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Pro-abortion professor creates critical race theory birth class

Georgia Lucas - UNC Pembroke — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 05:02:02 +0000

UPDATED Course applies ‘a critical race lens to relationship-centered care in pregnancy and childbirth’ The University of Minnesota School of Public Health helped sponsor an online perinatal course on critical race theory and implicit bias, co-developed by an “antiracism” research center director and Planned Parenthood board member. The continuing education course for health professionals…

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College protesters stage unsuccessful sit-in against trans-critical book launch

Georgia Lucas - UNC Pembroke — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 04:02:06 +0000

‘Strange, screaming people outside did their best to prevent us getting in,’ women’s organization wrote Academic writers critical of transgender ideology and their supporters overcame a sit-in and shouts of “shame” by rowdy protesters to launch their book recently at a Scottish university. For Women Scotland, a feminist organization supporting rights based on biological sex, not gender…

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Pro-life student group wins official status after two-year battle

Georgia Lucas - UNC Pembroke — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 04:01:44 +0000

‘The continuous delay and persistent rejections are in violation of the law,’ the group’s lawyer wrote A pro-life group at a New Jersey university gained official status following a two-year battle and three denials by the student government. The new Students for Life chapter at the New Jersey Institute of Technology “has officially been recognized and approved,” Students for Life of America…

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University pro-life group notches victory after three denials

Georgia Lucas - UNC Pembroke — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 04:02:55 +0000

‘In the past, the [pro-life] group was not even able to go through the routine procedure for club approval,’ Students for Life of America said A thrice-denied pro-life student group will get a new vote in the student senate following a legal demand letter to university administrators. New Jersey Institute of Technology responded to the letter from Students for Life of America that demanded it…

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Several universities end legacy admissions after affirmative action ruled unconstitutional

Georgia Lucas - UNC Pembroke — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 04:04:49 +0000

Wesleyan president said his colleagues would be ‘hypocrites’ if they continued legacy preferences Several colleges and universities recently ended legacy admissions, or preferential treatment of relatives of alumni, in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision ending affirmative action. The court’s June 29 ruling outlawed college application decisions based on race, and at least four…

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New federal complaint targets Harvard legacy admissions, argues they violate federal law

Georgia Lucas - UNC Pembroke — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 04:02:05 +0000

UPDATED Minority groups filed the complaint several days after the Supreme Court rulings overturning affirmative action in higher education Three black and Latino groups filed a complaint with the Department of Education against Harvard University on Monday alleging the institution’s preferential treatment for legacy and donor applicants violates civil rights law.

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George Washington University moves forward with arming campus police despite outcry

Georgia Lucas - UNC Pembroke — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 04:02:33 +0000

Hundreds staged an unsuccessful protest against the measure in April George Washington University in Washington D.C. is moving forward with plans to arm some campus police officers this fall despite ongoing student pushback, a massive protest, and a petition against the measure. “Members of university leadership, including [George Washington Police Department] Chief James Tate…

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Kansas special needs university program fosters friendship, support: ‘a blessing to our campus’

Georgia Lucas - UNC Pembroke — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 04:02:30 +0000

Students with intellectual disabilities can attend special classes and graduate alongside peers A program for young adults with disabilities at a Wichita, Kan., university will continue next fall under new direction despite rumors of closure. The assistant director of the Friendship Fields program at Friends University, Cynthia McGilvery, will take over as director next fall.

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Activists stage ‘die-in’ at Harvard to protest opioid drug company connection

Georgia Lucas - UNC Pembroke — Thu, 11 May 2023 04:01:36 +0000

Anti-opioid group ‘stands in solidarity with student movements calling on Harvard to sever the university’s ties to the legacy of white supremacists’ Harvard University students continue their fight against the university’s association with the Sackler family, owners of the OxyContin producers Purdue Pharma, in partnership with an outside advocacy group. An online petition titled “Tell…

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