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Students

Criminal Justice Scholar Dispels Racial Stereotypes

At Penn State Harrisburg, Dr. Shaun Gabbidon focuses primarily on three areas: racial profiling of consumers, the social-historical perspective of race and crime and African-American criminological thought.

February 4, 2010

Home

Spectrum – Taking a Stand

Each semester, Dr. Shaun Gabbidon teaches a course on race and crime at Penn State Harrisburg, where he is a Distinguished Professor of Criminal Justice.

February 3, 2010

STEM

Panel Approves Justice Reform Bill

After months of inaction, a U.S. Senate panel has approved a comprehensive review of the nation’s criminal justice system, including issues such as the disproportionate share of minorities — particularly African-Americans — in U.S. prisons.

January 25, 2010

LGBTQ+

Obama Signs Hate Crime Provisions Into Law

Trumpeting a victory against careless spending, President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed a defense bill that kills some costly weapons projects and expands war efforts. In a major civil rights change, the law also makes it a federal hate crime to assault people based on sexual orientation.

October 28, 2009

HBCUs

NC A&T Debates Rapper’s Appearance at Homecoming Concert

While leaders at North Carolina A&T State University consider a replacement for a controversial rapper with gang ties, his possible appearance at the homecoming concert has sparked debate among students at the historically Black college.

October 6, 2009

Disabilties

Sustainability Officer

Robert Rodriguez, of the University of Texas in San Antonio, sets the standards for green policies at the South Texas institution as the “sustainability officer.” The energy manager gives a tour on what UTSA is doing to save energy.

September 29, 2009

Home

Nashville Police Defend Racial Policies at Fisk Forum

Nashville police officials told a forum at Fisk University late last week that racial profiling serves no purpose in community policing.

August 31, 2009

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College students beware of swine flu

As students head back to college campuses, health officials are warning them to beware of swine flu. Health officials say if a student comes in contact with a person who has the symptoms, avoid contact with this person for 24 hours after a fever is gone, WWLP.com reported. Recommended safeguards could mean students with a […]

August 20, 2009

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Third Harvard Shooting Suspect Enters Not Guilty Plea

A third suspect charged in a fatal Harvard University dormitory shooting was ordered held without bail Monday, and a prosecutor for the first time identified which defendant was the alleged shooter.

August 4, 2009

African-American

Harvard Scholar Says He Received Death Threats

Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. on Sunday joked about his arrest by a white police officer, but also described receiving death threats and dreaming about being arrested at the White House. According to the Washington Post, in his first public appearance since sharing a beer at the White House on Thursday with the officer, […]

August 2, 2009

MSIs

Perspectives: The Black Community’s Shared Responsibility in ‘Wrongful’ Police Profiling

What is apparent and missing from the dialogue on police profiling minorities is the dark side of the coin that asks the question, “is there a shared responsibility between the African-American community and policing that co-equally contribute to the disparity figures”?

August 2, 2009

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Perspectives: Broken U.S. Police Culture and Lack of Police Temperament Explain Gates-Crowley Encounter

Today’s ‘beer summit’ at the White House aside, America has an opportunity to address the problem of a U.S. police culture that holds that arrest and harm should come to a citizen who dares question the authority of a police officer.

July 29, 2009