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Students

Southern California University Denies Charter to Christian Group

California State University, San Bernardino has refused to allow a Christian group to organize on campus…

December 21, 2005

Students

Ford Foundation Selects University of Missouri-Columbia for $100,000 Diversity Project

After a national competition in undergraduate education that drew more than 675 proposals…

December 14, 2005

Students

Class Matters

Skidmore College professor urges an examination of whether the academy ignores class in the push for diversity.

November 2, 2005

Students

University of Arizona Gay Fraternity to Gain Official Status

Delta Lambda Phi has been around the University of Arizona campus since the early ’90s. But by the end of this year, it expects to gain official status…

October 25, 2005

Students

Report: Australian University Appoints ‘Heterosexuality Officer’

A kangaroo-hunting, beer-drinking 22-year-old student has been appointed Australian…

September 29, 2005

LGBTQ+

Shanghai University to Offer China’s First Program In Gay Culture

A university in Shanghai is offering China’s first class on homosexuality and gay culture

September 7, 2005

LGBTQ+

University in Shanghai to Offer China’s First Program in Gay Culture

A university in Shanghai is offering China’s first class on homosexuality and gay culture, and several hundred students have applied for the 100 openings, a professor in charge of the course said this week. Story:

August 17, 2005

African-American

Alternatives to Greek-Letter Organizations Warrant Second Look

Alternatives to Greek-Letter Organizations Warrant Second Look By Marc C. DavidBecause of the discriminatory practices and lack of appeal of many predominantly White Greek-letter organizations, students of color sought the development of their own. Alpha Phi Alpha, Rho Psi, MALIK Sigma Psi, Lambda Theta Phi, and Alpha Pi Omega set the stage for later African […]

December 15, 2004

Leadership & Policy

Bennett President Receives Human Rights Award

Bennett President Receives Human Rights AwardGREENSBORO, N.C. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) presented Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole with its Joseph Prize for Human Rights during their National Executive Committee Meeting last month. The Anti-Defamation League was founded in 1913 to combat anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry. The ADL established the Joseph Prize for Human Rights […]

March 10, 2004

LGBTQ+

UC Regent Ward Connerly Dealt Setback Over Ethnic-Themed Events

UC Regent Ward Connerly Dealt Setback Over Ethnic-Themed EventsSAN FRANCISCO University of California regents handed fellow board member and activist Ward Connerly a defeat last month, voting down his proposal to stop funding ethnic graduations and gay freshman orientation. Connerly, who led the fight to drop race-conscious admissions some years ago, had tried to withdraw […]

August 13, 2003

Leadership & Policy

Coalition Challenges Virginia Tech Ban on Affirmative Action

Coalition Challenges Virginia Tech Ban on Affirmative ActionBLACKSBURG, Va. Black alumni of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) were joined by Virginia Gov. Mark Warner and others last month in expressing disapproval of the university’s board of visitors decision to bar the consideration of race and gender in the campus admissions, hiring and […]

April 9, 2003

Students

Sexual Responsibility on Campus

Sexual Responsibility on CampusInstitutions take a closer look at their rolein today’s sexually tolerant environment.By Cheryl D. FieldsWhen Dr. Iverson Bell first came to Morehouse College as a freshman in 1969, the campus code of conduct regarding mingling with students of the opposite sex was fairly rigid. “The era of suits and ties was over […]

January 30, 2002