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LGBTQ+

University of California to Add ‘Gender-Neutral’ Restrooms

Responding to concerns raised by gay and transgender students and employees, University of California President Janet Napolitano directed the system’s 10 campuses on Monday to create more gender-neutral restrooms and to allow students to update their records with a preferred name that does not necessarily match their legal name.

September 30, 2014

African-American

Sierra Club Award Named for Environmental Justice Pioneer Robert Bullard

The renowned environmental organization has announced that it will present the first Robert Bullard Environmental Justice Award to a Mississippi-based activist on November 21.

September 10, 2014

LGBTQ+

Longtime Tennessee Civil Rights Lawyer Dies at 86

George Barrett, a longtime Tennessee civil rights lawyer known for handling a case that ultimately desegregated the state’s public colleges and universities, has died.

August 27, 2014

Students

Free Speech Suit Targets Student Code at Ohio University

A lawsuit challenging Ohio University’s student conduct code alleges administrators violated constitutional free speech rights by telling students not to wear T-shirts bearing a sexually suggestive double entendre, though the school denies that officials made such comments.

July 2, 2014

African-American

In Case You Missed It…

Three HBCU Presidents Announce Retirements U.S. Presidents Gather to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of Civil Rights Act Florida A&M Fears Lawmaker Trying to Turn Back Clock Researchers Discuss Role of HBCUs in Supporting School-age Black Males

April 11, 2014

Students

University of Michigan Student Government Rejects Israel Boycott Proposal

The University of Michigan student government early Wednesday rejected a proposal calling for an anti-Israel boycott following hours of debate and a weeklong sit-in by students.

March 26, 2014

African-American

A Woman Of Courage

March is Women’s History Month, which this year will carry the theme “Celebrating Women of Character, Courage and Commitment,.” Fannie Lou Hamer, one of the heroes of the Civil Rights Movement, was the embodiment of those attributes.

February 28, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Special Focus: Black History Month

In this Black History Month-focused edition, Diverse takes a look at MIT professor Craig Steven Wilder’s new book, Ebony and Ivy, exploring the long history of slavery and Ivy League institutions.

February 17, 2014

Faculty & Staff

John Lewis Takes Readers on a ‘March’ through Civil Rights

John Lewis’ best-selling graphic novel depicting the civil rights movement is the first in a trilogy, designed to tell the civil right story in an easy-to-read medium.

February 13, 2014

Students

Arizona State University Fraternity under Scrutiny for MLK Day Party

An Arizona State University fraternity’s operations have been suspended pending an investigation into accusations that the local Tau Kappa Epsilon’s chapter hosted a distasteful party in commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

January 21, 2014

Students

Some Schools Working Through MLK Holiday

While most public colleges and universities will be closed today to honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a number will be open for business.

January 19, 2014

Faculty & Staff

UM, MSU students want gender identity protection

University of Montana and Montana State University students want the state Board of Regents to add sexual orientation and gender identity to its nondiscrimination policy.

November 25, 2013