Tag: Drake University

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A 2020 Black College Graduate Got Merriam-Webster to Expand the Definition of ‘Racism’

Following the brutal death of George Floyd in police custody, Kennedy Mitchum, a May 2020 graduate of Drake University, convinced American dictionary Merriam-Webster to expand its definition of ‘racism’ so it includes a reference to systemic racism, reported the BBC. The revision could be completed as soon as August. Merriam-Webster editorial manager Peter Sokolowski told […]

June 11, 2020

LGBTQ+

Panel: Marginalized Groups Need Diversity Officers

Diversity officers should help cultivate a campus climate where coalitions are built to benefit underserved student populations and where the historical trauma experienced by various minority groups is addressed. That’s what experts said during a plenary panel discussion Friday at the 13th annual conference of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education.

March 8, 2019

Students

Swastika, Racist Messages Reported at Drake University

DES MOINES, Iowa — Administrators say a swastika was carved into an elevator on campus at Drake University in Des Moines and a racist message left outside an African-American student’s dorm room in a cowardly attack. The Des Moines Register reports that the message was left on a whiteboard on the door of a first-year […]

September 18, 2017

Students

Lawsuit: Man Treated Unfairly in Drake University Sex Assault Case

DES MOINES, Iowa — A former Drake University student has sued the university claiming it discriminated against him by failing to consider his allegations of sexual assault by a female student but believing her allegations against him. The case centers on a night of drinking in October 2015. The university determined the male student made […]

December 13, 2016