Tag: Discrimination: Page 45

African-American

Court Allows Racial Bias Suit vs. Metropolitan State to Proceed

Metropolitan State University of Denver must continue to defend a racial discrimination case by a Black student who won the most votes for student government president but was disqualified on the basis of campaign violations.

April 26, 2015

African-American

In U.S., Black Men Still in Fight for Citizenship

This past weekend, the city of Baltimore became a protesting ground. The message was the same as it has been around the country in recent months: Black lives matter.

April 26, 2015

HBCUs

Prosecutor: All Involved in FAMU Hazing Case Were Willing

The prosecutor in the case of three former band members charged with manslaughter in the hazing death of a Florida A&M University drum major told jurors Tuesday that all of those involved—even the victim—participated in a brutal act they knew was illegal.

April 21, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Trial to Begin for Last 3 Defendants in FAMU hazing case

The manslaughter trial of the remaining three former band members charged in the hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major has begun.

April 20, 2015

Students

Diversity Chief Says He Faced Discrimination as Student at University of Oklahoma

The University of Oklahoma’s new chief of diversity programs says he knows why he’s the right fit for the job after a racist video roiled the school last month.

April 12, 2015

Students

Congressman’s Son a Defendant in Clemson Fraternity-Death Lawsuits

The son of U.S. Rep. John Carney, D-Del., is one of five defendants in two lawsuits seeking at least $50 million stemming from the death of a Clemson University fraternity pledge.

March 31, 2015

Sports

NCAA President Troubled by Indiana’s New Law

NCAA president Mark Emmert, whose organization is based in Indianapolis and will showcase one of its signature sporting events there this weekend, said Monday that a new Indiana law that could allow businesses to discriminate against gays and lesbians might jeopardize the NCAA’s relationship with the state.

March 30, 2015

LGBTQ+

Bill Protecting Campus Religious Groups Passes Kansas Senate

A proposal in Kansas for protecting religious groups on public college campuses that want to restrict memberships to like-minded believers is advancing in the Republican-dominated Legislature, and a leading gay-rights advocate calls it “a license to discriminate.”

March 22, 2015

Faculty & Staff

African-American Economist Loses Title VII Case

An African-American economist who blamed racial discrimination by a University of Chicago-affiliated peer-reviewed journal has lost his Title VII case against the university.

March 5, 2015

Home

Report: Ex-Purdue Chancellor’s Forced Retirement Bungled

A newly released report that Purdue University had fought to keep secret concluded that school officials bungled the forced retirement of Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne’s former chancellor, causing his departure to turn into an “ugly situation.”

February 24, 2015

Home

Diverse Docket: Former Campus Police Chief Gets Green Light

A judge rules that Donald Grady can pursue claims against Northern Illinois University that he was fired because he is African-American and was targeted for retaliation.

January 29, 2015

Community Colleges

Education Company Settles with Justice Department

An education company will pay about $1.3 million under a civil settlement with the U.S. Justice Department to resolve allegations it employed unqualified instructors at its Texas campuses.

January 6, 2015