Education – Page 24 – CAHRO – California Association of Human Relations Organizations

Next to complaints relating to law enforcement, the concern for schools and education generates the greatest demand for the attention of human relations commissions. Because school decision making is diffused between boards of education, school administrators, and faculties human rights commissions are usually not able to establish strong working relationships with the education community and special strategies need to be developed.

Outstanding resources and model programs are available that cover just about every facet of education that would be of concern to a commission. Commissions may form education committees to examine specific needs, identify resources and programs, and develop strategies.

Why Hundreds of Christian Faculty Members Have Signed a ‘Statement of Confession’

By Carmen Chandler| 2017-03-30T09:24:18+00:00 March 30th, 2017|Education, Intergroup Relations|

A week after the inauguration of Donald J. Trump, faculty and staff of North Park Theological Seminary, in Chicago, posted a statement on an internal online forum declaring their support for “vulnerable populations” in the United States.

“The political climate reveals longstanding national sins of racism, elevation of whiteness, misogyny, nativism, and economic disparity,” wrote the

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Here’s a Roundup of the Latest Campus-Climate Incidents Early in the Trump Presidency

By Carmen Chandler| 2017-03-16T11:16:59+00:00 March 16th, 2017|Education, Hate Crimes, Intergroup Relations|

Anti-Semitic vandalism and white-nationalist propaganda are on the rise at colleges nationally, according to a recent report by the Anti-Defamation League. And in recent weeks, bomb threats at Jewish community centers and vandalism of Jewish cemeteries have been followed by a series of culture-war clashes on college campuses. Here is a collection of the latest reports

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Presidents Don’t See Racial Tensions

By Carmen Chandler| 2017-03-15T09:29:22+00:00 March 15th, 2017|Education, Intergroup Relations|

In Inside Higher Ed survey, most think campus race relations are good or excellent.

Hoop Earrings and Hate

By Carmen Chandler| 2017-03-15T09:23:35+00:00 March 15th, 2017|Education, Intergroup Relations|

A one-line critique of the fashion choices of some white women leads to debate over journalism and cultural appropriation, and to threats made to Latina students.

Here’s a Roundup of the Latest Campus-Climate Incidents Early in the Trump Presidency

By Carmen Chandler| 2017-03-08T08:35:59+00:00 March 8th, 2017|Education, Hate Crimes|

Anti-Semitic vandalism and white-nationalist propaganda are on the rise at colleges nationally, according to a recent report by the Anti-Defamation League. And in recent weeks, Jewish community centers across the country have received bomb threats and Jewish cemeteries in Missouri and Pennsylvania have been vandalized. Following is a collection of the latest reports detailing such incidents

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Research Counters Trump View of Immigration

By Carmen Chandler| 2017-03-06T08:36:22+00:00 March 6th, 2017|Education, Immigration|

When President Donald J. Trump announced his newly created office of Victims Of Immigration Crime Engagement — or VOICE — last week during his speech to a joint session of Congress, it built upon his longstanding efforts to associate crime with immigration.

However, if Monica Gomez Isaac, executive director of the Institute for Immigration Research at

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The White House has found ways to end protection for ‘Dreamers’ while shielding Trump from blowback

By Carmen Chandler| 2017-02-17T07:09:22+00:00 February 17th, 2017|Education, Immigration|

While President Trump wavered Thursday on whether he will stop shielding from deportation people who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children, his aides have identified at least two ways to quietly end their protections without his fingerprints.

Required to Detain

By Carmen Chandler| 2017-02-17T07:04:33+00:00 February 17th, 2017|Education, Immigration, Police & Community|

Texas legislation could force campus police departments to hold on to those they arrest until federal immigration authorities can consider their legal status….

Vocal Critic of Office for Civil Rights Is Likely to Lead It

By Carmen Chandler| 2017-02-17T06:53:07+00:00 February 17th, 2017|Education|

Leading conservative activists are predicting that the Trump administration will put a prominent critic of the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights in charge of it, to scale back its efforts.

Although the White House has yet to tip its hand on its pick as the department’s assistant secretary for civil rights, speculation among plugged-in Republicans

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Campuses Cautiously Train Freshmen Against Subtle Insults

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T17:31:13+00:00 September 6th, 2016|Education, Intergroup Relations|

WORCESTER, Mass. — A freshman tentatively raises her hand and takes the microphone. “I’m really scared to ask this,” she begins. “When I, as a white female, listen to music that uses the N word, and I’m in the car, or, especially when I’m with all white friends, is it O.K. to sing along?”

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