September 23, 2018 Purdue holds gender-neutral homecoming, honoring 'royalty' rather than king, queen Purdue University in Indiana held its first gender-neutral homecoming on Saturday in an effort to bring equality to campus.
May 14, 2018 School districts increasingly hiring foreign teachers to fill shortages As debate over low teacher salaries makes its way across the country – there have been statewide protests in at least four states the past two months – this little-known U.S. program for foreign teachers is growing.
May 7, 2018 Baltimore Museum makes room for paintings by black, female artists The chief goal by the museum is very clearly to diversify its collection, according to the museum's director.
February 20, 2018 Delaware may let students ‘choose’ their race, gender without parental consent A Delaware regulation continues to spark controversy, as some state officials want to allow students the right to choose their race and gender-identity inside the classroom.
September 28, 2017 Professors propose 'privileged identity' training for white students studying abroad Two university professors are arguing white college students need robust diversity training confronting their “privileged identity” before embarking on extended trips to foreign countries.
September 26, 2017 NY Times story on affirmative action 'inaccurate,' DOJ says The Justice Department is pushing back on a New York Times article that claimed officials were reshuffling resources in its civil rights division to go after colleges’ affirmative action policies. The story ignited a firestorm after it was published with civil rights groups and Obama education officials quickly condemning the DOJ for what they perceived as an “assault on affirmative action.”
September 26, 2017 Transgender camp offers programs for children as young as 4 A summer camp for transgender and “gender fluid” children is taking in children as young as 4.
September 26, 2017 Fired Google employee who wrote anti-diversity memo threatens to sue; legal expert says he doesn't have a case The Google software engineer fired Monday for publishing an anti-diversity memo on an internal company site is reportedly pursuing legal remedies, but one law expert says he probably does not have a first amendment case
September 26, 2017 Kentucky man, transgender wife sue Amazon for workplace bias A Kentucky man and his transgender wife sued Amazon on Wednesday, alleging that they endured sustained discrimination and harassment during a year as co-workers at the mammoth online retailer’s warehouse in northern Kentucky.
September 19, 2017 Colleges struggle over defending or curbing free speech Both the University of Missouri and Evergreen State College have been rocked by left-wing demonstrations, some of which administrators in both schools allowed. Now both have had to deal with falling enrollment and a decline in funds - and there are fears the situation could spread to other schools.
