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Tag: hate crime
Asian American Pacific Islander
What Can We Do to Stop Anti-Asian Hate Crimes?
Pak Ho is a  75 year-old-Asian American who died last Thursday (March 11) after he was robbed on the streets of Oakland, Calif., the latest victim in the rising number of anti-Asian hate crimes in the U.S. No one is saying, “Say his name.”
March 15, 2021
News Roundup
Black Jewish College Student in Wisconsin Says She Was Set on Fire
A Black Jewish college student in Madison, Wisconsin, said she was set on fire last Wednesday by four White men which resulted in severe burns to her face and neck, reported various media outlets. The student, 18-year-old Althea Bernstein, said she was at a stoplight when she heard someone shout a racial epithet. Then, four […]
June 30, 2020
News Roundup
Maryland Expands Definition of Hate Crime In Honor of Slain Black Student
The Maryland General Assembly passed a bill Monday that would expand the definition of what a hate crime is, ultimately making it easier to convict someone accused of one, reports The Diamondback. Currently, the law reads that a person cannot commit a crime “because of another person’s or group’s race, color, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, […]
March 18, 2020
African-American
Social-Emotional Learning for Black Students is Ineffective When it is Culture-Blind
Educational professionals ill-prepared to work in culturally relevant ways with students of color in their capacity as mental health professionals (e.g., counselors, social workers, psychologists), and teachers, administrators, and policy makers can contribute to and even exacerbate SEL issues for students of color.
February 6, 2020
LGBTQ+
Creating an LGBTQ+ Friendly Campus
Although higher education has been lauded for fostering an inclusive environment which facilitates identity development, college campuses are not immune to occurrences of hate and bias. Frequently these occurrences are unintentionally perpetuated by institutional policies and campus culture.
October 8, 2019
News Roundup
Swastikas Painted on Wall Outside of Professor’s Office Triggers Investigation
Dr. Elizabeth Midlarsky, a Jewish professor at Columbia University’s Teachers College who teaches and researches the Holocaust, was heading to her office on Wednesday when she found two swastikas, an painted on the walls outside her office. “I was in shock. I stopped for a moment, because I couldn’t believe what I was seeing,” Midlarsky […]
November 29, 2018
Students
Congressman Plans Bill to Push Colleges to Deal with Hate Crimes
In an effort to clamp down on hate crimes on campus, Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, announced plans to introduce a bill that would deny federal financial aid to colleges and universities that don’t develop adequate plans to respond to hate crimes.
August 31, 2017
Students
Oberlin College Employee’s Home Vandalized; Possible Hate Crime
OBERLIN, Ohio —Police say someone vandalized the home of a faculty member at a northern Ohio college and left what appeared to be an anti-Semitic note, and the case is being investigated as a possible hate crime. Oberlin Police Chief Juan Torres tells WJW-TV the homeowners are Jewish and the note implied a reference to […]
November 21, 2016
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