Tag: Discrimination: Page 43

Community Colleges

Report: Transgender Woman Sues Louisville Nursing College

A transgender woman has filed a discrimination lawsuit against a nursing college in Louisville, saying she was humiliated when she was allegedly excluded from using the women’s restroom though she identifies as a female, a TV station reported Sunday.

September 27, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Diverse Docket: Scaled-back Suit Allowed to Move Forward

A fired faculty member can pursue race discrimination and retaliation claims against Patrick Henry Community College in Martinsville, Virginia, a federal judge has ruled.

September 17, 2015

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Emporia State Investigation Finds No Evidence of Hate Crime

An investigation found no evidence to support hate crime and discrimination allegations made by an assistant professor and his wife against Emporia State University, the university announced Wednesday.

September 10, 2015

Students

Ohio University Student Sues Sorority for 2014 Injury

An Ohio University student is suing a sorority at the Athens school for an injury she suffered at the chapter house in 2014.

August 31, 2015

African-American

New ‘Soldiers for Justice’ Must Carry On Fight in Julian Bond’s Place

“The humanity of all Americans is diminished when any group is denied rights granted to others.” ―Julian Bond.

August 19, 2015

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Experts: Accountability Key to Change in Police Behavior

With the conversation around the anniversary of Mike Brown’s death examining disparities around Black versus White attitudes about police, the message has begun to shift toward solutions.

August 16, 2015

Sports

Injured Football Player to Return to Towson University

Towson University must allow a football player to return to the team after a successful liver transplant and an “amazing recovery,” a federal judge in Maryland has ruled.

July 26, 2015

Disabilties

University of Michigan Settles Disability Bias Lawsuit

The U.S. Department of Justice says it has settled a lawsuit against the University of Michigan that accused the school of failing to provide proper job reassignment to employees with disabilities.

July 23, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Lawyers in Fired Ohio State Band Director Lawsuit Reined In

COLUMBUS, Ohio ― A judge in the gender discrimination lawsuit of Ohio State University’s fired marching band director says he’s intervening in the evidence-gathering process because of “discouraging” behavior by the lawyers.

July 15, 2015

African-American

Symbolic Gestures Distracting from Black Community’s Key Issues

Many times such nominal gestures wind up having insufficient funds when it’s time to cash them in. We cannot lose sight of the importance of substance.

July 6, 2015

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Study: Limited Support for Transgender Census Category

Researchers find that among transgender individuals there may be limited support for the inclusion of a transgender category in the U.S. Census.

July 1, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Ohio State Denies Ex-band Director’s Defamation Claims

The reputation of Ohio State University’s fired band director was not harmed by the university or anyone acting on its behalf, the school said in a court filing asking a judge to dismiss the director’s $1 million defamation lawsuit.

June 25, 2015