Tag: Discrimination: Page 52

Students

Lawmakers Hold Hearing on UConn Sex Assault Issue

Four women who say they were sexually assaulted as University of Connecticut students told state lawmakers Wednesday that they were further traumatized by the school’s lack of support and called on the university to change its approach to sexual violence.

November 14, 2013

Sports

Ex-Track Coach Sues University of Texas Alleging Discrimination

Former Texas women’s track coach Bev Kearney filed a $1 million lawsuit against the school Thursday, alleging race and gender discrimination and retaliation.

November 14, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Diverse Docket: RPI Prevails in Suit by Disabled Former Ph.D. Candidate

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., has won a disability discrimination suit by a former Ph.D. student who failed his doctoral candidacy exam.

November 3, 2013

Home

ASU Files Suit Over Critical Audit Report

Alabama State University has filed a lawsuit against a company that prepared a preliminary audit report that criticized the university’s finances.

October 22, 2013

Faculty & Staff

UCLA Fails to Check Faculty Bias Claims

The University of California, Los Angeles has not properly investigated an increasing number of complaints of racial bias among faculty, according to an internal report obtained by a newspaper.

October 20, 2013

LGBTQ+

Diverse Conversations: Supporting LGBT College Students

Dr. Victor Schwartz of The Jed Foundation offers advice on how college students and campuses can promote acceptance and more inclusive communities.

October 20, 2013

Asian American Pacific Islander

Diverse Docket: University of Texas Law School Prevails

A Vietnamese-American former executive assistant to the law school dean at the University of Texas has lost her appeal in a suit alleging racial discrimination.

October 17, 2013

Home

Supreme Court Likely to Uphold Michigan Measure on Race

The Supreme Court seemed prepared Tuesday to uphold a voter-approved ban on taking account of race in college admissions.

October 15, 2013

Home

High Court Weighs Michigan Ban on Affirmative Action

After the Supreme Court ruled a decade ago that race could be a factor in college admissions in a Michigan case, affirmative action opponents persuaded the state’s voters to outlaw any consideration of race.

October 14, 2013

Students

Ala. Leaders Tread Lightly on Forcing Segregation for U of Ala. Greeks

From the governor to a U.S. attorney, state and other leaders say they want to move past failed efforts and find a way to permanently end racial segregation in the University of Alabama’s Greek system. But for now they’re treading lightly in forcing change on sorority row.

September 22, 2013

Students

University of Alabama President: Sorority Decisions Based on Race

The University of Alabama is ordering changes in its sorority system amid charges of discrimination in the Greek-letter organizations, which the president acknowledged Tuesday are segregated by race.

September 17, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Diverse Docket: TSU Wins Race, Gender Bias Suit; Will Head to Court for Retaliation Claim

Tennessee State University will face a jury trial in November for a retaliation claim made by a financial aid counselor who was demoted after being passed over for a promotion.

September 15, 2013