Action Safe for Now

I always thought Abigail Fisher’s case wasn’t quite good enough to bring down what has been the most successful tool for racial equity in history.

June 24, 2013

Latinx

Redskins’ Name Fight Shows Diversity Loosely Embraced

If Redskins name change issue is a barometer for real diversity in America, the outlook is not good.

June 2, 2013

Faculty & Staff

NISOD Conference Honors Bumphus; Looks at Issues at Community Colleges

The NISOD conference examines professional development opportunities and experiences at community and technical colleges.

May 27, 2013

Faculty & Staff

USC Announces $70 Million Gift by Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine

University of Southern California says Dr. Dre, whose real name is Andre Young, and Jimmy Iovine are donating $70 million to establish the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation.

May 15, 2013

Faculty & Staff

First Generation Civil Rights Fellows Head to Washington

This summer, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law will introduce its First Generation Civil Rights Fellowship (FirstGEN) program for undergraduate students who intend to pursue careers in social justice.

May 7, 2013

African-American

Sotomayor Makes Herself at Home at NYC Literature Festival

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has said she wants to be called just “Sonia from the Bronx.”

May 6, 2013

Students

City College of New York Honors Colin Powell

General Colin Powell returned to his alma mater, City College of New York, to commemorate the school’s decision to rename its division of social sciences after him.

May 5, 2013

Faculty & Staff

American Indian Activist Horse Capture Dies

American Indian activist, curator and professor George Horse Capture has died in Great Falls. He was 75.

May 2, 2013

Faculty & Staff

‘Central Park Five’ Activists Want Columbia Law Professor Fired for Role in Infamous Case

Protesters are calling on Columbia University to fire part-time law professor Elizabeth Lederer who along with Linda Fairstein were the lead prosecutors who handled the botched 1989 case.

April 21, 2013

Faculty & Staff

NCAA Tournament Important to Recruiting — But Not Likely to Rutgers

Anyone want to go to a school that now has a history of homophobia as well as physical abuse of students? Oh, and besides that, the team doesn’t win basketball games.

April 8, 2013

Faculty & Staff

AAUP Criticizes Southern’s Treatment of Faculty

A national organization of university professors is criticizing the way Southern University faculty members were treated immediately after the school declared a financial emergency nearly two years ago.

April 4, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Remembering a Giant of African Literature

Considered the father of modern African literature, acclaimed writer Chinua Achebe has died at age 82, leaving behind a body of work that scholars say will grow increasingly more influential over time.

March 24, 2013