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Students

Wichita State Chapel Change to Help Muslims Draws Complaints

WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita State University has announced plans to review changes to a campus chapel after critics took aim at the university for renovating the space to accommodate Muslims. The Wichita Eagle reports the university in May renovated the Harvey D. Grace Memorial Chapel and removed the tiny altar and pews after Muslims at […]

October 7, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Novelist Quits Teaching at Phoenix College Over Loyalty Oath

PHOENIX — A crime novelist and poet quit his job teaching creative writing at Phoenix College because of a longstanding state requirement for public employees to sign a loyalty oath. Former adjunct faculty member James Sallis said the oath is a violation of his privacy and civil rights, and asks him to violate the constitution, […]

September 29, 2015

LGBTQ+

The New Face of the NAACP

Pastor, lawyer and activist Cornell William Brooks breathes new life into storied civil rights advocacy organization.

September 9, 2015

Disabilties

Court Backs Wichita State University in Lawsuit Over Test

A federal appeals court has sided with Wichita State University in a lawsuit brought by a student with attention deficit disorder over a failed test.

August 25, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Scranton University Faculty Protest Contract on Move-in Day

Some University of Scranton faculty members picked freshman move-in day to demonstrate for what they called “a fair contract.”

August 23, 2015

African-American

New ‘Soldiers for Justice’ Must Carry On Fight in Julian Bond’s Place

“The humanity of all Americans is diminished when any group is denied rights granted to others.” ―Julian Bond.

August 19, 2015

Faculty & Staff

University of Virginia Setting Up Endowed Position in Julian Bond’s Honor

The University of Virginia has announced that it will establish a permanent position in the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences in honor of Julian Bond, the civil rights leader and social activist who died Saturday at age 75.

August 18, 2015

LGBTQ+

Women, People of Color, LGBT Barely Seen in Hollywood Films

Women had less than a third of speaking parts in the most popular films from 2007 to 2014, according to a new study that gives further evidence of persistent inequality in Hollywood, on-screen and off.

August 7, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Lincoln University Professor’s Facebook Comments Stir Controversy

Lincoln University professor Dr. Kaukab Siddique has made waves over anti-Semitic, misogynistic and homophobic comments on his Facebook page.

July 23, 2015

African-American

Dylann Roof is a Racist and Terrorist. Period.

The sad and sobering truth is that this is hardly the first time that a Black church has been the target of homegrown terrorism by White supremacists.

June 22, 2015

African-American

Dolezal Was Asked if She Tried to Mislead Howard University

Rachel Dolezal, who has posed for years as a Black woman, faced tough questions about her racial identity long before her career as a civil rights advocate was derailed by this week’s revelations that she grew up “Caucasian.”

June 17, 2015

African-American

Rachel Dolezal and White Privilege

Virtually all segments of the media—liberal, conservative, alternative, mainstream—have been deeply immersed in the saga of Rachel Dolezal.

June 16, 2015