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Tag: Vanita Gupta
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Vanita Gupta Confirmed as Associate Attorney General
Vanita Gupta, President Joe Biden’s associate attorney general nominee, has been confirmed by the Senate 51-49 on Wednesday after Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska broke party lines to support Gupta, CNN reported. Gupta will be the first woman of color to be associate attorney general. Murkowski explained her decision, saying she was troubled by some of […]
April 21, 2021
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New Department of Education Sexual Assault Investigation Rules Spark Controversy
The Department of Education on Wednesday issued much-awaited final regulations on how campuses must investigate sexual assault allegations, a development that generated criticism for its timing and content.
May 6, 2020
African-American
Scholars Believe Supreme Court Likely to End Affirmative Action with Kavanaugh
Scholars from coast to coast expect the Senate Judiciary Committee to confirm Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh – and they expect him to help end affirmative action by ruling against it in cases that reach the high court.
September 13, 2018
Asian American Pacific Islander
DOJ Affirmative Action Investigation Unprecedented, Experts Say
News that the Department of Justice has threatened to sue Harvard University if it fails to turn over applicant records, has raised new concerns about the future of affirmative action.
November 26, 2017
Students
Swift Congressional Action on Gangs, Slow Response on Dreamers
A growing chorus of criticism is being levied at Congress for failing to pass legislation that would bring stability to Dreamers but moving swiftly to act on legislation that would make it easier to kick out immigrants suspected of illegal gang activity.
September 13, 2017
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Civil Rights Leaders: Higher Ed Needs More Engagement After Charlottesville
President Trump may have taken two days to specifically call out the KKK, neo-Nazis and White supremacists for their role in the Charlottesville tragedy, but a diverse group of civil rights leaders that complained of his slow response were still not satisfied.
August 14, 2017
Asian American Pacific Islander
Former Obama Official Helps to Expand the Civil Rights Agenda
Vanita Gupta is the new president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, taking over the mantle from Wade Henderson, who retired this year after leading the organization for more than two decades.
August 9, 2017
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