Tag: Discrimination: Page 46

Students

Diverse Dockett: Judge Tosses Out Retaliation Suit Against University of Washington

Dr. W. Gary Olson admitted granting “ghost credits” for no work to qualify low-income, part-time graduate students for financial aid that was available only to full-time students at the University of Washington. Olson, who was assistant dean of student affairs at the School of Social Work, said he believed that university policies requiring satisfactory completion […]

December 28, 2014

Students

Daughter’s Suit Over Tuition Goes to Higher Court

A higher court will be handling the case of whether a divorced New Jersey couple must pay their daughter’s college tuition even though they both disagree with where she’s going to school.

December 23, 2014

Community Colleges

For-Profit College Accused of Using Strippers to Lure Students

A for-profit Florida college used exotic dancers as admissions officers, falsified documents and coached students to lie on financial forms as it fraudulently obtained millions of dollars in federal money, according to a federal lawsuit filed in Miami.

December 4, 2014

African-American

Students Nationwide Hold ‘Die Ins’ for Justice

Students joined other protestors this week in demonstrations for the lives that have been lost in controversial confrontations with police.

December 4, 2014

Students

Court Rejects Fired Iowa Professor’s Appeal

IOWA CITY, Iowa ― An appeals court upheld the firing of a University of Iowa radiology professor Wednesday, rejecting claims that he did not receive a fair hearing.

November 26, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Diverse Docket: Instructor’s Suit Against Delgado Community College Can Move Forward

A Korean American chemistry instructor can pursue allegations that Delgado Community College denied her a promotion and then terminated her because of racial and national origin discrimination, a federal appeals court has ruled.

November 23, 2014

Students

Noguera Urges Urban Educators to Stand Fast in Wake of Anticipated Cutbacks

In the wake of the sweeping GOP take-over of Congress last week, Dr. Pedro Noguera says he believes that efforts to improve urban education in the United States and other parts of the world will likely be stalled.

November 7, 2014

Students

For-Profit Colleges Target Regulations in Lawsuit

The for-profit college sector filed a lawsuit Thursday that seeks to halt new regulations of its industry.

November 6, 2014

Opinion

Sound Approaches to Combat Sexual Violence on Campus

The recent nationwide attention to sexual assault hopefully will create more awareness and positive attention on response to and prevention of sexual violence on college campuses.

November 4, 2014

Students

I Voted Already. Did You?

Value your vote before the second coming of Jim Crow strips it from you.

November 2, 2014

Students

ABCC Tackles the Issue of Relevancy at Annual Conference

The Association for Black Culture Centers focused on the continued importance of cultural centers in today’s society.

November 2, 2014

Disabilties

Diverse Docket: Morehead State Unanimous Winner on Appeal

Morehead State University didn’t violate First Amendment rights or commit disability discrimination when it denied tenure to an assistant professor of art history, a unanimous federal appeals panel has ruled.

October 30, 2014