Tag: Discrimination: Page 61

Students

LASTWORD: The Role of Privilege in Diversity Education

My presence as a person who retains several privileged cultural identities working in a diversity education office at an institution of higher education is a fact that seems counterintuitive to many.

November 25, 2009

African-American

DIVERSE BOOKSHELF: Further Along the River

A new study sheds light on the effects of student life on college success.

November 25, 2009

Faculty & Staff

Va. Military Institute Faces Sexism Accusations

The Virginia Military Institute is defending itself against a lengthy investigation into accusations that the school’s policies are sexist and hostile toward female cadets.

November 24, 2009

Faculty & Staff

ECONOMIC BLUES

As the recession continues to take its toll, many Black Americans find themselves almost back at square one.

October 28, 2009

Students

Survey: Americans say Muslims face ‘a lot’ of bias

Americans are learning more about Islam, and familiarity with the faith makes people more likely to view Muslims favorably and less likely to believe Islam encourages violence, according to a new study.

September 9, 2009

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KSU professor files discrimination suit

Mary Murray , a female Kennesaw State University professor, claims a male subordinate co-worker received a higher salary. And when she complained about it, she was denied the opportunity for a promotion, according to a civil rights lawsuit filed against the university, KSU President Daniel Papp, and the state Board of Regents, the Atlanta Journal […]

August 2, 2009

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Hispanic Civil Rights Group at Center of Sotomayor Fight

Conservatives have called the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund’s stances against capital punishment and for abortion rights, as well as its advocacy of affirmative action in worker discrimination cases, “extreme” and “shocking.” Some have suggested Sonia Sotomayor’s longtime association with the group is an indication that she is biased and would be unable to render impartial decisions as a Supreme Court justice.

July 12, 2009

Students

Non-Discrimination Policies and Support Groups Help Ease Campus Life for Gay and Lesbian Students at HBCUs

Earlier this year, a group of gay and lesbian students at Winston-Salem State University, a mid-sized historically Black institution in the conservative Piedmont region of North Carolina, petitioned the school’s administration to add sexual orientation to its nondiscrimination policy.

July 6, 2009

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Perspectives: Progress Made and the Significant Work That Lies Ahead

In perhaps the most important voting rights case in a generation, the Supreme Court issued a ruling this past June22 that has tremendous implications for African-American and other minority voters.

July 6, 2009

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Despite Ruling, Testing Debate Far From Settled

The U.S. Supreme Court renewed debate Monday over the fairness of high-stakes testing with its ruling that White firefighters in New Haven, Conn., who scored high enough to win promotion on an exam Black firefighters didn’t, were unfairly denied promotions as a result of their race.

June 29, 2009

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Lawsuit Alleges Discrimination at Jackson State

Jackson State University has seen the unlikely confluence of a popular Ph.D., who is married to a famous civil rights activist, waging a legal battle against the historically Black institution for alleged age and sex discrimination.

June 22, 2009

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High Court Ruling Leaves Voting Rights Act Intact

The Voting Rights Act, the government’s chief weapon against racial discrimination at polling places since the 1960s, survived a Supreme Court challenge Monday in a ruling that nevertheless warned of serious constitutional questions posed by part of the law.

June 22, 2009