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Students

Yale’s Gender Neutral Bathrooms Part of Changing Climate

NEW HAVEN, Conn. ― Visitors at Yale University’s 315th commencement will notice something new on campus this year ― gender-neutral bathrooms in 23 buildings. The school is promoting them on its website for Monday’s commencement, complete with a link to a map showing where they can be found. It is one of several changes made […]

May 22, 2016

Sports

Suit Seeks Testimony from ex-Texas Coach Mack Brown, Others

AUSTIN, Texas ― A former University of Texas track coach’s sex and race discrimination lawsuit has new life, and her lawyers are still pursuing long-sought testimony from former football coach Mack Brown and prominent current and former administrators as they dig into one of college sports’ highest-profile athletic departments. Former women’s track coach Bev Kearney […]

May 22, 2016

Sports

Judge: Law Doesn’t Cover Gay Hate Crimes in Ex-player’s Case

CHARLESTON, W.Va. ― West Virginia law doesn’t consider violence or threats of violence based solely on a victim’s sexual orientation to be a hate crime, a circuit judge ruled Friday. The decision allows hate crime charges to be dropped against former Marshall University football player Steward Butler, who’s accused of assaulting two gay men after […]

May 16, 2016

Students

At Rutgers, Obama Casts Trump Philosophy as One of Ignorance, Isolation

WASHINGTON ― President Barack Obama cast Donald Trump’s positions on immigration, trade and Muslims as part of an ignorance-and-isolation philosophy that the president says will lead the U.S. down the path of decline. Obama used his commencement speech Sunday at Rutgers University to tear into the presumptive Republican nominee, without ever mentioning his name. Time […]

May 16, 2016

Students

UNC President on LBGT Law: Colleges Can’t Run Without Fed Funds

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. ― Leaders of North Carolina’s public universities met Tuesday to grapple with a looming threat that the federal government could withhold billions of dollars if the state loses a legal battle over transgender students and bathrooms. A North Carolina law adopted in March requires transgender people to use the bathroom or locker […]

May 11, 2016

Students

Jewish Group Faults Missouri School’s Anti-Semitism Response

KANSAS CITY, Mo. ― The University of Missouri downplayed incidents of anti-Semitism while publicly condemning bigotry against racial minorities during protests last year, a Jewish human rights group told the university system’s top administrator. In a letter this week to interim system president Mike Middleton, officials with the Simon Wiesenthal Center said the university vocally […]

May 5, 2016

Students

N.C. College System’s Federal Funds in Crosshairs of LGBT Law

RALEIGH, N.C. ― North Carolina’s prized public universities could be the biggest losers as state leaders defend a new law limiting the rights of LGBT people. The 17-university system, which includes the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University as well several historically Black colleges, risks losing more than $1.4 […]

May 5, 2016

LGBTQ+

Bill Would Require Colleges to Reveal Religious Exemptions

BOSTON — Congresswoman Katherine Clark is pushing legislation she says will help members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community make more informed decisions about college. Clark’s bill would require the U.S. Department of Education to publicize colleges and universities that apply for or receive exemptions from federal civil rights protections for students on […]

May 2, 2016

Sports

NCAA Board OKs Anti-discrimination Measure for Event Bidding

INDIANAPOLIS ― The NCAA Board of Governors adopted an anti-discrimination measure Wednesday that would affect the way the governing body evaluates bids to host sporting events. The NCAA said the decision came during the board’s quarterly meeting in Indianapolis. In a news release, the NCAA said it requires sites that are hosting events or […]

April 28, 2016

LGBTQ+

Tennessee Governor Signs Bill Allowing Therapists to Turn Away LGBT Patients

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed legislation Wednesday that allows counselors and therapists to turn away clients based on the practitioners’ “sincerely held principles,” a move criticized by professional organizations and LGBT-rights groups alike. House Bill 1840, also known as Senate Bill 1556, shields counselors from being required to provide services to clients if providing those […]

April 27, 2016

Students

Diverse Docket: Judge Dismisses Suit Against Alaska Career College

A federal judge in Anchorage has dismissed a race discrimination and sexual harassment suit against Alaska Career College by a former therapeutic massage program student.

April 26, 2016

Students

Southern Illinois University Leader Condemns Racist Video

CARBONDALE, Ill. ― Racial tension on the Southern Illinois University in Carbondale campus is high after a series of recent incidents that include an anonymous video posted on YouTube that called for the lynching and beating of Black students. The video drew condemnation from the university’s leader, and YouTube removed it Monday for violating the […]

April 25, 2016