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Students

South Africa’s University Protests Show Racial Division

JOHANNESBURG ― In a racially charged scene, a mostly Black group of South African student protesters on Wednesday confronted White students who want demonstrations for free education to stop so they can complete the academic year. The University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg said “many racist remarks” were made when demonstrators disrupted a march there […]

October 5, 2016

Students

Ex-Baylor Official: School Undermined Sex Assault Probes

DALLAS ― The former Title IX coordinator at Baylor University said Wednesday that top campus leaders undermined her efforts to investigate sexual assault claims and were more concerned with protecting the Baylor “brand” than the students. Patty Crawford told “CBS This Morning” that the university set her up “to fail from the beginning.” Crawford, who […]

October 5, 2016

Students

Mississippi’s LGBT Community, Objectors Locked in Rights Struggle

Mississippi laws targeting the LGBT community in the name of religious liberty.

October 4, 2016

African-American

Survey: Minorities, Whites See Life in D.C. Area Very Differently

WASHINGTON — Fear of the police is pervasive among Blacks and Latinos living in the Washington, D.C., area, while Whites and those who are well-educated or wealthy are more likely to report being “extremely satisfied” with where they live. These stark contrasts are among the findings of a groundbreaking survey report released Monday that sought […]

October 3, 2016

Students

American University Turns to ‘Roadmap’ for Inclusion

After campus protests that followed an incident in which a banana was thrown at a Black female student, American University officials announced plans to take action this week to develop a “roadmap” that will “radically impact the campus climate.”

October 2, 2016

Students

CIAA Keeps Basketball Tournaments in Charlotte

The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, overwhelmingly comprised of historically Black colleges and universities, announced Friday that it will not move its basketball championship tournaments from Charlotte, North Carolina next February in the wake of a state law that restricts the rights of LGBT people. Stating that “relocation would not be in the best interest” of […]

October 2, 2016

Students

Egyptian Lawmaker’s Call for Virginity Tests Draws Fire

CAIRO ― A women’s rights group has filed a legal complaint against an Egyptian lawmaker who called for mandatory virginity tests for women seeking university admission, the Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper reported Sunday. It quoted Maya Morsi, head of the state-sanctioned National Council for Women, as saying the complaint demands the expulsion from parliament of Ilhami […]

October 2, 2016

Students

Diverse Docket: Dominican College Wins Title VI Suit

A federal judge in New York City has cleared Dominican College in a Title VI suit by an African American former student who was dropped from its occupational therapy program for low grades in a required course.

September 28, 2016

African-American

Report Finds Black-White Wage Gap Worst Since 1979

The wage gap between Black and White workers is the worst it has been since 1979, according to a recent report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI).

September 27, 2016

Students

Expert: Higher Ed not Immune from Unconscious Bias

Those who work in higher education should not see themselves as immune from the same kind of unconscious bias that many believe is a factor in the fatal police shootings of Black men in the U.S., a higher education leader told CUPA-HR conference attendees.

September 27, 2016

Students

In Essence, Racism on Trial in Arizona’s Ethnic Studies Suit

The Arce v Douglas ethnic studies trial, in Tucson’s Federal Court, is expected to commence in early 2017. The suit was filed against the state of Arizona, as a result of the state passing an anti-Ethnic Studies HB 2281 legislation in 2010. Yet for all intents and purposes, it is the discipline itself and, specifically, […]

September 26, 2016

Sports

Colin Kaepernick Controversy Puts Presidential Debate in Perspective

Fans don’t realize it, but Colin Kaepernick knows there are more important things in life than football

September 25, 2016