University of Utah Professor’s Antagonist Wins Right to New Trial
A White supremacist convicted of sending a hate-filled email to a professor has won the right to a new trial on First Amendment grounds.
Diverse Issues in Higher Education
Colleges are doing diversity all wrong
Sometimes, vague can be misleading-and harmful. For years, colleges have identified disadvantaged students based primarily on “diversity” and “need.” But those categories are broad and unspecific, and can be gamed by sophisticated applicants and parents.The result? Schools aren’t helping the students that really need it. And higher education is now perpetuating — rather than alleviating
Ferguson Police Chief Offers Apology to Michael Brown’s Family
CHICAGO — The police chief of Ferguson, Mo., issued a rare public apology on Thursday, for the death of Michael Brown, addressing the Brown family directly in a short video posted online.
The New York Times
‘Can You Hear Us Now?’
More than 300 students have staged a sit-in inside Colgate University’s admissions building since Monday to protest the treatment of minority students on campus and the university’s lack of diversity.
Inside Higher Ed
A California Dream: Not Having to Settle for Just One Bedroom
IRVINE, Calif. — This was the state that embodied the middle-class American dream: Move west, acquire a small slice of property, perhaps with a palm tree or two.
The New York Times
Candidate’s Vow to Kill Tuition Law Makes Some in His Party Squirm
If elected lieutenant governor in November, State Senator Dan Patrick, a Republican, has vowed to work to repeal the law that allows undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at Texas community colleges and universities.
The New York Times
Study Links Discrimination, Blacks’ Risk of Mental Disorders
New research shows that African Americans and Caribbean Blacks who experience multiple types of discrimination are at a much greater risk for a variety of mental disorders, such as anxiety, depression and substance abuse. The same study, published in the August 2014 edition of Addictive Behaviors, also suggests that there are four main types of
In Georgia, Politics Moves Past Just Black and White
Georgia has seen major demographic shifts in recent years, with significant increases in African-American, Hispanic and Asian-American populations. The politics of Georgia, however, with gun control debates and harsh immigration laws, seem to lag behind the people.
The New York Times
US gives $4.75m for study on race bias by police
A new US project studying police arrest data for racial bias has been awarded a $4.75m (£2.9m) grant, US Attorney General Eric Holder has announced.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-29262358
BBC
Convening & Training Conference – Summary of Workshops
California Association of Human Relations Organizations (CAHRO)
April 25, 2014 Convening & Training Conference – Summary of Workshops
CAHRO is providing a summary of the workshops from its recent April 2014 Convening and Training conference, with a list of topics, speakers and materials from the conference as well as links to materials available elsewhere on the internet.