Tag: Discrimination: Page 48

HBCUs

Morgan State University Settles Lawsuit Over Campus Attack

A state university has agreed to a settlement with a Baltimore man who was partially blinded after being attacked on campus by a student who later told authorities he killed and cannibalized another man.

August 18, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Diverse Docket: Deaf Student Wins Admittance to Medical Program

A judge ruled that Pacific Northwest University of Health Science’s osteopathic medical program must admit Zachary Featherstone this fall and must reasonably accommodate his disability.

August 12, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Colorado University Moves to Fire Professor Over Sex Assault Probe

The University of Colorado is moving to fire a tenured philosophy professor who launched his own investigation into an alleged sexual assault involving two graduate students.

August 10, 2014

HBCUs

Family of Cal Player to File Wrongful Death Suit

Attorneys representing the family of former California football player Ted Agu are planning to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the Regents of the University of California.

August 4, 2014

Latinx

Fired Band Director Says He Was Repairing Ohio State University’s Vulgar Culture

Jonathan Waters said he was working to fix a vulgar culture “in dire need of change” before he was dismissed last week, he said in a document released by his attorney.

July 31, 2014

LGBTQ+

Ohio State to Form Task Force After Band Scandal

Ohio State University says a task force will be formed to help bring changes after the firing of its celebrated marching band’s director amid allegations he ignored rampant sexual harassment.

July 27, 2014

Leadership & Policy

University of Connecticut Settles Sex Assault Lawsuit

The University of Connecticut will pay $1.3 million to settle a lawsuit by five women who alleged the school did not take seriously their claims of sexual assaults on campus.

July 20, 2014

Students

Both Sides Find Reason for Optimism After Latest Ruling on Texas Affirmative Action

The 2-1 ruling by the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Fisher vs. The University of Texas at Austin was just the latest in a series of decisions resulting from orchestrated attacks on the use of race in college admissions.

July 17, 2014

Community Colleges

Student Expelled From College After Gay Marriage

OKLAHOMA CITY ― A woman said Monday that she was expelled from a private, Christian college in suburban Oklahoma City because she married her same-sex partner. Christian Minard, 22, said she received a letter last week from Southwestern Christian University notifying her of the expulsion after returning from her honeymoon in Las Vegas. Minard said […]

July 15, 2014

Students

Howard University Commemorates 50 Years of the Civil Rights Act

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, activists and senior government officials gathered at Howard University to celebrate past achievements and look to the future of racial equality.

July 15, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Arizona State Professor Ersula Ore Pleads to Resisting Arrest

MESA, Ariz. ― An Arizona State University professor who accused campus police of excessive force when they arrested her agreed to a plea deal Wednesday. Ersula Ore pleaded guilty in Maricopa County Superior Court in Mesa to one misdemeanor count of resisting arrest. In exchange, three other charges, including a felony count of aggravated assault, […]

July 10, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Diverse Docket: Federal Judge Backs Horry-Georgetown Technical College

U.S. District Judge Mary Lewis rejected all claims by former adjunct Sharon Williams in her failure-to-promote and bias case.

July 7, 2014