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Gov. Jerry Brown Nominates Scholar Goodwin Liu to California High Court

A California law professor was nominated Tuesday for the California Supreme Court, just two months after criticism by Republicans led him to withdraw his candidacy for the second-highest court in the country.

July 27, 2011

Sports

Jackson State Hires First Female Athletic Director

Jackson State University has hired Vivian Fuller as its first female athletic director.

July 21, 2011

Health

AIDS Research Pioneer James Hildreth Moving On From Meharry

Dr. James E.K. Hildreth leaves Meharry Medical College to lead College of Biological Sciences at UC Davis.

July 17, 2011

STEM

Freeing the Unjustly Imprisoned: Innocence Project Affiliates Flourish, Many Tied to Universities

Innocence Projects in more than 40 states work hard to overturn wrongful convictions and expose systematic errors and official misconduct.

July 7, 2011

Leadership & Policy

Historically Black Concordia College-Selma Regains Favorable Accreditation Status

Last month’s reaccreditation announcement capped what many involved described as a gut-wrenching three years of uncertainty at Concordia, a small Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod supported college in the middle of Alabama’s Baptist dominated Black Belt.

July 4, 2011

Students

IHEP Launches College Completion Coalition

The National Coalition for College Completion—made up of civil rights organizations, businesses and student advocacy groups—will focus on increasing access to financial aid and building support networks for low-income students.

June 9, 2011

Asian American Pacific Islander

UC Berkeley Law Professor Goodwin Liu Withdraws Appellate Court Judgeship Bid

Amid unflinching Republican opposition, embattled judicial nominee Goodwin Liu has officially withdrawn his name for a federal post that many political and legal insiders have viewed as his stepping stone to the U.S. Supreme Court.

May 26, 2011

Sports

WNBA Names New York University Student as a Leader of Tomorrow

Tonya Ingram, who recently completed her second year at New York University, was named the BBVA Leader of Tomorrow by the Women’s National Basketball Association.

May 24, 2011

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Gov. Haley Barbour Apologizes to Activists Arrested in Mississippi

Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour has apologized to dozens of civil rights activists who were carted off to the state’s notorious Parchman prison in the 1960s for attempting to desegregate interstate travel.

May 23, 2011

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Critics Question Effectiveness of U.S. Civil Rights Commission

President Obama is moving to wrest control of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights from Republican appointees, but questions are being raised about its ability to create a better America for victims of discrimination.

May 22, 2011

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U.C. Berkeley Law Professor Goodwin Liu Facing GOP Defeat Over Appeals Court Nomination

President Barack Obama faced his first defeat of a judicial nominee, as Senate Republicans lined up against a California law professor who boldly asserted his liberal views and leveled attacks against two conservative Supreme Court justices.

May 19, 2011

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Complaints Lodged About La. Gov. Jindal’s Appointments

Lawmakers challenged Gov. Bobby Jindal’s selection of appointees to state boards and commissions, saying the governor hasn’t chosen enough women or minorities, particularly for higher education panels.

May 15, 2011