Tag: cyberbullying

LGBTQ+

Tyler Clementi’s Death Continues to Prompt Action

For Rutgers—the public flagship research university in New Jersey—Tyler Clementi’s death represented an opportunity to turn an awful tragedy into a valuable learning experience. It was an opportunity to turn pain into healing.

June 9, 2019

News Roundup

Chicago State Settles First Amendment Lawsuit

After fighting four separate lawsuits filed against Chicago State University (CSU) in 2014, the institution has agreed to settle a First Amendment suit made by faculty and pay $650,000 after administrators attempted to silence a blog that criticized them. University professors Dr. Phillip Beverly and Dr. Robert Bionaz filed the suit after university administrators threatened […]

January 8, 2019

News Roundup

Court: University of Mary Washington Could’ve Done More to Protect Students from Online Harassment

In a 2-1 decision, judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit said that University of Mary Washington (UMW) officials could have done more to protect its students from online harassment. The case reached the court after members of Feminists United, a student-run feminist organization, sued the university in 2015 for adopting […]

December 20, 2018

Students

Anti-hazing Programs Focusing on Younger Students

Today, efforts to combat hazing have been challenged by a proliferation of social media sites boasting negative messages about racial and ethnic groups and gender-specific groups.

December 5, 2016