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Tag: ACLU
News Roundup
ACLU Names First Black President
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has elected its first Black president in its 101-year history, reports The Associated Press.
February 3, 2021
Sports
Idaho Now Bars Trans Girls From Competing on Female Teams in Public College Athletics
Idaho now bars transgender girls from competing on female teams in public college athletics, reported the Idaho Statesman. Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Monday signed into law House Bill 500, called the ‘Fairness in Women’s Sports Act’, which would apply to all sports teams sponsored by public schools, colleges and universities. The bill does not […]
March 31, 2020
Sports
ACLU Lawsuit: Highland Community College Told Coaches to Recruit More White Athletes
Highland Community College in northeast Kansas directed its coaches to recruit more White athletes, according to a federal lawsuit filed last week by the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas, said an Associated Press report on KMBC News. The lawsuit also alleged the college excessively scrutinized prospective Black students, with measures like background checks, before […]
March 24, 2020
News Roundup
Dennis Parker Named New NCLEJ Executive Director
Dennis Parker, former director of the Racial Justice Program of the ACLU, has been named executive director of the National Center for Law and Economic Justice (NCLEJ). Parker will succeed Marc Cohan, who will resume his role as director of litigation at the organization. Before joining the ACLU, Parker was the chief of the Civil […]
February 21, 2019
Campus Climate
A Black Graduate Student’s Perspective on University Speech Codes
I believe that universities should deliberately create a community culture that maintains the safety and dignity of all of their students. This includes the creation of policies that appropriately manage hate speech and related behaviors. Many universities employ speech codes to serve this purpose.
February 12, 2019
Native Americans
Police Detainment of Native American Brothers Sparks Campus Campaign
A campaign is set to launch at Colorado State University in response to an April 30 incident when two Native American brothers touring the campus were searched and detained by police, according to a press release issued this week. The American Civil Liberties Union, which is launching the,“Living While Black,” campaign and representing the brothers, […]
September 21, 2018
LGBTQ+
Transgender University Employees Sue Over Insurance Cuts
MADISON, Wis. — Two transgender University of Wisconsin employees are suing the state’s insurance board and the UW System after it stopped covering sex reassignment procedures. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Wisconsin on Friday filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of anthropology graduate student Alina Boyden and cancer researcher Shannon Andrews. […]
April 9, 2017
Students
ACLU: Time Not Right for National Student ID
The ACLU told the Education Writers Association that a national student ID that would help track outcomes would be subject to misuse as a result of the Trump administration’s “outward hostility” to immigrants and Muslims.
February 5, 2017
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