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Legends Henry and Shirley Frye Honored with Renaming of A&T Building

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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University The Fryes are well-known throughout North Carolina for their contributions to the civil rights movement, public life, higher education, and the legal profession. The Fryes — who met as undergraduates at A&T and married Aug.

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Black Groups at MSU Look to Interview MSU Presidential Candidate Regarding Past Race-Related Controversies

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Faculty and Black groups at Michigan State University (MSU) are calling for campus stakeholders to be able to interview MSU’s sole presidential candidate, given his role in a number of race-related controversies , The State News reported.

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Missouri Bill Aims to Bar Schools from Requiring Diversity Statements During Hiring

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A bill proposed in the Missouri legislature may prohibit Missouri public colleges and universities from requiring diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) statements when hiring, the News Tribune reported. Doug Richey HB 1196 – presented by State Rep.

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Four Pennsylvania Men Charged after Harassing and Assaulting Black Lehigh University Student

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“The victim told the officers the vehicle then turned around and parked, and a group of males got out of the car and chased him and his two friends,” the DA’s office said in a Tuesday news release. Police identified that the driver was John, who admitted to being involved in an altercation with the victim.

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UMich Graduate Employee Union Goes on Strike After Months of Negotiations

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29 following five months of negotiations, The Detroit News reported. UMich spokesman Rick Fitzgerald said that the school has filed an unfair labor practice charge against GEO with the Michigan Employment Relations Commission to stop the strike. The University of Michigan’s Graduate Employees' Organization (GEO) began striking Mar.

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Using the Law to Help Shape Public Policy - Jamelia N. Morgan

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Along the way, she distinguished herself by writing and lecturing about current issues in the news, including reproductive and voting rights and the criminalization of disability. In this role, she has been able to champion equity-minded solutions to some of the nation’s most vexing challenges.

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Report Shows the Shift Away from Tenured Faculty in the U.S. Academic Workforce

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“If somebody wants to explore the data further, they can go to our new website,” said Colby, referencing data.aaup.org, which breaks down the data in various ways—by state, region, public and private institutions—and provides tools for disaggregating summary data. That puts institutions in a difficult place.” It’s not monolithic.”

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