San Jose State University has expelled three white students who were charged with bullying a black freshman with racial epithets and displays, the San Jose Mercury News reported. A fourth student’s suspension was extended, and he was ordered to attend counseling. The three expelled students are barred for life from attending any California State
What has become a national uprising against the scourge of sexual assault on college campuses started three years ago with a 19-page letter from an obscure agency in Washington.
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MIAMI — After weeks of hand-wringing
To much fanfare, US News and World Report released their list of the best public high schools in the country this week. They ranked high schools by how well their students performed within their state, how well they prepared their most disadvantaged students, and the extent to which students participated and did well in advanced
Pasadena city officials placed Public Health Director Eric Walsh on temporary paid administrative leave Thursday after they learned of controversial statements he had made about homosexuality and evolution in online videos and audio clips.
After a grisly history of electrocutions, gassings, hangings and firing squads, it is the cold, quiet
American Jewish leaders on Wednesday voted to deny membership in an influential national coalition to a lobbying group that has at times criticized the Israeli government.
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The New York Times
WASHINGTON — Reporting of rape and other sexual assaults in the military is up significantly — 50 percent — reflecting increased confidence among victims that recent steps by military leaders mean the Pentagon is taking these cases seriously, according to a United States official briefed on a long-awaited Pentagon report that will be released on