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CAHRO’s Brian Levin makes observations about Anaheim KKK rally

By | March 2nd, 2016|Hate Crimes, Intergroup Relations|

The Ku Klux Klan has been in the news in recent days in some dramatic ways.

A KKK rally turned violent in Anaheim over the weekend, leading to a dozen arrests. And Donald Trump has generated criticism for his mixed response to being endorsed by former KKK leader David Duke.

 

Read more in the Los Angeles Times.

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The problem with slut shaming in schools

By | February 22nd, 2016|Education, Intergroup Relations|

Mary “James” Salazar and her mother have always watched “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” together. That’s where they first encountered slut shaming. Victims on the TV show were blamed for their own sexual assault, or judged because of the clothes they’re wearing.

 

Read more in the Los Angeles Times.

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The Next Ann Coulter

By | February 19th, 2016|Intergroup Relations|

Even the name of this man’s speaking tour is inflammatory — certainly a no-go during prime time — and students are interrupting his appearances, accusing him of being sexist and promoting rape culture. Meet Milo Yiannopoulos.

Read more in Inside Higher Ed.

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Under Fire From Lawmakers, a Flagship Tries to Explain Why Diversity Matters

By | February 17th, 2016|Education, Intergroup Relations|

When J.T. Taylor came to the University of Tennessee at Knoxville as a freshman, she immediately found a home at the Pride Center, which serves students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer. Ms. Taylor, a senior who is African-American and identifies as queer, says she has also benefited immensely from a mentoring

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Expert Says Diverse Students Subjected to ‘Intellectual Apartheid’

By | February 16th, 2016|Education, Intergroup Relations|

SAN FRANCISCO ― Zaretta Hammond grew up in a low-income, non-White neighborhood in San Francisco, born to a teen mother who was raising three children by age 22.

Before Hammond began her formal education, her mother visited the school where neighbors typically enrolled their children. She searched for an alternative, fearing the nearby school’s scant resources

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Antonin Scalia’s Death Probably Won’t Affect ‘Fisher,’ but It Could Change the Future of Affirmative Action

By | February 15th, 2016|Education, Intergroup Relations, Uncategorized|

The death on Saturday of Antonin Scalia, the sharp-tongued justice who shaped constitutional debates for nearly 30 years, could end up shifting the Supreme Court’s ideological balance. But his absence is unlikely to affect the highly anticipated ruling in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, the pending legal challenge to race-conscious college-admissions policies. In short,

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College freshmen are more liberal and keen on political activism, survey says

By | February 11th, 2016|Intergroup Relations|

Today’s American college freshman is more liberal, less religious and increasingly committed to civic involvement and political activism than her predecessors in previous generations, according to a national survey released Wednesday by UCLA researchers.

 

Read more in the Los Angeles Times.

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Transgender student’s use of locker room causes stir at San Diego high school

By | February 11th, 2016|Education, Intergroup Relations, LGBTQ+|

teenager who was born female and uses the boys’ locker room at Rancho Bernardo High School in San Diego has triggered a dispute over a state law that seeks to accommodate transgender students.

A Poway Unified School District board meeting was packed Tuesday night with people raising questions about student rights.

Read more in the Los

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