Tag: Discrimination: Page 50

Sports

Diverse Docket: Weatherford College Prevails in Discrimination Suit

A federal appeals court has upheld a Texas community college’s defense against discrimination and retaliation charges by the former chair of its Kinesiology Department.

April 30, 2014

Opinion

Six Supremely Absurd Court Statements on Affirmative Action

On a 6-2 vote in Schuette v. BAMN, the Supreme Court reversed the opinion of the Sixth Circuit Court that struck down the law.

April 29, 2014

Students

Ky. Supreme Court: Former Seminary Professor Can Proceed with Suit

Dr. Jimmy Kirby, a tenured professor who was fired from Lexington Theological Seminary in 2009, can proceed with a lawsuit against his former employer.

April 20, 2014

Sports

9 Pennsylvania Colleges Target of Gender Complaint

A women’s legal organization has filed discrimination complaints against nine universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, alleging the schools have repeatedly failed to provide equal athletic opportunities for female students over several decades.

April 17, 2014

Students

Diverse Docket: Former Interim Band Director Can Pursue Claim vs. Alabama A&M

The former interim band director who was denied promotion and tenure at Alabama A&M University has no factual grounds for a gender bias allegation but still can pursue a retaliation claim based on his EEOC charge.

April 17, 2014

African-American

Virginia College ‘Free-Speech Zones’ Latest to Fall

Thomas Nelson Community College student Christina Parks was barred from preaching on campus.

April 13, 2014

Students

President Obama, left, told Rev. Al Sharpton’s civil rights group that the future of voting rights is in grave danger.

Far too many Americans are still reluctant to confront in an honest and direct manner the topic of race.

April 13, 2014

Home

Gender Comments by Conservative Scholar Draw Fire

A visiting conservative scholar at the University of Colorado says educational institutions have gone overboard trying to protect people from discrimination.

April 3, 2014

Home

Drexel Discrimination Suit May Jeopardize Privacy Rights of Uninvolved Students

The case pits an ex-student’s claims against a university’s legal duty and the rights of other students under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

March 26, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Diverse Docket: Southern Miss Wins Race, Origin, Ethnic Suit from Former Grad Student

Court of Appeals upholds decision that dismissed the case of Maria Salcido vs. the University of Southern Mississippi for race, national origin and ethnic discrimination.

March 16, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Court Rules Against Notre Dame Over Birth Control

A federal appeals court on Friday ruled against the University of Notre Dame in a case over parts of the federal health care law that forces it to provide health insurance for students and employees that covers contraceptives.

February 23, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Diverse Docket: Asbury University Wins One Suit, Loses Another

It was win one, lose one, for a small Christian college in Kentucky facing two unrelated discrimination suits.

February 23, 2014